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more research on Asian American Christianity needed
In February 2008, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life published its U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, resulting in a number of headlines:
U.S. religious landscape in flux: Poll finds Protestant churches in decline, unaffiliated ranks growing (MSNBC)
U.S. Religious Identity Appears Very Slippery (WaPo)
The New York Times starts its article, Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report […]
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musings about Asian American ministry
PaLM’s Ekklesia ministry has a series of articles from John L. Ng’s reflections and thoughts on doing pastoral work in New York City:
A Diverse Asian Community as Context for Church Ministry
Thinking Through The Identity Issue Among […]
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how to do English ministry in Chinese churches
While it may be exciting to see new kinds of churches launched to reach the next generation, there are also good activities in ethnic Asian churches that reaches (some of) the next generation too. 2 resources came to my attention recently:
Pastor Kenneth P.Carlson (English Pastor at Chinese for Christ Church, Berkeley since 1994) had been […]
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Religiosity in Asian America: Spiritual Vitality, Secularism, and Racialization
Sat in parts of the Symposium on Religion in Los Angeles, a 2-day event jointly hosted by Cal State University Los Angeles and Claremont School of Theology. Fascinating conversations and presentations that exemplified the growing interest in the sociology of religion, and most of the presentations explored the inter-relationship of religions and ethnicities.
Russell Jeung, Associate […]
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Talks on Asian American Religiosity and Christianity
Just got word of this lecture series from Russell Jeung, Associate Professor of Asian Studies at San Francisco State University. Via the Yahoo Group for Asian American Christians for Justice::
Hi all:
If you’re in Los Angeles, I’m speaking at CSU LA and at Bread of Life Church in Torrance this week. You’re welcome to come.
CSU […]
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The Next Generation of Asian Americans Reaches Out
In the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of REV Magazine, DJ Chuang wrote a brief snapshot of 5 innovative churches being led by next generation Asian American pastors in this article titled, “The Next Generation of Asian Americans Reaches Out: Taking the best of both worlds from their Asian family heritage and their American surroundings, innovative Asian-American […]
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reaching 2nd generation Vietnamese Americans
Great time sharing with about 180 Vietnamese pastors, wives, and women leaders at this Vietnamese C&MA pastors conference. They pull this together every other year. Good question and answer discussions, we all have the same heart, desiring to see the 2nd generation reached with the Gospel. Here’s the Powerpoint slides I spoke from, with Vietnamese […]
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7 suggestions for English ministry in ethnic churches
Pastor Joshua Kang of Lakeview Church (Chicago) presented 7 suggestions for a fruitful English ministry in a workshop to Korean pastors at the Evangelical Covenant denomination’s Midwinter conference. Here are his 7 suggestions:
View English Ministry as a church-plant in the mission field, rather than considering it as just another department within the first generation church.
Treat […]
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70% of high schoolers quit church
Some leaders in ethnic Asian American churches have voiced concern over the attrition rate of 2nd generation Asian Americans; there’s this sense that a large percentage of active youth group members stop going to church during their college years. This perspective of what’s happening among their counterparts in mainstream America may be informative. Leadership Journal […]
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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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