Category: church

the 2015 OC Easter Tour, a family tradition
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April 2, 2015
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As Holy Week for Christian churches around the world approaches the weekend, churches are hosting worship services for the next four days. And, thus begins our family traditions (since 2011) for going to as many churches as possible in the OC, that is, Orange County, California. To take on the momentus effort, I build this…
How Frequently Should Churches Really Post On Social Media?
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March 23, 2015
@ church, social media
[a guest post by Jeremy Smith, author of “By The Numbers: A Longitudinal Study on the Digital Ministry of America’s Largest Churches“] There is this notion floating around which has gained ground that a magic number exists for how frequently a church should post on different social media platforms to get the best reach every…
How Older Churches Can Have a Great Future
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February 15, 2015
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Being reborn (or born again) is the most powerful theme in the Gospel message and in the Bible, and for believers, the most powerful thing in human history. And it can be a part of a church’s history and life too. It is a normal thing for a church to have a life span of…
How church websites can be easier to use
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January 18, 2015
@ church, internet
At least twice a year, I’m clicking and scrolling (or hunting and pecking) to find the worship service times and locations at different churches. Unlike the person that only goes to church twice a year or twice a month, I go to as many churches as possible during Christmas week and Easter week to worship God as much…
Where are the Good Preachers in the Chinese American Church?
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January 6, 2015
@ ASIAN AMERICAN, church
I’m feeling sad about the state of the Chinese American Church. I posted this on my Facebook timeline with visibility to my friends, where people have a perception that it’s comfortable to add a comment there. (I tend to see more comments on my Facebook posts than my djchuang.com blog posts) Chinese Americans have the largest population in…
How the Church can be Unleashed for the Next Generation
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January 2, 2015
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My workshop here at CMC West Coast took place on Saturday 1/03 @ 1:30pm in Royal Palm 2,3,4 (at Town & Country Resort, Hotel Circle, San Diego, California). Yes, the coveted after lunch time slot. Here are the recorded audio (MP3 format) + the presentation slides for “How the Church can be Unleashed for the Next Generation”: Description:…
Unleashing the Potential of Chinese American Churches
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December 30, 2014
@ ASIAN AMERICAN, church
I’m sincerely grateful for the invitation to speak at the CMC West Coast event this weekend in San Diego. It’s the 2nd time the organizers have hosted this bilingual Chinese Missions Convention. And I’ve got 2 occasions for which I’m invited to speak. One is a 75-minute workshop titled “How the Church can be Unleashed…
2014 OC Christmas Tour: Worship Christ the Newborn King
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December 21, 2014
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The OC Christmas Tour for this Christmas season is now under way, a Chuang family tradition we started back in 2011, where we go to as many Christmas worship services as possible during Christmas week. People say that Christmas is all about Jesus, and we ought to make time for Him instead of being busy…
Real Millennial Pastors of Churches for Millennials
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November 28, 2014
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Articles abound about engaging the next generation known as Millennials (loosely defined as people born between 1980 and 2000, that’s 14-34 years old) in the marketplace and workplace as well as in religion and faith; pundits and experts have published many ideas and theories and trends about their behaviors and preferences. But where are the…
Mobile Giving and Online Giving for Churches
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November 17, 2014
@ church, GENEROSITY
Question> I help oversee our finances at our church and we’re considering online giving as an option. I know–getting into the 21st century finally! I recognize there are transaction fees associated with credit card donations, and one of our worries is that existing donors (by check) will move their donations to credit card, and the church…
sample church weekly email newsletter
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November 10, 2014
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Subject: Weekly e-blast Oct 31 14 Greetings! It’s Daylight Savings this weekend! So, set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night and enjoy that extra hour of sleep! We’ll continue with our series, Allegiance! Invite a friend and join us this weekend! Website is Under Construction Currently, our CHURCH website is under construction. If…
sample church survey email
posted on
November 10, 2014
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CHURCH Community Survey | You may win an iPad Mini! We want to hear from you! As a current or former member of the CHURCH Community, we would love the opportunity to learn from your experiences and time in our church so we can be more responsive in understanding your needs. As we grow and…