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# BTS: Three Adaptations and Three Intentions
- URL: https://www.reyes-chow.com/bts-three-adaptations-and-three-intentions/
- Published: 2025-01-03T13:36:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-27T04:25:10.000Z
- Description: Another Behind the Scenes Update for Paid Subscribers
- Author: Bruce Reyes-Chow

Hey all,

I hope you don’t mind me always saying “thank you for your support” but, seriously — **thank you for your support** :-)

As promised, this is a first of many Behind-the-Scenes posts that I have committed sharing in 2025.

As I wrote a few weeks ago, [this season has been a little rougher than usual](https://www.reyes-chow.com/depression-failure-and-a-big-ass/) and [I still find myself sad as we begin 2025](https://www.reyes-chow.com/when-happy-new-year-is-anything-but/). That said, I found some joyful distractions, and making some adjustments has already helped unlock some energy and creativity.

Here are three adjustments that are coming up:

- **A new anchor position**: While the official announcement has not yet been made, as of January 1, 2025, I am taking on a role at a place near and dear to my heart and spiritual formation, [Zephyr Point Conference Center](https://zephyrpoint.org/?ref=reyes-chow.com) in Lake Tahoe. Don’t let the fancy schmancy title of “Church Relations and Development Officer” fool you. My role will be to share this gem of a geographic and theological location with the church and, as you will hear, it is a straightforward and compelling story to tell.
- **An actual team member:** People have seen me fire my administrative team over the years due to their complete and utter incompetence. While a few folks have worried about my severe HR practices, most have understood that the “team” has been just little ol’ me. Well, that is all about to change as I am bringing on an actual Virtual Assistant. This has been a long time coming, and I am excited to see what this will do to alleviate some of the pesky administrative tasks that always seem to be hanging over me.
- **Pause on the book thing:** I am giving myself permission and encouragement to shed the pressures of being an author with another book in the pipeline. No one is as surprised as I am that I have written five books to this point, and, honestly, I am not sure if or when I will write another one. That said, I have paused one contract (and have returned the advance) and have many ideas still percolating. I am grateful for people's understanding and the opportunities that still exist, but I am just hitting \[pause\] for now.

These shifts will allow me to recapture some of the creativity and joy that I have had in ebbs and flows over the past decades. I still believe I have something to contribute to conversations about faith, culture, and life, so I want to give myself a chance to offer such things and make a little bit of a living along the way.

Three areas that I intend to tend to and foster moving forward are:

- **a return to the airwaves:** Sometime in the next few months, I will bring on Team Member #3 as a Podcast Producer. I miss the podcasting that I was doing with BRC & Friends and can’t wait to launch [The Amalgamation Podcast](https://theamalgamation.substack.com/podcast) sometime this Spring.
- **a gathering of itinerants:** after over a decade of trying to do this gigging and itineration thing, I feel like I may have some good counsel to offer folks who are also navigating this world. I will begin with a monthly offering and possibly convene a cohort for more intensive learning.
- **a focus on substack:** I will concentrate more on Substack for both Free and Paid Subscribers. I so love the platform (I’ll address controversies soon) and, since I drive in multiple lanes of musing, I will fully embrace the opportunity to share.

Okay, so there you go, your first Paid Subscriber BTS update. In the future, this may come in video form, but for now — thank you for your support!