Matthew R. S.
Todd
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Matthew RS Todd, English Ministries Crisis in Chinese Canadian Churches, WIPF and STOCK publishers, 2015.
______ . Historical Attitudes that Have Shaped the
Church’s Use of the Arts. Winnipeg, MB:
Word Alive Press, 2010.
______.The Interface
of Percussive Arts, Religious Experience and Sacred Association. Winnipeg,
MB: Word Alive Press, 2008.
______.“The Implications of Biblical Texts Support
Rhythmic Worship Practices.” Crux,
45, 1, Spring 2009, 23-25.
______. “The Challenge
of Jesus’ Great Commission to Ethnic Churches.” Directions, 37, no. 2, Fall 2008, 238-242.
SELECTED ARTICLES IN POPULAR
JOURNALS
Matthew RS Todd. “A Biblical and
Theological Approach to Retaining the Next Generation in Chinese Canadian
Diaspora Churches and Doing Mission.” Asian
Journal of Pentecostal Studies, (pending publication winter, 2015).
________. “Why is there a Silent
Exodus of English-Speaking Adults from Western Canadian Churches?" The Great Commission Research Journal, issue
1 (Summer 2014), 36-56.
_______.“English Ministries Looking Back and Looking Forward,” Grace Message, 35 (April 2011), 12-15.
_______. “The Development
and Transition of English Ministry,” MB
Chinese Herald, 72, October 2009,
16-18.
_______.“Scripture that Guides a Bi-cultural Church,” MB Chinese
Herald, 70, June 2009, 21-23.
_______.“Why is God Good to All Peoples, Even Unbelievers?” Grace Message, May 2009, 4-8.
______.“Orchestra: An
Inclusive Ministry,” Grace Message,
May 2009, 27-29.
______.“Kingdomizing or
Colonizing?” MB Chinese Herald, 68, January 2009, 13-15.
_______.“The Implications of Biblical Texts Support Rhythmic
Worship Practices” MB Chinese Herald,
65, 2008.
______.“Destiny Vision
for English Ministries,” MB Chinese
Herald, 67, December 2008, 17-18.
“A Random Act of Violence at the Bus Stop,” Sword and Trumpet, November 2008, 36-37.
“Embracing An
Advisory Role,” MB Chinese Herald, 66, October, 2008, 12-13.
“A Theology that Addresses Cultural Adjustments in
Bicultural/Bilingual Churches: Navigating Identity and Selective Assimilation,”
Grace Literature Journal, Winter
2008.
“Cultural Adjustment in Church,” Grace Message, March 2008, 4-5.
“How Can
Pastors Be Better Prepared to Serve in the Chinese MB English Ministry
Congregations?” MB Chinese Herald,
62, January 2008, 8.
“The High
Value of Discipleship for Our English CBC
Young Adults,” MB Chinese Herald, 48,
August 2005, 9.
“Forty-nine
Years of Grace in the Chinese MB Churches,” MB
Chinese Herald, 47, June 2005,
14.
“For Such a
Time as This: The Tremendous Potential of the Emerging Generation in our
Chinese MB Churches” MB Herald,
February 2005, 11-12.
“Bridging the
Worship Gap in Multi-Cultural Churches,” Christian Sound and Song, 21, 2004.
“English Ministries—The Other Half of the
Story,” MB Chinese Herald, 40, April 2004, 4-5.
“Miracle on
the Fifth Floor,” Advance (January/February
1996), 8-9.
OTHER SERVICE
• Community ESL program
developer, director, and teacher
• Outreach director of seasonal community outreach programs
• Director of Alpha program
• Musician and volunteer leader with the Dr. David Lam
Orchestral Society (2001-2007).
• English/Chinese
Leadership Liaison Executive Committee Member for Mennonite Brethren Chinese
Churches Association, citywide ministerial
• Board Member,
Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference Board of Education and Discipleship
(2001-2005)
• Planning and
Organizing Committee Leader and Chair, Lower Mainland Vancouver Chinese English
Ministries Fellowship (2001-2003).
TRAVEL / EXPOSURE TO
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
Britain, France, Belgium, Mexico (Quintana Roo, Yucatan),
Middle East (Israel, Jordan, southern Lebanon, northern Egypt), western
Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Bahamas), nineteen American States,
Italy, Switzerland, China (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing). Spain,
Greece, Turkey, Holland, Germany.
Served in Chinese (Cantonese, Taiwanese, Haaka) and Italian cross-cultural
parish contexts in eastern and western Canada.
