Name: Jesse Chang
Email: jessec@kingdomcauses.org
Phone 626-570-8940
Job Title: Catalyst
Hometown: Franklin, MA (now, Alhambra)
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How did you connect with Kingdom Causes?
Mary Glenn snookered me into her role.
What is your role?
Help inspire, connect and mobilize the Christian community in Alhambra & Monterey Park to seek God’s Kingdom in their cities.
Where did you study?
Messiah College for undergrad (Art major), Fuller for my Master of Divinity. All great educations, but the pay scale doesn’t necessarily go up upon graduation!
What's the best thing about the city you live in?
The Farmer’s Market (Alhambra), pro-active policing and green space (Monterey Park), diverse restaurants (both cities).
What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?
Eating out at a delish restaurant with people I like to hang with.
What was your first job?
Bagging groceries at Stop & Shop.
What is your favorite meal?
Sushi from the hands of my sushi chef Ichi-san @ Japon Bistro in Pasadena. Gambatte!
What is your favorite movie or book?
For now, one of the most memorable movies that made a deep impression was “Children of Men.” It’s like a crazy retelling of the nativity from Joseph’s perspective, but way better than “The Nativity Story” which came out around the same time. I almost cried!
What makes you laugh?
Most things; you just have to find the right humor angle, even if it’s bitter sarcasm or dark comedy. OK those last two are just my ways of coping!
If you were stuck on a desert island what one thing would you want with you?
The largest Swiss army knife known to humanity, which would also contain waterproof matches.
Tell us about your family...
My wife Tammy and a baby on the way in May 2009! She’s a mental health therapist with Pacific Clinics and former teacher. I also work part-time with a domestic violence shelter and do church planting on the side. We have quite the cool racially mixed family, but that’s nothing new or hip out here in LA.
Mary Glenn snookered me into her role.
What is your role?
Help inspire, connect and mobilize the Christian community in Alhambra & Monterey Park to seek God’s Kingdom in their cities.
Where did you study?
Messiah College for undergrad (Art major), Fuller for my Master of Divinity. All great educations, but the pay scale doesn’t necessarily go up upon graduation!
What's the best thing about the city you live in?
The Farmer’s Market (Alhambra), pro-active policing and green space (Monterey Park), diverse restaurants (both cities).
What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?
Eating out at a delish restaurant with people I like to hang with.
What was your first job?
Bagging groceries at Stop & Shop.
What is your favorite meal?
Sushi from the hands of my sushi chef Ichi-san @ Japon Bistro in Pasadena. Gambatte!
What is your favorite movie or book?
For now, one of the most memorable movies that made a deep impression was “Children of Men.” It’s like a crazy retelling of the nativity from Joseph’s perspective, but way better than “The Nativity Story” which came out around the same time. I almost cried!
What makes you laugh?
Most things; you just have to find the right humor angle, even if it’s bitter sarcasm or dark comedy. OK those last two are just my ways of coping!
If you were stuck on a desert island what one thing would you want with you?
The largest Swiss army knife known to humanity, which would also contain waterproof matches.
Tell us about your family...
My wife Tammy and a baby on the way in May 2009! She’s a mental health therapist with Pacific Clinics and former teacher. I also work part-time with a domestic violence shelter and do church planting on the side. We have quite the cool racially mixed family, but that’s nothing new or hip out here in LA.