The document discusses revitalizing Asian American churches for new generations. It notes that many churches in the US are plateauing or declining, including some Asian American churches. It argues that Asian American churches need to be revitalized by developing new leadership from younger generations, empowering innovators, and planting new churches to reach more Asian Americans, many of whom are currently unchurched. Successful revitalization of Asian American churches will require creativity, raising up young leaders, and supporting new church planting efforts.

2. Revitalizing Asian American Churches for New Generations DJ Chuang www.djchuang.com September 26, 2007

3. what have I done Engineer Pastor Strategist Editor Researcher Facilitator Father

4. who I work with Developing leadership and legacy for Asian Americans bless & empower the next generation connecting leaders for innovation and healthy leadership development mobilizing legacy partners to invest in the next generation Connecting innovators to multiply their impact

5. 2 print-on-demand books Asian American Youth Ministry Conversations: Asian American Evangelical Theologies in Formation

6. revitalizing the church Why? Statistics Number of people Number of churches Church life cycle scriptures signs stories

7. When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’, and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matthew 16:2-3

16. 50+ U.S. churches close each week from http://www.newchurchinitiatives.org/morechurches/index.htm

17. 80% U.S. churches plateaued or declining from http://www.newchurchinitiatives.org/morechurches/index.htm

18. Four stages of organizational decline Cf. Mark Driscoll’s Confessions of a Reformission Rev pp.141-144 http://www.encounterthis.com/blog/?p=142

19. 5% of the US Population is Asian American (July 2004) http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006587.html

20. 14.4M Asian Americans in the US (July 2005)

21. 2000 U.S. Census, cf. wikipedia entry on “Asian American”

22. 33.4M Asian Americans by 2050 (projected)

23. 87% of Asian Americans are high school graduates (age 25 and older)

24. 49% of Asian Americans are college graduates (age 25 and older)

25. 20% of Asian Americans have graduate degrees (Masters, Ph.D., M.D.)

26. $61,094 Highest median household income of any racial group

27. 11.1% Poverty rate for single-race Asians (up from 9.8% in 2004)

28. 17.9% Without health insurance single-race Asians (up from 16.5% in 2004)

29. For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation , he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. Acts 13:36

30. 75% of Koreans in North America are affiliated with a church (estimated) http://www.djchuang.com/2006/05/d1296

31. 56% Asian Americans unchurched http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=229

32. 26% Asian Americans under age 18

33. 69.7% Asian Americans who speak English “very well” derived from the Census 2000 report "Language Use and English-Speaking Ability" at http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-29.pdf

34. 12 churches per 10,000 people (national average) from http://www.citychurchsf.org/planting/planting_print.htm

35. Asian American Churches estimated numbers from online directories, CM&A, ISAAC

36. Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved . Matthew 9:17

37. Four stages of organizational decline Cf. Mark Driscoll’s Confessions of a Reformission Rev pp.141-144 http://www.encounterthis.com/blog/?p=142

38. Revitalization: Window of opportunity

39. Southeast Asian Leaders (2006 national conference)

40. Next Gen South Asians Leaders

41. Evergreen LA (here)

42. NewSong (Irvine + NOC + LA + Bangkok + more)

43. Quest Church (Seattle) photo credits: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER / The Seattle Times, http://flickr.com/photos/54896089@N00/487696832/

44. Lakeview Church (Chicago)

45. Grace Covenant Church (Philadelphia)

46. Vox Veniae (Austin, Texas) http://flickr.com/photos/speedye/1305243195

47. 100+ English-speaking Asian-led multi-Asian / multi-ethnic churches less than 10 years old

48. $50,000 Sarang Community Church’s annual fund for church planting by 2 nd Generation Koreans and other minorities http://blog.l2foundation.org/2007/08/29/multiethnic-church-planting-fund/

49. what existing churches can do Encourage creativity Raise up young leaders Support church planting with prayer, people, and funds “ To reach people no one is reaching, do things no one else is doing.” (Craig Groeschel)

51. http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/139376081/ http://flickr.com/photos/sadaqah/426291086/

52. DJ Chuang www.djchuang.com L 2 Foundation www.L2Foundation.org Leadership Network www.LeadNet.org Q&A