I also take a bit of an issue with Caucasian-Americans that believe that hearing Francis Chan speak causes them to know a little more about Asians or Asian culture. The reality is that Francis Chan could be named Francis Smith and have no Asian features and speak using the same words. He really doesn't draw his race or culture into his messages. Therefore, he isn't someone to be looked upon as a window into Chinese culture. No disrespect intended towards anyone, but this is how I see it.

Francis Chan is being who God created him to be, ministering to those that God called to be in his presence at Cornerstone Community Church, and revealing the truth in the way that only Francis Chan can do so, regardless of his ethnicity. The pulpit isn't reserved for white American pastors, nor are Asian-Americans called only to preach/teach to other Asians.

If a Christian artist were to stop singing songs about God and Christ and start singing songs about one night stands and murdering people because of what color they were wearing, then I'd say that person was a sellout. In the context of Francis Chan or DJ Chuang, I cringe at even the thought of hearing the word used in a conversation that divides white and non-white people and churches. God has you where you are at for a reason. I'm sure you knew that already

Thank you for all you do for the sake of the church and God's kingdom!!!

Sometimes I wonder if I am a sell-out being at Evergreen SGV instead of a more traditional bilingual Chinese church. Maybe I'm a sell-out for now, but I believe this is where God has called and planted me for now. I suspect that God will call me back to the Chinese church as an English-speaking minister. But for now, I am called to be at the all-English speaking Asian-American community of Evergreen SGV.

After talking with you at the Catalyst consultation, I decided to be more daring and post/comment more often. Thanks for the encouragement in that direction.

I'm relatively new to this discussion, and I've already felt the heat for working in Asian American ministry while not attending an (intentionally) Asian American church (whether next gen, immigrant, etc.).

I'm still trying to figure things out, for myself. As far as I can tell, it's hard to judge why others have ended up in their particular ministries.

This might be too general (and naive) of a thought, but maybe Asian American Christians aren't all supposed to do ministry in the same context… and maybe that's okay.

i once walked through opryland hotel here in nashville (a known destination for conferences) and there were three christian conferences happening at the same time. 1 was my own tribe's evangelism conference 2 was a national childrens ministry conference 3 was described to me as a holy spirit conference. my own tribes was mostly male & white in presenters, the childrens i didn't check out, but the holy spirit one (which i was particularly fascinated by) didn't have a single white male presenter in their midst and i'd argue that there were not many mainline/evangelical white leaders in attendance.

we like the people that relate to us, its on us more than it is chan.. my opinion