The Pursuit with Richard Lee

Ray Chang - Asian American Christian Collaborative

A La Carte Identity

62 Days of Prayer

Anti-Asian Racism

Today on The Pursuit: Ray Chang

 

Ray is a pastor, writer, campus minister at Wheaton College & President of the AACC, the Asian American Christian Collaborative. You may heard him speaking or read his writing on the issues of race, culture and faith. He has lived, worked and traveled to over 50 countries throughout the world and he brings all of that diversity of experience into what he does and how he leads. But, Ray says that one of the most formative times in his life was when he spent 62 days in prayer.

 

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AACC Website: AACC

Ray on Instagram: @raychang502

Ray on Twitter: @tweetraychang

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Faitth Brooks - Social Justice Advocate

Pressure to Assimilate

Lost Heritage

George Floyd Tipping Point

Today on The Pursuit: Faitth Brooks

 

Faitth is a Social Worker engaging as a social justice advocate and anti-racism educator. She is the Director of Programs for Be the Bridge and is the co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast. She is a gifted speaker, writer, administrator and consultant. Bottom line, she is a voice that we should be listening to.

 

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Faitth on Instagram: @faitthb

Faitth on Twitter: @faitthb

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Rowena Chiu - Harvey Weinstein Survivor

Venice Film Festival

Decades of Silence

Gwyneth Paltrow's House

Today on The Pursuit: Rowena Chiu

 

Rowena spent decades forced into silence about her experience as Harvey Weinstein's assistant. But has only recently started to break her silence. We sit down and talk about her faith and her church and how we can all better respond to victims of sexual assault. 

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Rowena on Twitter: @rowena_chiu
Rowena's OpEd in NY Times: "Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Likes Chinese Girls"
She Said book: Amazon

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Hannah Song - Liberty in North Korea

Coffee at Ground Zero

North Korean Border

Accidental CEO

Today on The Pursuit: Hannah Song

 

Hannah's journey takes her from teenage angst to self-loathing, to Ground Zero after 9/11, to the border of North Korea. And all along the journey, her resilience and conviction has carried her to become the CEO of Liberty in North Korea.  

Show notes:

Liberty in North Korea (LINK): Website, Twitter 
Hannah Song: Twitter
The New Activist Podcast: Episode with Hannah Song

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Kate Shin - Waterfall Mansion

Child Opera Star

Wall Street Billions

Waterfall Mansion

Today on The Pursuit: Kate Shin

 

Kate had a successful career on Wall Street, but decided to enter into the NYC real estate investment market. She found an old carriage house and transformed it into a mansion and art gallery. But while she was transforming the property, God was transforming her. 

Show notes:

Visit Waterfall Mansion & Gallery: waterfallmansion.com 
Open House NYC episode: See Inside!  

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Rich Birch - unSeminary Podcast

Tiger By the Tail

VHS Rewinder

The Start of Multi-Site

Today on The Pursuit: Rich Birch

 

Rich is the host of the unSeminary Podcast and is a well known church leader. His latest book, Church Growth Flywheel helps encourage church leaders in their service to Christ. During his early years, he was on staff at the Meeting House in Toronto and was an integral part of the start of the multi-site movement.  

Show notes:

 

Follow Rich on Twitter
Buy Rich's books: Church Growth Flywheel or Unreasonable Churches
unSeminary Podcast on iTunes

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David Kim - Chaplain, US Navy

Corrective Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Afghanistan Minefield

Today on The Pursuit: Chaplain David Kim

 

David is a Commander with the US Navy and has served with Navy Seals and Marines in places like Kuwait, Afghanistan and the Pentagon. And he's also my brother-in-law! Before joining the Navy, he went to an Ivy League college and had a successful career in business. But it was a letter to the editor that helped him choose his path. 

Show notes:

Susan Bang Photography: @susanbangphoto
The Final Countdown: on Amazon

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Jon Tyson - Church of the City

Butcher Shop

Smartphone

Primal Path

Today on The Pursuit: Jon Tyson

 

Jon planted Church of the City in NYC in 2018 as the Lead Pastor. Prior to that, he founded Trinity Grace Church, which grew to 11 parishes in neighborhoods all across the city. Growing up in Australia, dropping out of high-school, and moving to America by himself at the age of 19, Jon's journey eventually brought him to Times Square, dreaming of building a church that would reach the woman in the window at Starbucks. 

Show notes:

Church of the City: Hope Midtown Church
Jon on Twitter: @jontyson
Jon on Instagram: @jontyson 
Primal Path: primalpath.co
Buy Jon's books: on Amazon

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Drew Hyun - Hope Church NYC

West LA
9/11
Leaving the best job you'll ever have

Today on The Pursuit: Drew Hyun

Drew is the founder and pastor of Hope Midtown, a part of the Hope Church Network in NYC. He also founded the New City Network, a network of urban churches. But before that, he worked with Pete Scazzero, the author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, at New Life Fellowship Church in Queens. Growing up in West LA and moving to NYC 6 days before 9/11, Drew found himself wondering where God was leading him along his journey.

Show notes:

Hope Midtown: Hope Midtown Church
Drew on Twitter: @drewhyun

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April Tam Smith - PS Kitchen

Wall Street
Haiti
Morning Math Class

Today on The Pursuit: April Tam Smith

April founded P.S. Kitchen, a social enterprise vegan restaurant in Times Square that donates 100% of its profits to charity and aims to hire those who need a 2nd chance in their community. And she does all this after her day job as Managing Director on Wall Street.  

Show notes:

P.S. Kitchen: PS-Kitchen.com
Seminary Scholarship information: email tfpcpcusa@hotmail.com for application.

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