Tag: worship
What does Asian American worship sound like?
A significant Asian American population worships weekly in over 7,000 churches, mostly in Asian languages, with some in English. One research approximates 42% of Asian Americans identify as Christian, including both Protestants and Catholics. People can easily distinguish the unique sounds of African-American and Latino-American worship music. A majority of Christian worship music has been…
OC Christmas Tour 2017
in churchOne of the family Christmas traditions we started in 2011 is to worship at as many churches as we could during Christmas week. We’re able to go to more churches when there are fewer gatherings with extended family. Not sure what the plans are for this year yet. Here in Orange County, California, a dozen…
Asian American worship leaders and Christian musicians
Sharing a list of Asian American Christian musicians and worship leaders here for people looking for good music, inspiration, role models (or event planning 😁). By Christian musician, we mean people who profess to be Christians and the music is not necessarily in the Christian or CCM genre. NOTE: this list is not an endorsement, just…
Making Easter Great Again in the OC
in churchEaster is a great time to reflect on the meaning of life and the new start all of us can have, regardless of our regrets, pains, failures, setbacks, heartaches, hurts, habits, or hangups. And Easter is particularly meaningful to our little Chuang family (little because there’s only 3 of us) and one of the ways…
What are the best worship service times for 20-somethings?
in churchMore churches are asking how they can reach the next generation (some for its own survival, some for the mandate of reaching more people in their community as part of its on-going mission.) Recently I got this question from a pastor of a church wanting to reach the next generation, and he texted it to me…
Mapping out a DC Christmas Tour 2013
in churchMerry Christmas! What better way is there than to worship God in Jesus Christ during Christmas week? This year I’m in the metro Washington DC area with family; and it’s become a family tradition to worship at as many church services as possible during Christmas week. Here’s my working spreadsheet, as I prepare my itinerary.…
Top 10 Largest Churches in Orange County California
in churchList of the 10 largest megachurches in Orange County, California, affectionally known as the OC. (Megachurches are defined by an average weekend attendance of over 2,000, adults and children)
Multilingual Churches with Multiple Languages
As churches adapt to serving a multicultural global village and communities with more diversity, some are developing ministries in multiple languages. (cf. polyglot – someone who can speak multiple languages) Many ethnic Asian churches and other immigrant churches have done that for decades. For some ethnic Korean churches, they’re ministering in Korean and English, for Chinese…
Why isn’t Easter bigger than Christmas?
The 2 most powerful things about the Christian faith get celebrated year after year: Easter for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death to life, and Christmas for the incarnation of Jesus Christ born as a baby from a virgin. Both supernatural and miraculous. And being raised from the dead is a far bigger miracle…
OC Christmas Tour 2011 recap
We had a most memorable Christmas this year as a family, having family time together _and_ family time with the Family of God, as we took an OC Christmas tour all over Orange County to attend Christmas week worship services at a total of 10 churches. (Couldn’t quite make it to 11, as originally proposed; kept…
what is awe and respect in contemporary worship
How do we express awe and reverence and respect for God in our approach to worship in today’s worship experience.. does it really not matter what we wear, and what can we do when others under-dress, ahem..
