Abstract
This study recommends solutions towards the retention through empowerment of Canadian Born Chinese (CBC) adults in Chinese bicultural churches. To address retention, the key risk factors and common dynamics that contribute to a “silent exodus” of CBC adults were established through qualitative research, including a survey of participants from diverse church affiliations. Based on an analysis of the literature review and survey results, this study advocates working toward the retention of English-speaking adults from Chinese Canadian churches through associated parallel independent English congregational models; this recognizes a link between the process of acculturation and the imperative to leverage mission.
Recommended Citation
Todd, M. (2014). Why Is There a Silent Exodus of English-speaking Adults from Western Canadian Chinese Churches?. Great Commission Research Journal, 6(1), 36-56. Retrieved from https://place.asburyseminary.edu/gcrj/vol6/iss1/4
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