TSF with Mike Kelsey: Being Asian American in the U.S. and the Power of Nunchi with Pastor Mitchel Lee

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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I’m so grateful to our friend Mike Kelsey for hosting, creating, and curating this week’s podcast episodes! Today, Mike chats with his friend and fellow pastor Mitchel Lee about his experience being an Asian American pastor of a predominately white megachurch, his journey of racial identity, and dynamics between the Black and Asian community. And yes, Pastor Mitchel's book, Even If: Trusting God When Life Disappoints, Overwhelms, or Just Doesn't Make Sense, IMMEDIATELY went into my Amazon cart after listening to this conversation. Here’s a playlist with every Mike Kelsey episode of the podcast from the past few years! . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/podcast. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today to get a FREE $60 gift! Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. The Chosen: For more information, visit TheChosenTickets.com. Cabinets To Go: Right now, get a full custom 3D design of your new kitchen at cabinetstogo.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of the That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun.
0:17.8	I'm your host Annie F. Downs.
0:19.4	It is a special week here on the podcast and we have got a great show in store for you.
0:25.0	This week on the show, I've passed the microphone over to my good friend, Pastor Mike Kelsey.
0:29.4	You know him and love him in addition to being the lead pastor of preaching and culture
0:33.7	and McLean Bible Church just outside of Washington, DC.
0:37.6	And a repeat guest on That Sounds Fun.
0:39.6	He's also been a repeat host of the show for the last couple of years.
0:43.8	Basically, his heart and his work, pastoring and leading in multi-ethnic environments makes
0:48.6	him the ideal friend for us to continue to learn from about what it looks like to live
0:52.9	out racial reconciliation in an ongoing way.
0:56.0	So I asked Mike if he would host a week of shows again as he's so graciously done before
1:00.8	and he graciously agreed.
1:03.0	And he has crafted these two shows this week as conversations with friends about the Asian
1:08.6	American experience, particularly in regards to racism.
1:12.5	And today Mike talks with his friend, Pastor Mitchell Lee.
1:16.5	He's the lead pastor of Grace Community Church, a multi-ethnic church located between Washington,
1:20.9	DC and Baltimore.
1:22.3	These two amazing pastors are going to dive into Mitchell's experience, being an Asian-American
1:27.2	pastor of a predominantly white mega church and his journey of racial identity and what
1:32.7	dynamics are like between the black and the Asian communities.
1:36.6	I'm telling y'all I was blown away when I heard this episode and I know you will be
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