{"id":58,"count":61,"description":"Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Samuel Hong is a Youth Pastor serving at TCCC. He is a passionate about preaching and teaching God\u2019s Word while discipling young believers in their personal relationships with Christ.\r\n\r\nHis heart for God\u2019s people and for ministry was first ignited in 2011 while he was working in summer camps with youth and children from various backgrounds. After graduating with a Bachelors of Medical Sciences from Western University, and a Bachelors of Education from the University of Toronto (OISE), Samuel started his career as a high school teacher. During this time, he also discovered his calling for full-time pastoral ministry and later attained his Masters in Divinity with a focus on Youth and Family Ministry from Tyndale Seminary.\r\n\r\nSamuel has been serving in full-time ministry since 2016. He is married to his wife, Hayley and is a father to their son named, Mateo. Sam loves listening to audiobooks, designing Bible Study Escape Rooms, and running\u00a0outdoors!","link":"https:\/\/tccc.ca\/en\/sermons\/?sermon_speaker=\/pastor-samuel-hong\/","name":"Pastor Samuel Hong","slug":"pastor-samuel-hong","taxonomy":"sermon_speaker","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tccc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sermon_speaker\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tccc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sermon_speaker"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tccc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/sermon_speaker"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/tccc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sermons?sermon_speaker=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}