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Continue reading →: God in Our MidstIt’s now been a year since my church has met in person for Sunday morning worship. I miss the smiles and handshakes from greeters at the door, the choir members who came early to practice and sang every Sunday, the church lunches with lasagna and salad and too many sweets…
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Continue reading →: Not Giving Up in LentI thought I might give up Lent for Lent this year. Well not entirely. I was scheduled to preach at my church for the first Sunday of Lent. I changed our church Facebook cover page to a photo of our worship space in Lenten colours. But these last 11 months…
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Continue reading →: Do I Really Need to Take Care of Myself FIRST?Long before the novel coronavirus, I was invited to speak at a church conference, so I flew from where I live in Abbotsford to Calgary, then from Calgary to Toronto. On each flight, I heard the same standard safety instruction: in the event of an emergency, if the oxygen masks…
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Continue reading →: What I’m Learning About Speaking Online: Forging Friendship in a Lonely WorldLast March my speaking schedule was full. One Sunday a month was reserved for Valley CrossWay Church where I serve as resident author, and I spoke another once or twice a month in other churches and community settings. That was just the right amount of speaking to balance out the time…
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Continue reading →: Wise Well-Being PracticesA guest post by Matt Bloom, director of the Flourishing in Ministry Project and a professor at Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. This article was first published in Faith & Leadership, as Matt Bloom: A commitment to personal rituals can sustain clergy, even during a…
When You Work for the Church
Hello,
I’m April Yamasaki
Welcome to When You Work for the Church. I’ve been a church volunteer and a full-time pastor. I’ve led small groups and served on denominational committees. When I resigned from pastoral ministry to focus on my writing, I knew that I wanted to be—needed to be—grounded in a local congregation. I love the church!
But I also know that churches and church organizations have not always lived up to their calling, have brought harm instead of healing. So I started this website to share resources for doing ministry better, and pray that together we might serve more faithfully and effectively.
For a healthy rhythm of work and rest, I’d love to send you my ebook.
When You Work for the Church 