G 2 G Ministry Presented to ACCESS Bible Conference On September 15, 2007 By James Yu
G 2 G – Ministry • • Generation to Generation Ministry Perhaps one of the biggest concerns in our immigrant church is the concern for our next generation. Over the past 30 years in our immigrant history, a great chasm developed between the generations. This caused friction in leadership, family crisis and even to the extent of church split. What is this chasm and how we can bridge the generations together will be our discussion in this workshop.
Discussion • What is that biggest problem in our North America immigrant church today? – Ministry from the perspective of a single generation – Ministry from the perspective of a single culture – Ministry from the perspective of a single language • As Asian immigrants living in America, what are some tendencies that are unique to us? – Preservation: The Lost and Found of our Culture – Fear of Discrimination/Fear of Assimilation: Generational/Cultural/Linguistic – Actually we’re not unique, every foreign cultural that came to America had to struggle through these same concerns. • How do these tendencies affect the way we do parenting/church? – Impact from Culture: Patriarchal/Class Valuation/Gender Roles/Conflict Avoidance – Impact from Fear: Segregated and Territorial – Impact from Isolation: Loss of Kingdom Perspective
Ephesians 2: 11 -22 • • • 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
No More Ethnic Barrier: Jews or Gentiles • 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
No More Cultural Barrier: Physical & Traditional • 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
No More Identity Barrier: Foreigner and Alien • 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
I Corinthians 12: 12 -27 • 12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. • 14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, ” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, ” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. • 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. • 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Spirituality brings Equality • 12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body —whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
Individuality brings Diversity • 14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, ” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, ” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
Interdependency brings Unity • 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. • 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Ethnic Identity/Assimilation Grid HIGH Cell: A Mainstream Cultural Cell: B Bi. Cultural Cell: C ACultural Cell: D Asian Cultural Assimilation LOW Ethnic Identity HIGH
Trans-Cultural View of Churches in America from the perspective of the Chinese Immigrant MEC AAC CAC DCC DAC 1 st GEN CIC 2 nd GEN SIC 1. 5 GEN TBC AAC Asian American Culture CAC Chinese American Culture CIC Chinese Immigrant Culture DAC Dominant American Culture DCC Dominant Chinese Culture MEC Multi-Ethnic Culture SIC nd Gen Immigrant 2 Culture TBC True Bi-cultural
ICD Intentional Cultural Development • The church is called to Shape the Culture, not the other way around. • What is ICD? – Understanding Social DNA of a Church • Understanding the complex structures within a church organization that cause them to formulate their values and worldviews in the way that they do. • This is done in multiple levels. i. e. Mandarin service, English service, Taiwanese service, Different age groups, etc. – Leveraging Cultural Diversity in the Community • Overcoming Cultural Myopia in the individuals and the community. • Aiding the Development of a level of awareness, sensitivity and competence in a cultural diversified environment. • Create Intercultural Synergy through understanding what strength each group or individual brings to the community. • Leverage Cultural Diversity using the synergy resulting from the dynamic and enriching interactions. – ILD (Intentional Leadership Development) • • • Identify and Develop People of Influence for specific cultural needs. Ministry Cross-Training to develop Cultural Bridges between ministry gaps. Assemble and Position the right team member to fill in the gaps. – Smoothing the Pathways of Change • Leadership not Management • Massage the Process
ILD Intentional Leadership Development • Identify and Develop People of Influence • Ministry Cross Training • – Identify Bi-cultural or Multi-cultural leaders in your community. They are most influential in your community’s cultural development. – Pay extra attention to Mentor or Disciple your most influential leaders. – Develop your leaders by offering them greater mobility to expose them to all facets of intra and inter-church organization. – – Assess the Cultural Strength and Weakness of your community. Identify the Greatest Gap in your community. Mobilize your leader(s) to cross-train between the ministry Gap. Reevaluate with the cross-trained leaders on how to Smoothing the Pathways of Change. Assemble and Position the Right Team Member – Assemble the team and position the leaders that will assist with the ICD at strategic cultural juncture. Note: not every good leader is able to escape from his or her own Cultural Myopia. – The team must reflect the gifts/talents needed to achieve the organizational/ministry objectives. – Assemble the leadership team that will reflect the cultural or ethnic demographics.
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