Raised in Los Angeles by Korean immigrant parents, Jean Park spent years chasing the markers of success her family valued, only to find herself empty in the process. When she encountered Christ, God redirected her ambitions toward the deeper work of healing and restoration. Leaving corporate America for the field of psychology, Jean discovered a calling that wove together her gifts, story, and faith into an integrated purpose rooted in generosity and grace.

Now a therapist, coach, and co-founder of the Abide Gathering, Jean helps others—especially within Asian communities—experience freedom from generational patterns that keep them striving instead of giving. Through her work, she shows how inner healing can open hearts to live generously, not from duty but from wholeness, and how alignment with God’s design brings peace, clarity, and joy in stewardship.

This conversation offers clear, hope-filled guidance for those seeking to live and give from a place of healed purpose and wholehearted trust.

Major Topics Include:

• Gaining perspective on your purpose
• Letting your life story speak to your calling
• Discerning when to persevere and when to pivot
• Jean’s healing journey
• Perspective through healing invisible wounds
• The gift of being triggered
• How generosity facilitates healing
• The long game of heart transformation
• Tips for discovering your integrated purpose

• “I felt the Holy Spirit say to me, ‘You need to wake up!’”
• “God wastes nothing.”
• “Are you running from something or towards something?”
• “Oftentimes, our wounds are things we can’t see, and we don’t know how much they are hindering the flow of what God wants to do in and through us.”
• “If we are invited to face these wounds, I believe it’s a gift from God, pointing us to things that have been keeping us stuck.”
• “When we heal our wounds, then we are able to freely live into the flow and the way that God has created us to live.”
• “The thing about heart transformation is that God is in the long game. He is not in the ‘quick behavior transformation’ game, and that’s the beauty and kindness of who He is.”

• Julie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well (see our past interview here)
• Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
• Secure Coaching
• Abide Gathering
• Young Life Global Cities
• We Want More
• The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
• The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group

Matt 6:19-21 | Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Psalm 139 | Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

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Heather Larson, founder of the philanthropy advisory firm LiveGive, traces her calling to early encounters with need and two decades of church ministry where God used her to build compassion and justice work and steward significant generosity. Those years formed a simple conviction, real change grows when giving is personal, prayerful, and connected to faithful people on the ground.

Today Heather comes alongside families, foundations, and ministries to clarify passion areas, align spouses and generations, and shape practical “giving dream” plans. Drawing on years of leadership with local and global initiatives, she helps givers move from scattered gifts to strategic portfolios, set gracious expectations with partners, and engage meaningfully beyond the check. We also explore where metrics help and where they can hinder, and how a clear plan can free a family to give thoughtfully together. This conversation offers steady, practical wisdom for anyone seeking to steward God’s resources with discernment and joy.

Major Topics Include:

• Heather’s heart-wrenching stories from the mission field
• Helping families develop a giving dream plan
• Narrowing down a family’s passion areas
• Exploring a family’s values to help select organizations to give to
• The importance of spousal alignment
• Diversity and growth in philanthropic conversations
• Navigating missed expectations with donors and organizations
• Encouraging meaningful engagement with passion points
• Considerations for impact metrics

• “God, help my heart to always break for the needs in Your world and don’t let me get calloused.”
• “It’s the local church in a community that can really help meet long term needs and bring about transformation.”
• “Even for the most data-driven person, their deepest passions are almost always connected to story.”
• “Once you know a family’s causes and their values, then you can look for great organizations that line up with that criteria.”
• “It will never become a family legacy if it’s one person’s drive. If it’s going to be a family legacy, it’s going to be shaped by all the family members coming together and everyone having a voice.”
• “In our world, there is a need for crisis response and immediate relief services, and there is opportunity for long-term transformation.”
• “If you really want to see transformation and you want to engage well with organizations, it does take intentionality and hard work.”
• “Keep building your giving muscles!”

• LiveGive
• American Red Cross
• The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
• The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group

If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.