We closed down our beloved micro-church, Ka:ll Community. Here are some reflections on what I wish I had done differently, what I wonder now in hindsight, and my three takeaway lessons in planting a micro-church.

We closed down our beloved micro-church, Ka:ll Community. Ka:ll Community was a dinner church with the mission of enjoying Asian food, exposing and healing from AAPI invisibility, and reclaiming our faith with our lived experiences as Asian Americans. Here are a total of 13 reflections I offer to you from my experience of planting a micro-church for the last (almost) two years. Part 1 in this blog post, I will talk about what I loved about our ministry.

Over the past three years, I had the privilege of serving a predominantly White congregation with nearly 3000 members and 6 other clergy on staff and I was the only clergywoman of color. I spent the most dynamic three years filled with many learnings, and I'd like to share some of my reflections from my last appointment!

“Well, Danielle, I guess I’ll go to hell for preaching Jesus!” That is when I saw the ray of hope that I was called to be in ministry, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

God WILL heal us, and God IS healing us even now. May our witness in the world be healed and made whole. May we suffer alongside God, who suffers with those who are in desperate need of love and belonging. May God work through our brokenness to birth wholeness, yet again.