Jae is a preacher, story teller, coach, and youth worker 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

  • Adoptee 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

I have humbly accepted an invitation from Temple Israel to speak at their Pride Shabbat service. I will speak on Rabbi Yoel Kahn’s definition of a blessing as “an expression of hope” and how Queer Lives (LGBTQ+ lives) are each a blessing — an expression of hope in a dark world.

Please contact me for details.

Pride Shabbat @ Temple Israel - 6/21

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

Reconciling Ministries Network VBS Curriculum

The Table MPLS

I’d love to work with you.