Filipino American Ministry Podcast

Need help for your 2nd gen ministry?

Need help for your 2nd gen ministry?

In this episode, we interview Pastor Ralph Garay, SendNC International Church Planting Strategist with The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. We discuss how he got into church planting, the value of ethnic churches, and how to transition into becoming a multiethnic church. Pastor Ralph also shares his thoughts about the Silent Exodus of the second generation from their home churches, how FilAm church leaders should think about it, and how important discipleship is in all of this! Pastor Ralph Garay joined the North Carolina Baptist Church Planting Team in September 2006. He works with church planters in North Carolina that represent 42 countries and 84 language groups. He also serves as the President of the Filipino International Mission Board (FIMB) USA. He is originally from the Philippines where he received his bachelor's degree in theology at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines, in 1987. He then immigrated with his wife, Anna Lyn, to the United States in June 1995. He pastored a Filipino-American church in San Diego for 11 years. Ralph and his wife have two boys, Paulo and Philippe. Ralph's mission in life is to: "Glorify God by Abiding in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit to Complete the Great Commission by Fulfilling the Great Commandment!" 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Pastor Ralph's story 4:29 - Pastor Ralph's church planting ministry 10:07 - Is it okay to be an ethnic church? How can an ethnic church become multiethnic? 12:50 - Should 1st generation churches keep their 2nd generation? 21:58 - How our understanding of our identity in Christ helps us minister to the 2nd generation 23:59 - If our identity in Christ is primary and ethnicity is secondary, why do we need ethnic churches? 30:07 - How can the 1st generation shift to prepare for the 2nd generation? 31:45 - Do you think the 1st generation should shift their focus from the 1st generation to focus on the 2nd generation? 34:45 - Opinion: The 2nd generation can be best discipled by the 1st generation 35:32 - Sometimes there is a discipleship problem in within the 1st generation 36:27 - The right focus in discipling the 2nd generation 37:02 - What are the common struggles in Asian/Filipino American churches? 40:30 - What is your encouragement to Filipino American church leaders? 43:46 - Where to find Pastor Ralph and other helpful ministry resources 46:24 - Who should be our next guest? 47:36 - Outro Terms

In this episode, we interview Bethel Bumanglag Webb, Soul Care Director at Graceland Church in New Albany, IN. We talk a great deal about emotional and spiritual health including burnout especially as it relates to Filipino and Filipino American church contexts. We also discuss a little bit about decolonization as it relates to Filipino theology. Bethel is a full time Soul Care Director at Graceland Church in New Albany, IN. She lives in Louisville, KY with her husband Kevin. When she's not working, Bethel reads books and records a podcast with two Filipino pastors that caters to YAs in the Philippines. IG: drbethelbwebb Email: bethel.anneb@gmail.com https://bethelbumanglag.wordpress.com/ Grow Deep Podcast: https://anchor.fm/growdeeppodcast 0:44 - Bethel's testimony and how she became a Christian/Biblical counselor 6:49 - How was your culture shock experience in America? 12:12 - How did you get into counseling and training? 15:44 - Do you identify as a Filipino American and how does your cultural identity influence your ministry? 26:26 - What is SoulCare? 29:44 - What mental health issues do Filipino American church leaders struggle with? 33:17 - How would you define emotional maturity? 40:46 - Why do FilAm church leaders experience burnout? 50:29 - Reflecting on our class with Fuller about Filipino American history and decolonization Terms

In this episode, we interview Pastor JP Arceno, lead pastor of Union Community Bible Church (UCBC) in New Jersey. We talk about the challenges and strengths of pastoring as a young millennial pastor. He also shares about his current research topics in digital theology. Pastor JP is currently doing his PhD at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His research interests include: digital theology and understanding the digital next generation (as he calls it Nexus Gen) in church context and for missions. Terms

When youth kids graduate high school and "graduate" from the youth group, they may find themselves without a sense of belonging in their Filipino American church. In this episode, Aaron shares about how he started the young adult ministry at our church and we discuss the lessons we learned from our experience as leaders. Join us as we reflect on the joys and struggles of young adult ministry in a Filipino American context!

"Is God colorblind or colorful?" Inspired by an article written by Miriam Adeny, we take a look at the wonderful God given colors displayed in the Filipino American church. From Filipino hospitality to Filipino food culture to Filipino fellowship, we look at the many unique ways the Filipino American does "church" and what other churches can learn from it. Join us as we think about the God glorifying beauty of Filipino American churches!

Similar to our last episode, we talk in this episode about the needs of the second generation. The last episode focuses more on what they need from their church communities. This episode aims to bring more awareness to particular 2nd gen issues like ethnic identity and mental health. We created this podcast to talk about anything and everything relating to Filipino American Christianity. Please follow, rate, share and subscribe!

A lot of adults have asked us variations of this question over the years. It comes from a desire to connect with and minister to their kids. Many times there seems to be a gap between the first and second generation. Other times, the second generation can appear to be disengaged from the rest of the church. Because their needs aren't met, many of the second generation end up leaving their home church. Join us as we think about how Filipino American churches can minister to the next generation and also be a church for the second generation! We created this podcast to talk about anything and everything relating to Filipino American Christianity. Please follow, rate, share and subscribe!

Being Filipino American is a wonderful opportunity and blessing from God! Since it is a hybrid of two cultures, what it means to be Filipino American is difficult to answer, yet fun to talk about. Understanding our ethnicity is key to understanding ourselves, the way we think, and the way we behave. It also helps us appreciate more how God created us. Join us this episode as we explore this question and share our Filipino American experiences and identity crises! We created this podcast to talk about anything and everything relating to Filipino American Christianity. Please follow, rate, share and subscribe!

In this episode, we talk about the phenomenon of Filipino American second generation Christians leaving their home churches. This relates to what has been coined as the "silent exodus", the phenomenon of Asian churches losing its next generation. This is a hot and sensitive topic for many Filipino American churches who have gone through this. We talk about why it happens and touch on some possible solutions. We created this podcast to talk about anything and everything relating to Filipino American Christianity. Please follow, rate, share and subscribe!

For our first episode, we will be talking about the question: Is it unbiblical to be a Filipino American church? This is a common thought and question that has crossed our minds while attending Filipino American churches, especially with the recent trend and discussion on multi-ethnicity. We will dive into the advantages and disadvantages of ethnic and multiethnic churches. We created this podcast to talk about anything and everything relating to Filipino American Christianity. Please follow, rate, share and subscribe!