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Continue reading →: On the Way with Jesus Free GuideThank you, dear readers, for your interest in my newest book, On the Way With Jesus, which is a collection of sermons for Lent and Easter that also works well for personal and group study. Each sermon focuses on a gospel text with commentary and ends with a brief prayer.…
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Continue reading →: 9 Avenues Toward Racial ReconciliationHow do you work toward racial reconciliation when you work in the church or other Christian organization? What practices help you to engage others in healthy ways? What stories do you share and how? Below are two articles on this theme that I’ve written as guest posts for other sites,…
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Continue reading →: How to Do More by Doing LessI was immediately curious when I read the title of Michael Hyatt’s book, Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less (Baker Books, 2019). In our age of multiple distractions, being free to focus appealed to me. And who wouldn’t want to achieve more by…
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Continue reading →: Resources for Worship and PreachingLast October I was excited to share the cover of my latest book, On the Way with Jesus, along with the back cover copy and table of contents. I was so excited that I shared it even before my publisher, CSS Publishing, had added the book to their website! In…
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Continue reading →: Purpose Magazine: A Resource for Small GroupsWhen I was in full-time pastoral ministry, I was always on the look out for good sermon illustrations and good resources for Adult Sunday school, mid-week studies, and other small groups. When I started working as the new editor of Purpose, I was immediately struck by this little magazine’s potential for…
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 