
Our aim at Barnabas & Co. is to resource Asian American
pastors and ministry leaders towards flourishing in Christ.
We have witnessed firsthand that when the leader's soul
is healthy - the families, ministries and organizations will
also be healthy as well.
We know firsthand the power and impact of receiving this kind of
a ministry as a grace. So in following the words
of Jesus in Matthew 10:8b - "Freely you have received;
freely give" - our hope and prayer is that we can
continue to provide valuable soul care for Asian American faith
leaders as a grace (at no-cost) - as a tangible manifestation of
God's gracious and generous love.
As we look to 2025, we are looking to expand our vision in the
following ways:
- Expand our cohort offerings to now also include P23 - An
all-women's cohort offering for pastors' wives and women in
ministry
- Expand our team - as we look to bring 1-2 other team members
to continue to shepherd and care for the hearts of Asian American
pastors and ministry leaders
- Expand our reach - as we look to possibly expand our reach of serving Asian American pastors and ministry leaders beyond Southern California
If you feel led to partner with us financially by either giving
monthly or through a one-time gift, please select the option and
amount (located to the right ➡️) Also, as
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, your gifts are fully
tax deductible.

P23 is an all-women’s cohort offering designed exclusively for pastor’s wives and women in ministry.
Why a cohort for pastors' wives and
women in ministry? Despite a growing number of ministries
focused on the well-being of pastors and ministry leaders, there
are two groups of leaders in the Church who are still
under-resourced and underserved: pastors' wives and women in
ministry.
After our experience of offering two
cohorts in 2024, we came away with a growing conviction that
Asian American pastors' wives and women in ministry needed a
space of their own. This led us to create P23 - an
all-women’s cohort designed to help women leaders experience the
heart of our good shepherd - Jesus Christ - through the movements
found in Psalm 23.
The P23 cohort consists of three
retreats over the span of 5 months - with each retreat being
2-nights/3-days. Each retreat offers participants a sacred,
slowed-down space - to nourish their souls and become more
enlivened with God. Between these retreats, participants meet
online in small groups every two weeks - to engage in meaningful
conversation, share experiences around prayer and other
reflective exercises, and connect more deeply with other women on
a similar journey.
At Barnabas & Co., we aim to
provide our cohort offerings like P23 as a grace to each
participant (no-cost) - as a tanglible manifestation of God's
gracious and extravagant love. For our 2025 P23 cohort, we are
seeking to raise $55,000 to make this possible. Please
consider partnering with us as we seek to resource Asian American
pastors' wives and women in ministry towards flourishing and
renewal in Christ.

The Be Free Cohort is a 3-month journey designed to help pastors and ministry leaders move towards rediscovering who they are in Christ and find greater freedom from the pressures of ministry, performance, and the constant need to meet people’s expectations (including their own).
We’ve designed this cohort to be a space where leaders can deeply connect with God and with other fellow leaders. We will go through the Be Free material through a series of three retreats - an opening 2-night/3-day retreat and two full-day retreats that follow. Along the way, they will also be meeting mid-month in their small groups for mutual support and encouragement.
Throughout the 3-month experience, each participant will receive individual care and direction from a Be Free team member - so that they can better guide them on a life-giving journey to greater freedom.
At Barnabas & Co., we aim to provide our cohort offerings like Be Free as a grace to each participant (no-cost) - as a tanglible manifestation of God's gracious and extravagant love. For our 2025 cohorts, we are seeking to raise $55,000 to make this possible. Please consider partnering with us as we seek to resource Asian American pastors and ministry leaders towards flourishing and renewal in Christ.

Thank you for being a good steward of what God has entrusted to you, multiplying your impact across many ministry leaders and churches. Your financial support is an investment into the future of God's kingdom as we walk with ministry leaders from crisis and burn out to flourishing. When ministry leaders flourish, so do the churches and people they serve.

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Be Free Pastors & Ministry
Leaders Cohort (March-May 2025)
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P23: An All-Women's Cohort for
Pastor's Wives & Women in Ministry (September 2025-January
2026)
In our
experience of coming alongside Asian American pastors and
ministry leaders, we've come to discover that one of the
primary issues contributing to the high rates of
burnout, anxiety/depression, and thoughts of leaving the
ministry - isn't simply due to the rigors of ministry or the
immense stress of their jobs. But rather, we've
learned
that isolation and loneliness are
two of the primary drivers that are contributing to the
malaise that many pastors and ministry leaders are reportedly
experiencing.
This past year, we've had the
incredible opportunity to offer not just one, but two different
cohort offerings through Barnabas & Co. (Journey of
Wholeness & Be Free). Through these two cohorts,
we were able to offer Asian American pastors and ministry leaders
a space of their own - where they can connect deeply with God and
with others. We saw firsthand just how powerful
cohorts can be - especially in comparison to standalone
retreats and even one-on-one shepherding. Through the
JOW & Be Free cohorts, we were reminded that the
best formation actually occurs in the context
of relationships and community.
Here are three more reasons as to why we are investing so heavily
into our cohort offerings for the 2025 ministry
year:
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Belonging &
Connection: Because cohorts allow participants to
engage in shared experiences,
discussions, and activities - it creates a greater sense
of belonging and connection within the group.
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Amplifies Learning &
Understanding: A cohort-based approach to learning actually
amplifies and enriches the learning
experience because it allows participants to
draw from the insights, perspectives, and experiences
of others in the group.
- Catalytic & Transformational: Shared experiences not only foster a greater sense of belonging, it actually catalyzes and deepens the formational process for participants.
Partner with Us
As with
all of our ministry offerings through B&C, our desire is
to offer these experiences to Asian American pastors and
ministry leaders as a grace (no-cost) - as a tangible expression
of God's gracious and generous love for us. We are looking
to raise an additional $55,000 for our
cohort offerings for the 2025 ministry year. As a
501c3 religious non-profit organization, your charitable gifts
and contributions are 100%
tax-deductible.
We will be sending out more detailed
information regarding these two cohort offerings from now until
the end of the year. But until then, would you prayerfully
consider giving towards our year-end campaign for our 2025 cohort
offerings?