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Continue reading →: Black Lives Matter in CanadaLast week I received a phone call from a church member. “I want you to know Black lives matter,” he said, “And Asian lives matter.” I’ve written elsewhere on Naming Anti-Asian Racism in response to increasing verbal harassment, physical assault, and other acts of discrimination against Asian people. And for…
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Continue reading →: To Sing or Not to Sing?It’s been 11 weeks since my church has met in person for worship. Instead, we’ve been receiving the Sunday liturgy and homily by email or delivered to our homes. Some have been recording the worship music at home and sending out audio files, so we’ve been treated to piano and…
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Continue reading →: Part-Time is PlentyWhen I tell people that I serve as resident author with a local church that doesn’t have a full-time salaried pastor, I usually get one of two responses, and sometimes both: Resident author? That sounds cool—what is it? How can you have a church without a paid pastor? To the…
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Continue reading →: No More Resources PleaseSaid one pastor in a recent tweet: “No more resources please.” I could totally relate—my inbox is full of offers to help my church get online, free Bible studies, worship resources, devotional materials, prayer books, courses and conferences suddenly free and online. The information overload of the internet has not…
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Continue reading →: We Walk by FaithThree months ago we were already planning for Easter, and I was scheduled to speak on Easter Sunday. At that time, we had no idea that we wouldn’t be able to worship in person as usual. But as it turned out, yesterday I preached my first sermon live on Zoom,…
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 