Exponential West 2013 workshop, presented by Ray Chang and DJ Chuang

1. Future for the
Asian American Church
Ray Chang & DJ Chuang
Ambassador Network
AmbassadorNet.org

2. “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

3. Immigration and Naturalization Services Act of 1965

4. Asian American Immigration increased since 1965

5. 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
17.3M
11.9M
6.9M
3.5M
1.5M.98M
.321M.255M
Asian American Population

9. Ethnic Asian-American Churches
Estimated number of
Ethnic Asian Churches
in the United States
7,123

10. Chinese
Filipino
Indian
Vietnamese
Korean
Japanese
1,304,286
1,706,822
1,737,433
3,183,063
3,416,840
4,010,114
Population % Christian
Churched Asian Americans
31%
89%
18%
36%
71%
38%

18. “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

19. 2nd Generation Asian Americans

20. 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
40.5M
34.5M
28.5M
22.6M
17.3M
11.9M
6.9M
3.5M
1.5M.98M.321M.255M
Asian American Population (Projected)

21. 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013
246
227
150
79
40
17
Next-Generation Multi-Asian Churches

22. Sarang Community
Church’s annual fund for
church planting by 2nd
Generation Koreans and
other minorities
$50,000

23. http://djchuang.com/ocr

24. 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
seas

25. Pastor Ray Chang
Ambassador Church & Ambassador Network
AmbassadorNet.org | MinistryFit.com
ray.chang@ambassadornet.org 714-706-1106
DJ Chuang
djchuang.com | SocialMediaChurch.net
email@djchuang.com 949-243-7260