Every Peoples Podcast
By Tom Sugimura
Artwork by Melanie Loon.
Every Peoples PodcastApr 19, 2022
Don Harada: Homes for Baja, Likeminded Churches, and the God Who Uses Anybody
Don Harada attends Immanuel Bible Church and serves on the board of Krysalis Christian Ministries. His team builds homes for Baja, trains up pastors, and mobilizes churches in the SFV to serve on missions. Learn more at www.krysalisministries.org or Immanuel Bible Church. This will be the last episode for Season 2. Thank you for listening!
Lisa LaGeorge: Mount Everest, Missions Mobilization, and the Poverty Encounter
Lisa LaGeorge serves as Director of the CHF Academy and blogs at lisalageorge.com. In this episode, Lisa encourages listeners to volunteer locally with childrenshungerfund.org or overseas with www.echoranch.org. Receive accounts from the missions frontier in Cameroon at www.haretranslation.com. Then learn to pray more effectively using joshuaproject.net or operationworld.org.
Bill Malick: Church Planting, Fresh Starts, and a Holy Desperation
Bill Malick is a “retired” church planter and former district superintendent with the Christian & Missionary Alliance. He is the founder of the freshstartnetwork.com and currently writing a book on how to lead through change. To learn more about that first Fresh Start in Woodland Hills, check out the video at "Fresh Start" Woodland Hills Church.
Paul Kim: Church Planting, God’s Providence, and Healthy Pastors
Paul Kim serves as a pastor to pastors and a church planting coach with www.citytocityla.com. He is currently helping to plant Providence Church here in the San Fernando Valley. To learn more about the benefits of coaching, visit www.healthypastorcoaching.com.
Jason Matossian: Armenian Culture, Church History, and Why We Should Stay in California
Jason Matossian serves as the Pastor of Preaching at Mount Ararat Bible Church and holds a PhD in church history from Fuller Theological Seminary. He also co-hosts the Rod ’n Staff podcast with Roger Bayramian. To learn more about the church, visit www.mountabc.org.
Debi Harvey: Crisis Pregnancy, a Walk for Life, and the Gospel with an Ultrasound
Debi Harvey serves as the Executive Director of the Open Arms Pregnancy Clinic in the San Fernando Valley. She is a wife and mother and devoted follower of Christ. To learn more about this vital ministry, visit https://openarmspregnancy.com.
Tim Pickard: Church Planting Redemption, Better Together, and Pastoring through a Pandemic
Tim Pickard pastors the First Baptist Church of Canoga Park and leads The Gospel Coalition chapter in the San Fernando Valley. He’s a church planter, a church revitalizer, and a churchman at heart. To learn more about the church, visit www.canogabaptist.org.
Ken Craft: Hope for the City, the 100-Hour Challenge, and a Place to Call Home
Ken Craft is the founder and CEO of the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission. In this episode, he shares his story of hope, redemption, and the ministry of compassion. Learn how you can get involved at www.hopeofthevalley.org.
Lowell Sue: Pandemic outreach, Hope for the Fatherless, and a Mom who Prays
On this special episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Lowell Sue and Tom reflect on his calling to ministry, discovering his identity in Christ, and COVID-outreach during a pandemic. Lowell serves as the Worship Director and Outreach Coordinator at New Life Church. He is a husband and father of four and an entrepreneur with UnderOneGroove Entertainment. He has helped lead multiple church plants, mission trips, and cultural events in the Asian American community. Find his music on Youtube here.
Johnson Pang: Grief for a Child, Love for the Church, and How to Write a PhD Dissertation
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Johnson Pang shares about his love for the church, God’s grace in the loss of a child, and the final push to finish his PhD. Johnson is a student, pastor, and Harry Potter aficionado. He served at New Life Church to launch our Greenhouse Church Planting Residency.
Tom & Anita Borek: Foster Care, the Gospel of Grace, and Chronic Illness
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Tom Sugimura interview Tom & Anita Borek about God’s grace in salvation, the ministry of foster care, and dealing with chronic illness. The Boreks are transplants from the Midwest who have fit in well at New Life Church.
Joe Toledo: Fresh Starts, Lasting Love, and Remembering the Seasons of Marriage
Christopher Sue: Coffee Shops, Church Eldership, and Serving the Homeless
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, I interview Christopher Sue about being a local church elder, serving our homeless neighbors on Skid Row, and starting Muddhouse Coffee. Chris serves as CFO for the LA Union Rescue Mission and as an elder for New Life Church. He also plays the drums.
Stephanie Sue: Teaching the Bible, Caretaking for an Aging Parent, and God’s Grace through Autism
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Tom interviews Stephanie Sue about teaching the Bible to women, caretaking for an aging parent, and raising a child with autism. Stephanie teaches the women at New Life Church, serves as a biblical counselor, and supports her husband, Chris, in his ministry as an elder. To get more of the latest scoop on Tom’s writings, visit tomsugi.com.
Music by Sam Ock.
Kalle Limit: Estonian Life, Radical Forgiveness, and Starting Gospel Conversations
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Tom interviews Kalle Limit about evangelism, the call to ministry, and church planting in Estonia. Kalle is one of our Greenhouse Church Planting Residency and a student at The Master’s Seminary. He and his wife, Susanna, are raising two young boys, Toivo and Lukas. To get more of the latest scoop on Tom’s writings, visit tomsugi.com.
Music by Sam Ock.
Valerie Chan: Usborne Books, Pandemic Blessings, and Preschool Zoom
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Tom talks with Val Chan about blessing our children with a love for reading, navigating the pandemic as a mom and preschool teacher, and gospel advice for new brides. Val has served in our worship ministry, missional outreach team, and VBS crew. Her husband, Will, is also one of the elders at New Life Church. To get more of the latest scoop on Tom’s writings, visit tomsugi.com.
Music by Sam Ock.
Habtamu Sisay: A Marriage Restored, Church Planting, and Life in Ethiopia
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, Habtamu Sisay shares about life in Ethiopia and finding Christ from the depths of despair. Habtamu participates in our Greenhouse Church Planting Residency, attends The Master’s Seminary, and desires to plant churches in Ethiopia.
Music by Sam Ock.
Jerome and Raquel Pagar: Growing up Filipino, the Gospel for Children, and Sharing Meals Together
On this episode of the Every Peoples Podcast, I talk with Jerome and Raquel Pagar about growing up Filipino, sharing the gospel with children, and the gospel ministry of food. The Pagars serve in our New Life children’s ministry and with our church’s hospitality team. To get more of the latest scoop on Tom's writings, visit tomsugi.com. Music by Sam Ock.
Kaycee Pang: Adoption, Mentoring Teens, and the Pacific Northwest
Gary Alaka: Board Games, Fatherhood, and the Surprising Gospel of Christ
Every Peoples Podcast: A Trailer
Listen in as the host, Tom Sugimura, explains what this podcast is all about.