PastoraLab
Research Project
Quantitative Research on Asian American Congregational Leadership Practice
From 2022 to 2024, ISAAC conducted the pilot phase of its national survey aimed at understanding the practices, challenges, and growth trends of Asian American congregational leadership. We disseminated the survey to 800 Asian American English Language Faith communities. The preliminary results provide important findings for understanding Asian American churches including their leadership culture and participation in stopping anti-Asian hate.
New funding will allow Phase II of this research so the survey can be disseminated to our entire database of 6,000 Asian American congregations.
Latest Updates
“The time for systematic study of Asian American churches is now. Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity (ISAAC) began conducting a first-of-its-kind National Survey of Asian American Congregational Leadership Practices in June, 2022 with funding provided by the Lilly Foundation. The congregations participating in this pilot study are all English language congregations, both independent churches as well as those which are part of an Asian immigrant church. While this pilot project is ongoing until 2024 with more data analysis forthcoming, this baseline study has already yielded preliminary findings in a number of key areas…”
Survey Research Team
Young Lee Hertig
Co-Founder/Executive Director of ISAAC (Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity)/AAWOL (Asian American Women On Leadership), Editor-In-Chief of ChristianityNext
Dr. Jerry Park
Dr. Jerry Park is an Associate Professor of Sociology and an affiliate fellow of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion. His research interests include the sociological study of religion, race, identity, culture and civic participation.
Dr. Andrew Lee, PhD
Dr. Andrew Lee is the Associate Director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center.