Future of Asian American Church

Future for the Asian American Church

Ray Chang & DJ ChuangAmbassador Network

AmbassadorNet.org

“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

“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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Pastor Ray ChangAmbassador Church & Ambassador NetworkAmbassadorNet.org | [email protected] 714-706-1106

DJ Chuangdjchuang.com | [email protected] 949-243-7260