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Dec 19, 20241 min read
Invitation to Join OC PastoraLab Cohort with Soo Ji Alvarez
Join the 2025 OC Cohort led by our newest facilitator, Soo Ji Alvarez! A former PastoraLab graduate, Soo Ji brings a wealth of wisdom,...

Nov 13, 20242 min read
Leona Suegay | PastoraLab Testimonial
Leona reflects on her journey of finding community and support through the PastoraLab, navigating her identity, and embracing empowerment...

Nov 5, 20243 min read
Vicky Yang | PastoraLab Testimonial
Vicky reflects on their journey of self-discovery and the importance of community and presence in fostering a sense of belovedness. She...

Nov 1, 20241 min read
PastoraLab Program in 2025
PastoraLab is ISAAC’s two-year cohort based program that creates communal learning spaces called Hermeneutical Cohorts to empower,...

Oct 22, 20241 min read
Michelle Kuan-Yang | PastoraLab Testimonial
Michelle reflects on her transformative journey over the past two years as an Asian American woman in ministry leadership through our...

Oct 2, 20241 min read
A Vital Resource for the Asian American Church
Are you an Asian American woman with a passion for preaching or teaching? Ready to connect with an incredible network of like-minded...

Sep 30, 20241 min read
Feed the Daughters: A Q&A with Asian American Women in Ministry
Participants from PastoraLab have been highlighted in a recent piece by Liuan Huska, released by InterVarsity. In a Q&A format, the...

Sep 23, 20244 min read
Breaking the Patriarchal Ceiling: Empowering Asian American Women in Ministry by Jane Hong-Guzman de leon
In 2010, I was introduced to ISAAC and Dr. Young Lee Hertig through a symposium they hosted at Fuller Seminary when I was a Master’s of...

Sep 17, 20241 min read
NEW PastoraLab 2025 Cohorts, Apply Today!
PastoraLab addresses the particular challenges & obstacles Asian American women ministers face from a historically marginalized social...

Feb 5, 20241 min read
Celebrating an Ordination!
Temjennaro (Naro) Pongen is from Nagaland, India. She came to the United States in the fall of 2015 to pursue a master’s in Feminist...

Jun 26, 20231 min read
PastoraLab Participant Highlight | Diana Shing
We love it when our Pastoras preach! Diana Shing, LA cohort participant, preached a powerful word from Jonah. We invite you to listen,...

Jun 26, 20232 min read
Graduation Reflection | Joana Choi
Joana Choi is a recent graduate from the OC PastoraLab cohort. She holds an MA in Justice & Advocacy from Fuller Seminary. She is a...

Jun 26, 20231 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Leona Suegay
Leona Suegay is an OC PastoraLab cohort member. She was born in California to a Filipino father and half-Filipino & Native American...

Jan 31, 20231 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Jean Shim
Jean Shim is a PastoraLab Online cohort member. She is the Pastor of Young Adults and Ministries at Central Square Church in Cambridge,...

Jan 30, 20231 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Angel Wu
Angel Wu Chau is a PastoraLab Los Angeles cohort member. She is the English and Youth minister at Evangelical Formosan Church of...

Oct 26, 20221 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Esther Jacobe
Esther Jacobe is a PastoraLab Orange County cohort member. She is the Co-Area Director in Orange County & South Bay for InterVarsity...

Sep 20, 20221 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Pia Flores
Pia M. Flores is an LA Cohort member and is currently an Inquirer in the PC (USA) ordination process. She is a member serving at...

Sep 19, 20222 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Lydia Choi
Lydia Choi is a PastoraLab online cohort member. She is a pastor at Bethany North, one of the six locations of Bethany Community Church...

Aug 18, 20221 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Kristin Ou
Kristin Ou is a part of the PastoraLab Orange County cohort. She is an associate pastor at Anaheim Free Methodist Church. TESTIMONIAL ...

Aug 18, 20221 min read
PastoraLab Spotlight: Ann Choe
Ann Choe is a pastor at Epicentre Church in Pasadena, serving on the Senior Executive Team, overseeing equipping and training, and...
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