Worship on the Way: Exploring Asian North American Christian Experience

WORSHIP ON THE WAY

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How can Asian North Americans interpret their Christian faith through the lens of their cultural identity? What aspects of Asian culture may illuminate and enrich Christian worship? Pastor and author Russell Yee set out to answer these questions, and ended up writing a book that invites readers to create thei Is there such a thing as Asian North American Christian worship?

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Pastor and author Russell Yee set out to answer these questions, and ended up writing a book that invites readers to create their own uniquely contextualized worship experiences. Features sample resources and templates for creating your own prayers, litanies, poems, and spoken word pieces! Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

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The added drum part is reminiscent of the tabla, a pair of drums played with the fingers and palms found in India. Note the polyphonic character of the accompaniment. By all means, avoid the temptation to add organ or piano to monophonic material and then harmonize the melodies in a Western manner. When encountering Asian hymns that appear with Western harmonizations in some hymnals, try singing them unaccompanied or in a monophonic manner melody only.

Even these simple steps may seem somewhat daunting and risky at first.

However, Asian hymns may be a vehicle for experiencing the timeless God of mystery and awe. News reports from Asia range from political strife and natural disasters to recent democratic elections and the resolution of deep conflicts.

Singing a Christian hymn that has been nourished by the rich aesthetic and spiritual soil of Asia allows us to pray in solidarity with these Christians, lamenting their sorrows and celebrating their joys. Though different from us in worldview and far removed in geography, we are united in Jesus Christ.

England and Archie C. Profiles of Pioneers in Christian Reconciliation Geneva: WCC Publications, , for an introduction to D. In addition to writing many hymns, Niles edited the E.

Exploring Asian North American Christian Experience

Hymnal in for the East Asian Christian Council, an organization he founded. This article also notes the inclusion of hymn tunes written by Loh in current North American hymnals. The Rough Guide New York: Penguin Books, , chapter five: A helpful discography is also included.

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The Book of Praise CH: A Worshipbook HWB: New Century Hymnal PH: Yee explores the challenges that have inhibited ANA churches from collectively discovering and voicing their vision for worship. Yee attributes the stunted development to the diversity in ANA immigration experiences and trends, as well as to the mixing of missions efforts with colonialization. The chronological recounting of numerous worship conferences plots the recent development of ANA thought and theological reflection on worship and culture, including, for example, inter-generational tensions as well as anxieties regarding the inclusion of hip-hop in worship, etc.

Yee provides a scriptural recap of the Cup and Bread, and also a brief history of its practice in the Church. He gives examples of how the Cup and Bread have been contextualized to better reflect the experiences of ANA worshipers, such as the use of green tea instead of grape juice in a Japanese American setting. Conflict and disagreements are inevitable as congregations discern ways to have ANA cultural sensibilities reflected in their worship. Yee lays out an ethics of engagement, drawn from Scripture: Yee recommends the careful practice of pastoral care and congregational education for churches facing change.

Yee introduces the worship practices among ANA immigrant groups most recently settled in the U.

The second section of the book, a sample collection of original songs, spoken word pieces, templates, brief descriptions of Asian poetry forms, worship station layouts, and list of ideas for visual images, are supplemented with an online link for more resources. The author initially began this project to produce a sourcebook of ANA worship materials.

However, he states that the lack of worship reflecting the biculturality of ANAs, especially in his particular evangelical milieu, prompted him to present the case for contextualized worship.

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