Ken Shigematsu
Ken Shigematsu is senior pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the country. Ken is the author of the international bestseller ‘God in My Everything’. Ken lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey.
Bio last updated April 30th, 2018.
Articles by Ken Shigematsu
God In My Everything
By Hannah Marazzi with Ken Shigematsu
September 6, 2017
Struck by the conviction of those around her that Ken Shigematsu’s book God in My Everything should be required reading for the contemporary Christian, Convivium’s Hannah Marazzi set out to have a conversation with the West Coast pastor and author.
I think that sometimes we feel that monks and people who pursue monastic ideals are only concerned about their personal spiritual life, or what happens in their cloistered community People tend to be busy, and yet, many want to have a deeper life with greater connection with God Pursuing God in prayer and in worship isn't just about the cultivation of our own, personal spiritual lives, but it's going to propel us to bring the justice and beauty of Jesus into our homes, into our neighborhoods, into workplaces, and into the larger world It was a simple message, but I talked about how this rhythm enabled me to experience God, not just when I was praying, but while I was working, spending time with my family, even playing I think the combination of people feeling, in some cases, overwhelmed with their life, and yet, wanting to have a rich connection with God, struck a chord