Chinese churches - Great Commission Research Journal
Why Is There a Silent Exodus of English-speaking Adults from Western Canadian Chinese Churches
Author By: Dr Matthew Todd, MTS, MA, DTL
- Abstract
- This study recommends solutions towards the
retention through empowerment of Canadian Born Chinese (CBC) adults in
Chinese bicultural churches. To address retention, the key risk factors
and common dynamics that contribute to a “silent exodus” of CBC adults
were established through qualitative research, including a survey of
participants from diverse church affiliations. Based on an analysis of
the literature review and survey results, this study advocates working
toward the retention of English-speaking adults from Chinese Canadian
churches through associated parallel independent English congregational
models; this recognizes a link between the process of acculturation and
the imperative to leverage mission. This chapter is taken from Todd’s doctoral dissertation titled,
“Towards the Retention of English-Speaking Adults from Chinese Canadian
Churches Through Associated Parallel Independent English Congregational
Models” (Bakke Graduate University, Seattle WA,
2014).
(The article can be obtained from the following website: http://journals.biola.edu/gcr/volumes/6/issues/1/articles/36)
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