Eun Strawser

Eun Strawser is the co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o (which means “Presence” in Hawaiian), with missional communities multiplying in Honolulu, Hawaii, in addition to being a community physician and the co-founder of the ‘IWA Collaborative. She is the author of You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone (IVP, 2025) and Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples (IVP, 2023). Prior to transitioning to Hawaii, Eun served as adjunct professor of medicine at the Philadelphia College of Medicine and African Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, after finishing her Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Articles by Eun Strawser

7 Jul, 2026 19:00 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

Caution against the Church prioritising domineering leadership in America's current cultural moment

By Eun Strawser

Barna findings released in September 2025 revealed a surprising upward shift of Millennials and Gen Z Christians attending church in the USA, with more men than women in attendance. This has been correlated with an increase in Christian Nationalism and domineering leadership. But the Church is called to an upside down kingdom. We must teach newcomers to imitate Jesus in his self-giving love for the flourishing of everyone around them.

Eun Strawser

Caution against the Church prioritising domineering leadership in America's current cultural moment

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