Constructing Chineseness in Ministry, Part 2: A Contextualized (Re)thinking with Special Reference to Chinese Church in Indonesia and Singapore

The article delves into the issue of constructing Chineseness in ministryin Singapore and notes that bilingual services will be explored using three Christian churches as examples. Topics include demography of Chinese churches in Singapore, analysis of the Chineseness and language issues during chur...

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Main Author: Koh Ming Huat, Bernard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Faculty of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary 2019
In: Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-99
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KBM Asia
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Chinese Language
B Church
B Singapore
B EDUCATION; Religious aspects; Christianity
B Societies, etc
B Chinese
B SINGAPORE; Politics & government
B Service (Theology)
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Summary:The article delves into the issue of constructing Chineseness in ministryin Singapore and notes that bilingual services will be explored using three Christian churches as examples. Topics include demography of Chinese churches in Singapore, analysis of the Chineseness and language issues during church services, and language policy of the government of Singapore and its impacts on education andthe Christian community.
Contains:Enthalten in: Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies