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Continue reading →: A Prayer for Work and RestO God of all creation,I give you thanks for your good giftsof work and rest. Help me to find a healthy rhythmwhere work gives way to rest,and rest refreshes and returns meto work with strength and joy. May I learn to stop and rest.Be still. May I learn to play…
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Continue reading →: Too Busy to Rest?How can I rest when I have so much to do? Between family and church, friends and neighbours, community and world concerns, I’m too busy to rest! Why rest when the needs are great, and the workers are so few? Why rest when I’ve been called to serve? Besides, I…
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Continue reading →: Knowing, Doing, Being: Doctor of Ministry in LeadershipA few months ago, someone I didn’t know sent me a message through the contact form on my website. She said she had heard me speak at the AMBS pastors and leaders conference, was currently serving as a conference minister, and had recently begun the seminary’s Doctor of Ministry in…
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Continue reading →: Shared Ministry for Struggling CongregationsWhat if . . . there was a way to help struggling congregations thrive? What if . . . instead of closing a small church, there was a way to share resources to support and revitalize its worship and ministry? What if . . . a larger congregation could partner…
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Continue reading →: Let There Be Light: On AbuseI have spent years trying to fully heal from my time at Soul Survivor, says Grammy award winning worship leader Matt Redman in The Telegraph. In a new documentary, he shares some of his story along with his wife, Beth, who is a Dove award winning song-writer. She says, There’s been…
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 