A native Northern Californian and 3rd generation Chinese/Filipino, Bruce has lived in San Francisco since 1998. An ordained Presbyterian he was the founding pastor of Mission Bay Community Church and in 2008, he was elected the Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He now earns his keep as a writer, speaker and consultant.
In his writing, speaking and living, Bruce is committed to expressing a Christian faith that is beautifully complex, unimaginably just and excruciatingly gracious. He also believes society and the church are strengthend by talking about such issues as: denominationalism and the future church; faith and technology; race and politics, parenting, urban living, etc.
Bruce earned his BA in Asian American Studies, Philosophy and Sociology from San Francisco State Univeristy (1991), his MA from San Francisco Theological Seminary (1995) and an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Austin College (2011).
Bruce is the author of the eBook, The Definitive-ish Guide for Using Social Media in the Church (Shook Foil Books) andWords Matter: Curating health space for helpful conversations on race (2013) his writings can be found on Patheos, The Huffington Post, Red Letter Christians and others.
In his spare time you may find Bruce riding his motorycle, cheering on the Oakland A’s, playing Settlers of Catan, tinkering with his fantasy sports teams or chauffeuring his three daughters around The City.
For all of his social media links and contact info visit: www.reyes-chow.com
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Happy late Birthday! My guess is that you may not remember my wife and myself, but we were among your fans at Mission Bay Community Church back in the day. I hadn’t checked on your ministry in a while, and I was saddened to see the effect this pandemic has had on you and your family. The pastor of our church had a sabbatical during part of this debacle, and I think that was a wise decision on the part of our congregation. I wish you the abundance of God’s grace in your time of healing.
Interestingly, I am contacting you through Ecclesio, which is very close in name to Ekkesia, the organization formally directed by our new Co-Executive Director at New College Berkeley. I wonder if there is any synergy there? Also, I wonder if you are familiar with the work of Felicia Song at Westmont College.
Truly, my heart goes out to you! If there’s anything we can do to help, especially in the form of a place of retreat, please let us now.
Yours in Christ, Phil (and Siggie)
Board Secretary, New College Berkeley
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