We live in an era of platform building and social influencers. Having a fan base is not the same as creating unity. What does one of the most important trailblazers promoting Asian American evangelical unity in the 1990s and 2000s say about what it takes to build unity? In the second part of this podcast, we talk to Pastor Louis Lee further about his ministry journey. Then we’ll hear why he started the Ministry for English speaking Asians (MESA) and discover some important pearls of wisdom that he gleaned while building unity in the Asian American church.

This conversation was recorded on November 12, 2023. Please note that since the interview, Louis Lee has officially “retired” as a pastor. But he remains active in ministry as a supporter of pastors.

This season of Pearl Dive was brought to you by the Asian American Christian History Institute (AACHI) at the Fuller Theological Seminary’s Asian American Center and with the support of the KT Foundation.

LINKS

* L.A. Times article, “Asian American pastors minister across culture gap” by Connie Kang (Sept. 29, 2007)

* Interview with Louis Lee (Nov. 20, 2015) by Grace Hsiao on AsianAmericanChristian.org.

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