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Cultivating Creation Care: Ministry Leaders Gather for Deep Reflection and Action
This past August, ISAAC brought together ministry leaders at St. Paul's Retreat Center in Los Angeles for an intensive three-day retreat focused on creation care. The Creation Care Leaders series created space for ministry leaders to explore what it means to faithfully steward God's creation in their communities and ministries.
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Celebration of a New Ministry - October 5th at All Saints
Invitation to a Celebration of New Ministry We are so excited to invite you to join us in celebrating one of our own! The Rev. Ajung...
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Stewards of Creation: A Faith Response to the Microplastics Crisis
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a major pollutant in the 21 st Century due to their ubiquity, recalcitrance, and impact on...
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Seen, Heard, and Still Becoming
NE/SE Cohort Meeting We all sighed and smiled. It was the feeling of being understood, of not having to explain every detail, of not...
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A Table, A Rooftop, A Kitchen: Lessons from an Asian American Woman in Ministry
I participated in the PastoraLab Northeast/Southeast virtual cohort in 2022-2024. Every Asian American group or event I have participated...
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Support PastoraLab: Empower AAPI Women in a Time of Crisis
Why is PastoraLab growing and thus worthy of your investment for its sustainability? PastoraLab for Asian American Women Ministers...
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Leona Suegay | PastoraLab Testimonial
Leona reflects on her journey of finding community and support through the PastoraLab, navigating her identity, and embracing empowerment...
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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...
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PastoraLab Program in 2025
PastoraLab is ISAAC’s two-year cohort based program that creates communal learning spaces called Hermeneutical Cohorts to empower,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NEW PastoraLab 2025 Cohorts, Apply Today!
PastoraLab addresses the particular challenges & obstacles Asian American women ministers face from a historically marginalized social...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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