Looking Back on 2025 and Ahead to 2026: Serving the Church Faithfully
2025 in Review: Ten Key Updates 1. Leadership Transition and Organizational Maturity 2025 marked a significant season of leadership transition for SOLA Network. Steve S. Chang stepped into the role of President following Harold Kim’s transition to Korea. In addition, SOLA formally launched a Board of Trustees to strengthen governance, accountability, and long-term sustainability, with […]
When People Leave Your Church
“Hey, can we talk?” My heart sank as I received that text message from a church member. Immediately, my mind went racing towards a dozen possibilities as to what those cryptic words could mean. Did they have questions about a…
Thank God, You Don’t Need to Have It All Figured Out
Sometimes I feel like a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none. Like many of you, I wear different hats based on the role that I’m assigned to play. I have my husband hat, my dad hat, my pastor hat, my son hat, my brother…
The Resourceful Leader
How do you recognize a good leader? And how are you growing as one? At our church, we’ve hired staff from a range of ministry contexts—small, medium, and large. What I’ve learned is that the size of someone’s previous ministry…
The Spiritual Discipline of Sleep
Until I’m 6 feet underBaby I don’t need a bedGonna live while I’m aliveI’ll sleep when I’m deadTill they roll me overAnd lay my bones to restGonna live while I’m aliveI’ll sleep when I’m dead Bon Jovi sang these words…
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