Jae is a preacher, story teller, and teacher rooted in the liberating work of Jesus Christ & a vision of flourishing life for all. Jae specializes in adoptee-centered ministry, LGBTQ+ issues, and anti-racism & racial justice.
Mission
To equip others with knowledge, skills, and an abiding faith that promotes a healthy participation in the healing of our world & empowerment of the oppressed.
Vision
God’s Kingdom come, on earth, as it is in Heaven; a world where the flourishing and abundance created and promised to all God’s children is actually made accessible to all of God’s children rather than held in the hands of some at the expense of others.
Values
Abundance | Liberation | Transformation
Jae is available for the following type of work:
Pre & Post Adoption faith-based coaching
Faith-based coaching
Pulpit Supply/Guest Preaching
Faith-education workshops
I specialize in these topics:
Anti-racism & racial justice
Gender & Sexuality
Forgiveness, Reconciliation, & Liberation
International Adoption & Race
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Our innate “ways of knowing” and “ways of being” as LGBTQIA+ children of God have been dismissed at best and attacked at worst. Queer & Trans stories ARE part of God’s story. Storytelling is part of the human experience and you don’t need to be a professional to engage in it. Come and join in the practice of story telling & hearing as spiritual practice and healing. This session is for LGBTQ folks & allies alike. We will be mapping, writing, and sharing (optionally) our stories as an act of reclamation, reconciliation, and love. QCF Conference 2025 will be held in Atlanta, GA and LATE REGISTRATION IS STILL AVAILABLE
QCF Conference session: Our Sacred Stories: Healing Through Storytelling
Preaching Samples
Psalm 19
This message was preached at Prospect Park United Methodist for Pulpit Supply. Prospect Park and Rev. Isiah Dennis has invited me to preach at PPUMC on 4 separate occasions. This message was preached in October 2024 and focused on Psalm 19 and God’s flourishing for all. This sermon highlights that part of the justice and liberation for oppressed peoples is to believe in the vision of joy and flourishing God created and promised for all people.
Mark 3:22-35
This message was preached at The Table MPLS where I serve as the Pastor of Children, Youth, & Family. In this message, I discuss the ways that Jesus was framed as a demonic presence by religious leaders so that they could theologically gaslight people into thinking his message of liberation and justice was anti-God. This mirrors the ways that many modern churches try to frame movements for love & justice as “demonic” simply because it doesn’t align with their power structures or theology.
More about what I do
Preaching
I’m available to guest preach/pulpit supply or whatever language your community prefers.
I currently take whatever your denomination’s rate is for typical pulpit supply. If you are a non-denominational church or do not have denominational funds for guest preachers, you can contact me directly to discuss compensation rates for preaching.
Teaching
I provide 1-2 hour long adult education forum classes or workshops as well as youth group guest speaking on a variety of faith-based social justice issues. These workshops can be 1-time only or a series if your community desires a longer-term educational series. My rates for workshops and classes is dependent on the size of your community. Please reach out directly for more information on compensation.
Available in-person & virtually.
Storytelling
Storytelling is part of our human nature. Whether it is through images, gestures, or written and spoken words; humans communicate through stories. I believe in the healing & transformative power of storytelling. Storytelling is a key component of my preaching, teaching, and coaching.
Coaching
Healthy, flourishing, and safe families for adoptees is key. Although prospective & existing adoptive families may not realize it, the beliefs we’ve inherited about God’s role in adoption are often outdated and rooted in unhealthy cultural dynamics rather than in God. Pre or Post-Adoptive Coaching will help parents explore, question, and develop a new sense of what God is doing in their lives, the life of their family, and in the life of their child.
Rates start at $30 per hour. First session is free.
Sessions are available in-person & virtually.
Who I’ve worked with, projects I’ve worked on, & where I have spoken/presented
Reconciling Ministries Network VBS Curriculum
The Table MPLS
Q Christian Fellowship
Conference Presenter 2023, 2024