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intentionally raising up the next generation
Here at a camp site call Trinity Pines near Houston. I was honored and privileged to be invited to present a workshop on being a witness to culture at this tri-ennial RENDER conference.
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Survey of English Pastors in Chinese Churches
This April 2007 survey, CCCOWE English Task Force Survey 2007: The Needs of English-Speaking Chinese Churches & Their Leaders, gives a broad sampling of insights based on 62 respondents from all over the world — 32 of those responses were from North America (13 from the USA - Southern California and New York, 19 from […]
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a Chinese church perspective
Pastor Paul Hong Cheng heads the only local Chinese church, formed four months ago in Vacaville. Vacaville is approximately 35 miles from Sacramento and 55 miles from San Francisco. Pastor Cheng shared this perspective about reaching the next generation and the future impact of China in this article, Breaking language barriers: Chinese church reaches out […]
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forming Chinese Churches for immigrants
Found this article, The Chinese-Church Phenomenon: Cultural Reasons for the Adoption of Christianity by Chinese Immigrants, but not sure who wrote it or what proper attribution to ascribe:
Abstract: This article is meant to examine the cultural and sociological reasons behind the recent wave of conversions to Christianity among Chinese immigrants and the subsequent growth in […]
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Chinese and Korean Americans can Learn from Each Other
David Ro shared this at a conference in 2000 that is very informative as a compare and contrast of cultural values between Korean and Chinese people groups. David himself can be considered as a consummate Asian American prototype since he is 1/2 Korean and 1/2 Chinese.
This chart gives an outline of overall data (some […]
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reaching young Asian Canadians
This article by Connie Cavanaugh, “Whatever It Takes Churches: A church in Canada helps second-generation Chinese put down some ROOTS,” reiterates the compelling need to reach the next generation with the Gospel::
How does a church “be a church” if few of the people they reach are free to assemble? This is a key question at […]
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improving Chinese family communications
The Gospel Herald had recently posted 2 recent articles about Rev. Peter Lam of Asian Family Today: Researcher Comments on Cultural-Clash in Chinese Families and Communication Must Improve in Chinese Families, Researcher Says. Here are 2 excerpts from the articles:
Communication between parents and children is difficult , especially for Asian American families, which are under […]
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Christianity and the Chinese people
Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review (Volume 67, Number 2; Summer 2006) had a special issue on the topic of: CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE CHINESE, edited by Fenggang Yang and Joseph B. Tamney. A number of interesting topics were explored:
Exploring Mass Conversion to Christianity among the Chinese: An Introduction
Social and Cultural Contexts in Conversion […]
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philanthropic divides among Chinese Americans
From The New York Times, January 20th, 2007 — Class Divide in Chinese-Americans’ Charity ::
These days, in an era of shrunken public dollars and booming philanthropy, as universities and museums showcase multimillion-dollar gifts by Chinese-Americans, Ms. Kee worries about a different kind of disconnect: a divide between the explosive growth of Chinese-American wealth and the […]
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English Ministry in a Chinese Church
It takes all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people. In my research for Leadership Network and L2 Foundation (cf. Asian American Church Report), I’ve found different churches that are effectively reaching next generation (English-speaking) Asian Americans: intergenerational/ multilingual Asian churches, pan-Asian churches, multi-ethnic churches, and missional churches.
Pastor Ken Carlson is English Pastor […]
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