A future for Asian Americans in a Multiethnic World
Here’s the audio version of the MultiAsian.Church book, read by the author DJ Chuang, informally and casually, not commercially produced quality, if you’re good with that. (Something is better than nothing, right?) For those who’d like the executive summary, bottom line, and essence of the book’s exhortation for how Asian Americans can best contribute to … Read more
Over the course of a church’s life, as it goes through seasons of changes, transitions, opportunities, or challenges, a person or a team of people external to a local church can bring valuable insights, perspectives, and expertise to help the church. While some churches rely on faith only for whatever situation they’re facing as a … Read more
The recurring themes that I (DJ Chuang) hear from next generation Asian American pastors since I started networking and connecting with my peers in the late 1990s has remained the same: a desire to have role models and mentors. One of the challenges for leaders and pastors in any sphere is the isolation that comes … Read more
The 3 largest Asian American populations are Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian. As the children of Indian immigrants grew up or are born here in the USA, some of the second-generation Indian Americans are beginning to develop a next generation of churches that reach English-speaking Indian Americans and multiethnic communities, or as we like to … Read more
Chinese churches in America trace its history back to over 100 years ago, and many churches today continue to reach people in the Chinese language dialects—Mandarin, Chinese, and Taiwanese, and there are a few less common dialects in use too. Different terms are used to refer to the Chinese American church, including immigrant Chinese church, … Read more
What is it like for a Caucasian to pastor and minister in an Asian American church? Pastor Matty Blevins shares all in this conversation with DJ Chuang. Well, not everything, but some things he’s learned along the way, since he’s only been in a non-white church context for a year and a half.
Too many pastors struggle secretly with porn addiction. Research says 57% of pastors have struggled with porn and Asian pastors and Asian American ones are no exception. This ugly struggle is true for many men, and some women, regardless of ethnic background, whether Korean American, Chinese American, Japanese American, Indian American, and the many other … Read more
This article reports on the issue of “silent exodus” among second-generation Desi South Asian Americans and provides a comprehensive analysis of the issue. Thanks to Dr. Sam George for sharing it. Ethnic Indian churches struggle to retain young Indian American Christians within the fold (by Suman Guha Mozumder, India Abroad) Next week when tens of … Read more
When there are online discussions about topics related to what MultiAsian.Church has presented, that is quite noticeable. There are not yet many voices from Asian American pastors and church leaders on the web, the public web, that are discussing very important and urgent issues pertaining to the churches where Asian Americans find belonging. Encouraging to … Read more
Thanks to Healthy Church Leaders Initiative’s Pathway to Ministry and Dr. Timothy Tseng for the opportunity to participate in this webinar on September 17, 2017. Description: Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, projected to double in population by 2050. While many ethnic Asian churches are reaching an immigrant generation by … Read more