Josh Gaudreau ;Hi, I'm Josh, the English #pastor of a Chinese #church in Winnipeg, Canada. Just checking out this #mastodon site and liking it so far. #introductions #welcome
djchuang@joshgaudreau greetings from Southern California. I like researching about Asian North American churches. Would love to learn more of your experiences at a #Chinese #church in #canada
@djchuang Hi DJ, thanks for reaching out! I'd love to tell you about them - perhaps some specific Q's would help me to know where to start, if there's a specific focus you're interested in?
(fun fact: I've followed you on Twitter for quite a while now!)
(fun fact: I've followed you on Twitter for quite a while now!)
@joshgaudreau Hi Josh, thanks for the quick reply; let's start w/ some basic Q's: how long have you ministered in Chinese church? does your church have monthly deacon board meetings you sit in on? what kind of cultural and contextualizing adjustments did you have to make? how is the health of the church? what is weekend attendance on average?
@djchuang Thanks for the Q's!
Attended 13years, pastoring 2 so far. I attend monthly elder meetings (made up of reps from each congregation), plus each congregation has their own deacon board, which I lead for English. The health of the church is pretty poor overall, especially English. On top of that Mandarin pastor made lead 3 years ago, but he's very traditional. Mistake, IMO. 300avg attendance, 60 for English service
Attended 13years, pastoring 2 so far. I attend monthly elder meetings (made up of reps from each congregation), plus each congregation has their own deacon board, which I lead for English. The health of the church is pretty poor overall, especially English. On top of that Mandarin pastor made lead 3 years ago, but he's very traditional. Mistake, IMO. 300avg attendance, 60 for English service