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Continue reading →: No Age Limit to Flexible, Creative LeadershipIn San Francisco’s Tenderloin and South-of-Market districts, vulnerable seniors faced a double pandemic: the coronavirus and the rise of anti-Asian sentiment. To reach out to these hidden,vulnerable neighbours, social worker and pastor Jane Lam says, “Our mission is to raise up leaders who are seniors themselves.” In this ministry, seniors…
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Continue reading →: This Ordinary, Extraordinary Life Study GuideThis Ordinary, Extraordinary Life (CSS Publishing, 2023) is a collection of sermons about the ordinary, extraordinary life of Jesus—and about you and me and the ordinary, extra-ordinary life we live each day. Grace breaks in to the routine of daily living. Ordinary bread becomes a sign of God’s kingdom. Ordinary…
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Continue reading →: You Are Not Alone. I Am Here.A couple of years ago, I was invited to offer a seminar on Self-Care While Caring For Others as part of the Simpson Lectures for Acadia Divinity College. The president of the college, Dr. Anna Robbins, who is also the Dean of Theology for Acadia University, wrote a kind endorsement…
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Continue reading →: Lamenting and Deeply GrievedDr. John G. Stackhouse, Jr. taught at Regent College after I had already graduated. I met him once at a Regent College breakfast for alumni, but other than that I know him only by reputation as a professor, public scholar, and writer. I’ve read his columns in Faith Today on…
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Continue reading →: Stronger TogetherIt’s been two years since British Columbia experienced devastating flooding with mass evacuations, the deaths of five people, the loss of thousands of farm animals, the damage or destruction of every highway connecting the Lower Mainland to the rest of the province. In the midst of the disaster, people checked…
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 