Date
8-9-2024
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Jacob Dunlow
Keywords
Learning Center, Chinese churches, gospel outreach, documentation, developing and managing, restructuring, center directors
Disciplines
Leadership Studies | Missions and World Christianity
Recommended Citation
Tam, Alice, "Documentation for Developing and Managing Multiple Learning Centers as Gospel Outreach Programs in NYC Chinese American Churches" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5904.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5904
Abstract
This thesis project is dedicated to creating comprehensive documentation for developing and managing multiple learning centers in various Chinese churches in NYC. It is a strategic initiative for the future growth and expansion of the Creator’s Voice Learning Center, and it also builds up a collaborative effort with churches to encourage gospel outreach in NYC Chinese communities. The CV Learning Center has been a pillar of success in NYC Chinatown for over twenty years as a beacon of hope in gospel outreach. However, CV needs assistance to launch its ministry ideology on multiple sites. The project employed two pilot testing programs at different locations in NYC Chinatown Chinese churches, helping CV to draft an outline for comprehensive documentation based on exploratory research and survey data from questionnaires and interviews. There are three areas of emphasis in creating documents: the church, the community, and the center, with a focus on preparation, operation, and evaluation. The researcher has also interviewed experienced center directors from four different learning centers. This thesis study discovers the necessity of restructuring the corporation and recruiting more center directors while creating documentation for operations for developing and managing multiple centers. The results of this study concluded that if CV creates the documentation needed, then the leadership of the learning center will feel empowered to grow the outreach program in multiple NYC Chinese churches, sparking a new era of gospel outreach.
