Huge Harvest
“Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” Matthew 9:37 Almost twenty years ago, in 2005, I received my call to ministry. I was in India, looking out at a landscape of green…
SJ
Sungwon "SJ" Jahng is a pastor preparing to plant a church in the Los Angeles area. Living in a time when so many souls are disconnected, he is passionate about connecting souls to God and other humans through communion with Christ. He is also blessed to be the husband of a beautiful wife, the father of three wonderful children.
Children of God Without God
Well, another week has come and gone. It’s another week since we’ve planted the church. Another week since my Father-in-law died and has gone to be with the Lord. It’s another week since we have moved from Atwater Village to…
Ethos Communion Church Vision Matrix
If you didn’t know, baseball is one of my hobbies. To be more specific, developing my son into a baseball player is one of my hobbies. As we are on this journey of him becoming the best hitter and pitcher…
Surprised by Joy
This is the sermon I gave this past Sunday for Ethos Communion Church. It’s a pretty important concept for me, so I’m posting it here. Updates This past week, I went to an EFCA Assessment retreat for church planters. If…
A Vision for Planting
This past Lord’s Day was the soft launch worship service for Ethos Communion Church. We met in my backyard, and there were 22 adults, 3 teenagers, and 6 children present. The service was interrupted briefly by a heavy drizzle which…
I’m planting a church
So this post is probably long overdue because I’ve been planning to do this since the end of December, but anyway, here it is… I will be planting a church. Let me back things up a bit to explain. In…
Fully Human or Connected Soul
What does it mean to be fully human? I mentioned this idea in the second post and I want to elaborate. I have come to realize there are so many people who are not fully human. They are disconnected souls.…
The Art of Listening
When I was admitted to the hospital, I was placed in a room right next to a very needy woman. I don’t know what she looked like, but I could hear her voice: “Help. Help. Help! HELP ME!” At first,…
Can pastors have panic attacks?
Can pastors have panic attacks? Well, the answer is yes, obviously. Perhaps a more accurate question would be, “Should pastors have panic attacks?” That was the question running through my mind. Why did this happen to me? Over the years,…
It begins with a panic attack
Welcome to my new blog. It will chronicle the beginning of a new journey for me. And this journey begins with a panic attack. On November 29, 2023, I’m sitting in my church office. It seemed to be a very…