Asian American Churches !in a Multiethnic World!

DJ Chuang !for Pathway to Ministry!

September 17, 2017!

255k! 321k! 980k! 1.5M!3.5M!

6.9M!

11.9M!

17.3M!

22.6M!

28.5M!

34.5M!

40.5M!

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Asian American Population (Projected)!

20 Largest U.S. Asian Origin Groups (2010)!

All Asians 17,320,856

Chinese 4,010,114

Filipino 3,416,840

Indian 3,183,063

Vietnamese 1,737,433

Korean 1,706,822

Japanese 1,304,286

Pakistani 409,163

Cambodian 276,667

Hmong 260,073

Thai 237,583

Laotian 232,130

Bangladeshi 147,300

Burmese 100,200

Indonesian 95,270

Nepalese 59,490

Sri Lankan 45,381

Malaysian 26,179

Bhutanese 19,439

Mongolian 18,344

Okinawan 11,326

All Asians 21,117,987

Chinese 4,760,804

Indian 3,982,398

Filipino 3,898,739

Vietnamese 1,980,344

Korean 1,822,213

Japanese 1,411,188

Pakistani 518,769

Cambodian 330,259

Hmong 299,191

Thai 294,967

Laotian 271,421

Bangladeshi 187,816

Taiwanese 187,164

Burmese 168,237

Nepalese 140,319

Indonesian 112,711

Sri Lankan 59,946

Malaysian 30,193

Bhutanese 23,882

Mongolian 21,222

Okinawan 12,182

Asian American Population in Different Regions!

1,304,286

1,706,822

1,737,433

3,183,063

3,416,840

4,010,114

38%

71%

36%

18%

89%

31%

Japanese !

Korean!

Vietnamese !

Indian!

Filipino !

Chinese !

ChurchedAsianAmericans(Protestant+Catholic)

%Chris2an

Popula2on

Ethnic Asian Churches in the U.S. !

Ethnicity! Estimated Count !

Korean 4,653

Chinese 1,679

Asian Indian 1,317

Vietnamese 300

Filipino 200

Japanese 190

Hmong 171

Indonesian 124

Pakistani 120

Nepali 110

Cambodian 80

Lao 48

Thai 33

Bangladeshi 20

Sri Lankan 15

Burmese 15

Estimated Total! 9,075!

Why Churches Must Reproduce !

AndJesuscameandsaidtothem,“Allauthorityinheavenandonearthhasbeengiventome.Gothereforeandmakedisciplesofallna2ons,bap2zingtheminthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit,teachingthemtoobserveallthatIhavecommandedyou.Andbehold,Iamwithyoualways,totheendoftheage.”MaShew28:18-20(ESV)

“The church is one generation away from extinction.” !

TheOldChurchConcertHall

(Portland,Oregon)

mul2asian.church/exchurches

Next Generations of Asian Americans!

Next Generation Ministry is Challenging !

“Parents assumed that if you just sent the kids to church through high school, they’d come out being good Christians. We all thought our kids would go to church in college. That was a very naïve thought.” !!!Rev. Daniel Lee (1st gen, Global Mission Church, Maryland), quoted in “Silent Exodus,” Christianity Today, 1996.

5 Cries of Asian American Christian Young Adults!Dr. Timothy Tseng

1.  WhenwillIgrowup?2.  CanIembracemyrace?3.  AmIloved?4.  AmIbeingfedatmychurch?5.  AmIge`ngthebestvalue?

Different Churches for Different Cultures!

Neitherisnewwineputintooldwineskins.Ifitis,theskinsburstandthewineisspilledandtheskinsaredestroyed.Butnewwineisputintofreshwineskins,andsobotharepreserved.”MaShew9:17(ESV)

ContextualizingtheGospel

MaShewMarkLukeJohn

MATTHEWforJews

MARKfor

Romans

LUKEfor

Greeks

JOHNfor

Gen2les

portmanteau, a mashup of words!

Mul7-ethnic+Asian-American=

Mul7-Asian

Next Generation Multi-Asian Churches!

adefini2on:“autonomousEnglish-speakingchurchesthatareinten2onallyorincidentallyreachingnextgenera2onAsianAmericansandothernon-AsianstooandledbyanAsianAmericanpastor”

What is a multi-Asian church?!

a.  anethnicAsianAmericanchurchthat’sreachingmul2plegenera2onsofAsianAmericans,withworshipservicesinbothAsianandEnglishlanguages(e.g.couldbeaKorean-AmericanchurchoraChinese-AmericanchurchwithVietnamese-languageministries)

b.  mul2-ethnicchurchwithAsianAmericanpastoralleadership(atleast20%)andAsianAmericansinthecongrega2on(atleast20%)

c.  mul2-ethnicchurchwithAsianAmericansinthecongrega2onbutnoAsianpastoralstaff

d.  mul2-lingual&mul2-culturalchurchwithover20%AsianAmericans

e.  alloftheabove

17!

40!

79!

150!

227!

291!

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Multi-Asian Churches!

Characteristics of Multi-Asian Churches!

•  Leadership•  Crea2vity•  Celebratoryworship•  Aesthe2cQuality•  Socialjus2ce•  Mul2ethnicoutreach

Ambassador Church (Brea, CA)!

Ekko Church (Anaheim, CA)!

Quest Church (Seattle)!

Bay Area Chinese Bible Church!

3 Best Opportunities !

•  Usingourvoices•  Mul2plyingleaders&makingdisciples•  Givinggenerouslyinphilanthropy

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All kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people !

Q&A Time !

DJ Chuang !djchuang.com • multiasian.church !

949-243-7260!

Addendum !

DJ Chuang !multiasian.church !

ProfessorYang,whowrote'ReligioninChina:SurvivalandRevivalunderCommunistRule',believesthenumberofChris2ansinChinawillriseto160millionby2025and247millionby2030,justasAmerica'sChris2anpopula2onappearstobewaning.

hSp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/china-largest-chris2an-country_n_5191910.html

Chinese Church in China!