Future for the Asian American

Church

Ray Chang & DJ ChuangReGenerant Network

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Which Nation Will be the Largest Christian Nation in 10 Years?

“Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants.” – Pew Research’s Rise of Asian Americans, August 2012

Immigration and Naturalization Services Act of 1965

Asian American Immigration increased since 1965

Ethnic Asian-American Churches

Estimated number of Ethnic Asian Churches in the United States

7,123

• More Asian Americans in college campus ministries indicates a future trajectory for the American church. Asian culture's value for education translates into larger numbers of Asian Americans attending U.S. colleges and universities, as noted in the 2006 Christianity Today article,

• The Tiger in the Academy: Asian Americans populate America's elite colleges more than ever—and campus ministries even more than that. At the recent Urbana 2012 triennial student missions conference, 39% of the 16,000 attendees were Asians & Asian Americans, up from 24.4% at the previous Urbana 2009. Both InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Cru's Epic Movement are intentionally contextualizing ministries for Asian Americans, by Asian Americans.

“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.

“Silent Exodus” of the Second-Generations

2nd Generation Asian Americans

Next-Generation Multi-Asian Churches

Sarang Community Church’s annual fund for church planting by 2nd Generation Koreans and other minorities

$50,000

http://djchuang.com/ocr

Future for the Asian American Church

• Immigration will continue• Silent Exodus of Second-Generation • Population Growth and Diversity• Unchurched Post-Christian America• Mission field across the street and across the

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