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North America’s Oldest Asian Church
The PANA Institute at the Pacific School of Religion hosted an exhibit about the Oldest Asian Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown (San Francisco) –
Founded a century and a half ago, the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown is the oldest Asian American Christian congregation in North America. Designated a “foreign mission” by the […]
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English-speaking ministry in the Chinese church in Canada
This 11-minute video titled “English speaking ministry in the Chinese church” explores the differences between Chinese-speaking overseas-born Chinese and English-speaking Canadian-born Chinese, what is an English speaking ministry in a Chinese church, differences between English-speaking and Chinese-speaking congregations, as well as challenges and solutions for an English-speaking ministry.
According to the video::
In 2001, there were over […]
at Chinese churches consultation
Here in East Bay (Oakland area) attending the ISSAC Bay area Chinese churches consultation. More info about that at http://bapcc.wordpress.com
I made a presentation at lunch time titled “How churches are reaching next gen Asian Americans”, which was adapted from my sept 2007 presentation. Will post my slides and audio here.
How Churches Are Reaching Asian […]
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alarming statistics about American Born Chinese
According to this promotional video for the recent Render Conference (near Houston), less than 2% of American Born Chinese (ABCs) attend church here in the United States.
I’m not sure where that statistic comes from, as I do not know of a comprehensive study that documents this demographics’ church attendance, but if it is anywheres near […]
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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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]