A Letter to the Asian American Church: Embracing the Call

For years, the church has said indirectly and directly to the Asian American faith community that they must find a place in a multicultural church or even the majority culture church disguised as a multicultural church. The collective voices in this book argue that there is underappreciated beauty, diversity, joy, benefit, and place for the Asian American church. Asian American leaders need to joyfully embrace the call to serve the Asian American church, not only for the emerging generation but for the broader church.

This book was written by faithful practitioners affiliated with SOLA Network: Faith Chang (Grace Christian Church), Steve S. Chang (Living Hope Community Church), Joey Chen (Sunset Church), Aaron J. Chung (Exilic Church), Cory K. Ishida (Evergreen SGV), David Larry Kim (Harvest Church), Monica M. Kim (CCEF), Harold Y. Kim (Christ Central of Southern California), Kim N. Kira (Lighthouse Community Church), Michael Lee (All Nations Community Church), Owen Y. Lee (Christ Central Presbyterian Church), Enoch Y. Liao (Boston Chinese Evangelical Church), Hanley Liu (First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut), Soojin Park (TGC), Jason M. Tarn (Houston Chinese Church), and Heidi K. Wong (Exilic Church).

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Table of Contents
Introduction: Embrace the Call

Part I: The Asian Immigrant Church

1. Hidden Beauty: Finding Beauty and Opportunity in the Immigrant Church by Faith Chang
2. Unraveling Diversity: The Surprising Gift of the Asian Heritage Church by Enoch Y. Liao
3. Every Tribe and Tongue: The Challenges and Blessings of Multilingual Churches by Jason M. Tarn
4. Safe Spaces: Providing Counsel in the Asian Immigrant Church by Monica M. Kim
5. Bridging the Gap: The Key to Thriving in Immigrant Ministry by Michael Lee

Part II: The Asian American Church

6. Rediscovering Joy: How I Learned to Love the Asian American Church by Owen Y. Lee
7. Hopeful Exiles: A Theology of the Asian American Experience by Aaron J. Chung
8. Exegete Your People: Understanding the Heartbeat of Asian American Congregations by Steve S. Chang
9. Finding Our Voice: Unleashing the Power of Asian American Preaching by Hanley Liu
10. Shepherding Singles: Reimagining God’s Family in the Church by Soojin Park
11. Creative Legacy: Navigating Ministry in a Changing World by Cory K. Ishida

Part III: The Asian American Leader
12. Heart Matters: Unmasking Idols in Asian American Leadership by Kim N. Kira
13. Silencing Shame: The Fear of Not Being Good Enough by Harold Y. Kim
14. Called to Lead: A Woman’s Path to Church Leadership by Heidi Wong
15. Steadfast: Persevering Through Difficult Seasons of Ministry by Joey Chen
16. FOBO in Ministry: Navigating the Temptation of Greener Pastures in Ministry by David Larry Kim

Conclusion: The Future of the Asian American Church
Terminology
Contributors

 

Steve Chang is the founding and senior pastor of Living Hope Community Church. He is a graduate of UCLA (B.S. in Computer Engineering), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.) and Talbot School of Theology (D.Min.). He feels blessed to live with “the three most beautiful women in the world”, his wife Hannah and his two daughters, Christine and Janice. Steve serves as the Council Chairman of SOLA Network.