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Continue reading →: Shared Stories: Promising Practices in Canadian CongregationsChurch is boring! Where are all the young people? Why is church membership and church attendance dropping? Over and over again, I hear comments and questions about what’s wrong with the church. And yet, 15% of Canadians attend religious services every week, and there are 30,000 congregations in Canada. So…
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Continue reading →: Why Everyone Needs Self-Carelast updated March 23, 2019 Everyone needs self-care because we’re human. We have limited time, limited energy, limited physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual resources in and of ourselves. We weren’t created to be going full on, full tilt, every moment of every day and every night. We’re created in the…
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Continue reading →: I Can’t Do It All, and You Can’t Eitherlast updated March 23, 2019 A friend shared this image on Twitter, and said, “Anyone else need this great news today? Thanks for Four Gifts.” For more information, please see Four Gifts: Seeking Self-Care for Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength and Four Gifts Launch Party Photos, Order from Herald Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CommonWord,…
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Continue reading →: The Seven C’s of Healthy TeamworkFor those who prefer audio, I’ve just learned how to embed the audio of one of my sermons, so you can listen to it above, or for those who prefer text, please see below. Teamwork seems to be everywhere these days, from members of our congregation working on the roof…
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Continue reading →: Ready, Set, Launch . . . and You’re Invited!last updated March 23, 2019 THANK YOU!! to everyone who responded to my launch invitation below – please see photos of the launch party here. In August 2016, I wrote this article: “Is Self-Care Part of Your Paid Employment, and Should It Be?” A few days later I received an…
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 