Introducing our Consultant

As Tokyo Union Church begins Reimagine, we want to share a little more about the outside support helping guide this season of discernment.

Council has invited Dr. Roy Inzunza of AE Sloan Leadership to walk with us through the first phase of this process. Dr. Inzunza brings experience in pastoral care, organizational consulting, adaptive leadership, and cross-cultural church life. His work focuses on helping faith communities clarify what is essential to their identity while finding courage to adapt faithfully for the future.

Reimagine is not simply a building conversation. The questions before us touch our history, our mission, our community, and our calling in Tokyo. Because of that, we believe this process needs more than technical expertise. It needs prayerful listening, careful facilitation, and space for the congregation to reflect together.

Dr. Inzunza’s role is to help us do that work well. He will support the Discernment Team and church leadership as we listen broadly through the congregational survey, focus groups, storytelling, and community conversations. His outside perspective will help us notice themes, questions, and patterns that can be hard to see from inside a community we love.

The goal is not for a consultant to decide TUC’s future. That responsibility remains with the church’s leadership, grounded in the life and voice of the congregation. The goal is to help us move toward important decisions with clarity rather than anxiety.

Over the coming months, we will continue sharing updates about the Reimagine process, including how members can participate and what each phase is meant to accomplish. Thank you for praying, listening, and taking part as we ask together:

What is God calling Tokyo Union Church to become, and what must be preserved, adapted, or released to faithfully embody that calling?