2nd Quarter: AOD Blog #13

Diversity is the strength and richness of our community which is enhanced by the variety of perspectives that the community incorporates.  This is something that me pastor must deal with daily.  Pastor Christopher Jun used to be head pastors for many different churches.  Currently, he is the pastor of my church, new church of federal way, a Korean-American church; and also Joyful Life Churh, a multi-ethnic church welcoming all ages, races, sexual orientations, etc.  In the past, he was a head pastor for another multi-ethnic church that consisted of mainly whites, mexicans, blacks, and asians, in the white center area.  Being the head pastor at these churches allowed him to deal with diversity; some more than others.  Compared to my church, NCFW, the other church he serves at would be a better example of diversity.  

2nd Quarter: AOD Blog #12

My pastor also faced creative conflict many many many many many many times a day.  The occupation of being a pastor calls for dealing with many different individuals: scheduling, organizing, debating, negotiating, etc.  Every day my pastor is constantly attending about 4-5 meetings with other pastors and/or organizations.  He is always planning and trying to organize certain joint events with other church's, and in order to do so, he must meet with the ones in charge of the church's and speak with them trying to come to an agreement.  Creative conflict is when a person confronts others in ways that produce growth.  

My pastor also has about 2-3 assistants, co-pastors, who help him out with prioritizing and such.  There had been many conflicts in the past, and more to come in the future, with my pastor and his co-pastors.  For example, when one co-pastor did not follow through with something, my pastor, pastor Jun, was very displeased.  This is an example of a creative conflict because after discussing with each other the problem and solutions, both the co-pastor and pastor learned something.  They learned that next time, when the co-pastor agrees to do something, he must follow through with his promise.

2nd Quarter: AOD Blog #11

Having an occupation as a pastor requires great listening skills.  In Arts of Democracy, I have learned about active listening.  Active listening is when someone encourages the speaker and searches for meaning.  My pastor is also a licensed psychiatrist and has had experience with dealing with patients as well as teenagers because he was also a high school counselor.  When dealing with these patients/teens, he had to actively listening to their problems and issues to try and find ways to help them solve their problem(s) and issue(s).  

2nd Quarter: AOD Blog #10

Tracking Subject Ideas:

A. People:

+ Pastor Christopher Jun (Head Pastor)
+ Pastor Erwin Serinas (Co-Pastor)
+ Pastor Chae Choi (Co-Pastor)
+ Teacher Janet Lee (Leader)
+ Youth Leader Eugene Change (Leader)

B. Something I'm interested in:

+ History of Music
+ History of Dance
+ Pharmacy

C. Something I care about:

+ Educational Career
1. school
2. job
3. internships