And then there’s also the question of quality vs quantity. With a congregation that size, how does he ensure everyone’s in line with God’s message?

I’m also very interested in the shelter ministry that they’re doing. I think I’ll consider volunteering for them, or maybe even get our fellowship to involve also.

I wonder if that kind of thing will ever happen in Chinese churches. What if we know Good Shepherd can hire someone like Pastor Ken and transform Good Shepherd into, not a Chinese church anymore, but a multi-ethnic multi-cultural missional church with over 1600 people 20 years later, will we do it today?

I think the resistance to change and the tendency to remain ghettoized are far greater in Chinese churches than in Anglo-Saxon churches. I think the old white folks basically felt they had no where to turn, except accepting this bold endeavor or else the church would die with them, because they had no young people. I’m sure Pastor Ken made a lot of old people feel uncomfortable in the beginning, but it did shake things up for the better eventually. I think Chinese churches will not see this until there is absolutely no hope in the young generation, then they’ll see the Kingdom of God is much greater than just a cozy place for Chinese immigrants to hang out and avoid engaging with the outside world.