Author Archives: relationalrealism

The Terrible Facts: What is Happening to the World’s Christians?

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; Religious Freedom Project. December 13, 2013. From Cairo and Damascus to Tehran and Beijing, religious freedom is under siege. Ironically, it is Christianity—a faith that contributed decisively to the rise of religious liberty—that now finds itself increasingly persecuted around the world.

Multiethnic Ministry and Diaspora Missions in Action: A Case Study of the Wu Chang Church of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Enoch Wan and John Kuo. The purpose of this book is to showcase multiethnic ministry and diaspora missions in action at the Wu Chang Church of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The research for this book was conducted by John Kuo for his doctoral dissertation at Western Seminary under the supervision of Enoch Wan, the director. John KuoContinue reading “Multiethnic Ministry and Diaspora Missions in Action: A Case Study of the Wu Chang Church of Kaohsiung, Taiwan”

CultureBound Training

CultureBound training for language and culture is designed to prepare you for life and work in an unfamiliar culture. We teach you how to learn a new culture and language, become a part of a community, and view your neighbors in a different and positive way. Our CultureCourses mix online and onsite training activities to prepareContinue reading “CultureBound Training”

Missions Beyond the Diaspora: Local Cross-Cultural Ministry of Chinese Congregations in the San Francisco Bay Area

Enoch Wan and Mike Hung Lei. This book is part of the series published by the Center of Diaspora and Relational Research. It covers the history of Chinese diaspora and development of Chinese diaspora congregations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its focus is on contextualizing diaspora missions and cross-cultural ministry training for Chinese diasporaContinue reading “Missions Beyond the Diaspora: Local Cross-Cultural Ministry of Chinese Congregations in the San Francisco Bay Area”

Chinese Diaspora Kingdom Workers: In Action and With Guidance

Enoch Wan and Jacky Lau. This volume is a description and explanation of Chinese diaspora Kingdom workers who are on the move for Kingdom involvement; yet with divine provision of God’s sovereignty and ministerial guidance. The purpose of this book is to develop a field support ministry guidebook for mission leaders to provide on-field assistanceContinue reading “Chinese Diaspora Kingdom Workers: In Action and With Guidance”

Mobilizing Vietnamese Diaspora for the Kingdom

Enoch Wan and Thanh Trung Le. This book begins with an introduction on Vietnamese diaspora (who? where? why?), followed by a discussion on the reason and practice of motivating and mobilizing them for Kingdom purpose. Practitioners who desire to serve Vietnamese diaspora will find the case study on the non-formal lay leadership training program implementedContinue reading “Mobilizing Vietnamese Diaspora for the Kingdom”

Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission (Regnum Studies in Mission)

Won Suk Ma and S. Hun Kim eds. As a ‘divine conspiracy’ for Missio Dei, the global phenomenon of people on the move has shown itself to be invaluable. In 2004 two significant documents concerning Diaspora were introduced, one by the Filipino International Network and the other by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. TheseContinue reading “Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission (Regnum Studies in Mission)”