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What can Boomers do to reach out to Millennials?

Thirty.Network’s Kevin Nguyen and DJ Chuang shared a breakout session about “Asian Americans Leading Well in a Multiethnic World” at the 2016 Asian American Ministry Conference and collected a handful of questions that will be answered in a series of videos on this blog.

This question was posed by one of the participants:

“How do we (Baby Boomers, Empty Nesters, parents, lay leaders, and young adult Bible study leaders) effectively reach out to Asian American young adults? We have been leading for 30 years in different ministries, but are we relevant? How do we know? New trends? Different metrics now?”

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The Antidote to Comparison

Have you thought recently…

  • “I wish I were more like…”
  • “How come that person gets ________ but I get _______?”
  • “Why didn’t God give me ________ like so-and-so?”
  • “I feel stuck when I see others in a better place than me.”
  • “I wish I could have the opportunity to _______ like so-and-so.”
  • The list goes on.

How did I think of these phrases? Because I have thought these phrases as well! It’s easy to compare myself to others and long for something that feels lacking in my life, especially when I see others are more effective, get better opportunities, or are in just a better place than me.

Our Asian background often compares. Part of the cultural heritage is parents “inspiring” their kids by pointing out how their peers are doing better. I am thankful that my parents tried not to do that but I still picked up the habit of internal comparison because it’s found in every culture and it’s also human nature.

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Is it biblical to be an exclusive church?

Thirty.Network’s Kevin Nguyen and DJ Chuang shared a breakout session about “Asian Americans Leading Well in a Multiethnic World” at the 2016 Asian American Ministry Conference and collected a handful of questions that will be answered in a series of videos on this blog.

This question was posed by one of the participants:

“Is it unbiblical to be an exclusively Asian American English speaking church and not have active intentions to be reaching out to non-Asians?”

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valuable Asian values in multiethnic leadership

Thirty.Network’s Kevin Nguyen and DJ Chuang shared a breakout session about “Asian Americans Leading Well in a Multiethnic World” at the 2016 Asian American Ministry Conference and collected a handful of questions that will be answered in a series of videos on this blog.

This question was posed by one of the participants:

“As a student leader in our predominantly (~60%) Asian chapter [college campus], I get to interact with people from all ethnicities. What are some Asian values that you’ve seen play out positively in multiethnic leadership roles? ”

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advice for doing multigenerational ministry

Thirty.Network’s Kevin Nguyen and DJ Chuang shared a breakout session about “Asian Americans Leading Well in a Multiethnic World” at the 2016 Asian American Ministry Conference and collected a handful of questions that will be answered in a series of videos on this blog.

This question was posed by one of the participants:

“I’m in a 1st generation church that tries to be bilingual and place 2nd generation and 1.5 gen. all together. We wanted to grow our 1.5 and 2nd gen. congregation but we always want to nurture the needs of the older generation. What would your advice be?”

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