Growing Healthy Asian American Churches
The Asian American church is in transition. Congregations face the challenges of preserving ethnic culture and heritage while contextualizing their ministry to younger generations and the unchurched. Many Asian American church leaders struggle with issues like leadership development, community dynamics and intergenerational conflict. But often Asian American churches lack the resources and support they need to fulfill their callings.\ Peter Cha, Steve Kang and Helen Lee and a team of veteran...
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Introduction : growing healthy households of God91Grace-filled households192Truth-embodying households393Healthy leaders, healthy households 1 : challenges and models584Healthy leaders, healthy households 2 : practices and values775Trusting households : openness to change1006Hospitable households : evangelism1227Multigenerational households1458Gender relations in healthy households1649Households of mercy and justice183Conclusion : measuring the health of our households201
\ Eldin Villafane"Growing Healthy Asian American Churches is an outstanding work—a critically needed voice in the urban American mosaic. The authors have 'gifted' us with a text that provides insightful pastoral teachings and a prophetic challenge not only to the Asian American church but to the whole church of our Lord Jesus Christ. This solid, biblical, theological and ministerial book will contribute greatly to the life and mission of the Asian American church and thus play a significant role in the shalom of the city (Jer 29:7)."\ \ \ \ \ Russell Jeung"This book is truly prophetic for our times—a call for Asian American congregations to embody grace and truth in new ways, as Jesus did. It's essential reading for anyone wanting to learn how God is moving in the Asian American church or serving in this context."\ \ \ Paul Tokunaga"One can only dream of being a part of a group like the Catalyst Leadership Forum! It was a dream come true to share fellowship and envision what Asian American churches could be with such a remarkable group. Their wisdom, their commitment to the church, their humility—and now to have it wrapped up in a single book—are a rare and precious gift. Like good Asian food, savor it!"\ \ \ \ \ Sang Hyun Lee"This is the first comprehensive book about Asian American churches written by the leaders of those churches themselves. The essays in this volume are theologically sound and well informed, thoroughly based on the Scripture, and refreshingly honest. The writers tell the stories of their successes and mistakes and propose an insightful, well-thought-out and hopeful vision for the future Asian American churches."\ \ \ \ \ Paul Hiebert"In a world in which many people are on the move around the world, the nature and ministry of immigrant churches are of critical importance. This important book examines the problems and potentials these churches have, and gives deep, biblically based recommendations for building healthy churches as households of worship, fellowship and mission. While the focus is on Asian American churches, this book is a must-read not only for all those working with other immigrant churches but also for North American churches and Christians who have much to learn from the vibrant life and outreach of these Asian American churches, and their response to modernity and globalization."\ \ \ \ \ Gary Parrett"Growing Healthy Asian American Churches is an eminently practical book, filled with stories, examples and many wise suggestions for life and ministry in local congregations. Having ministered among Asian Americans for many years, I know that the concerns addressed in these pages are very real and persistent in such contexts. But there is much here to encourage and challenge those serving churches across the broad spectrum of cultural settings."\ \
