Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 1 A. How to study a city B. History C. Demographics D. Christianity E. SDA Church F. The LA Chinese SDA Church A. How to study a city B. History C. Demographics D. Christianity E. SDA Church F. The LA Chinese SDA Church

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 2 History Demographics Christianity SDA History Demographics Christianity SDA A. How to Study a City Areas and Principles of Research

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 3 1. History How a city or church begins usually determines its course. 1. History How a city or church begins usually determines its course. San Francisco Port town Free Love Homosexuality Liberal San Francisco Port town Free Love Homosexuality Liberal Bangkok River Political/Religious Economic Human Trade Bangkok River Political/Religious Economic Human Trade B. History

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 4 B. The Importance of History

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 5 2. Demographics—Areas of Information C. Demographics How many people are there? What ethnicity are they? What is the growth rate? What is the economic level? How much schooling do they have? What is the average age? How many people are there? What ethnicity are they? What is the growth rate? What is the economic level? How much schooling do they have? What is the average age?

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 6 2. Demographics—Sources of Information Government Universities Business Internet Government Universities Business Internet C. Demographics The most helpful information to the church planter is the changes in population.

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 7 3. Christianity—History and % of population How has the Christian church done in the area? The Hope of Bangkok Church Mega-churches in America The Hope of Bangkok Church Mega-churches in America Visionary Pastor The Start Growing Area Visionary Pastor The Start Growing Area D. Christianity

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 8 4. SDA Church—History and % of population How has the SDA church done in the area? Institutional versus community centered. Historically, SDA institutions have not been soul-winning agencies. E. SDA Church Institutions don’t win people, people win people.

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 9 F. The LA Chinese SDA Church 1. Taking courses at Fuller Seminary 2. Language learning intensive 3. The learning of Mandarin 4. The demographic study for thesis 1. Taking courses at Fuller Seminary 2. Language learning intensive 3. The learning of Mandarin 4. The demographic study for thesis

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 10 F. The LA Chinese SDA Church CountyPercentSDAPercent Chinese245,00033%3849% Filipino220,00030%200048% Korean145,00020%140333% Japanese130,00018%41710%

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 11 F. The LA Chinese SDA Church 5. The Chinese wedding at Temple City 6. The invitation to the group 7. USC ministry and Group status 5. The Chinese wedding at Temple City 6. The invitation to the group 7. USC ministry and Group status

Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, 2004 Urban Church Ministry AIIAS July, Case Studies in City Mission 12 F. The LA Chinese SDA Church