LEADER 05111nam 22005895 450 001 9911049215303321 005 20260102120637.0 010 $a3-032-07442-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-07442-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32470394 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32470394 035 $a(CKB)44768767300041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-07442-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944768767300041 100 $a20260102d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aColorizing the Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Appointment in the United Methodist Church $eToward Beloving Community /$fby Steve Young Dong Kim 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (245 pages) 225 1 $aAsian Christianity in the Diaspora,$x2945-6940 311 08$a3-032-07441-X 327 $aChapter 1. Toward the Beloving Community -- Chapter 2. White Normativity in the United States of America -- Chapter 3. White Normativity in the United Methodist Church -- Chapter 4. Addressing White Normativity at a local UMC congregation by re(de)fining Christian Conferencing -- Chapter 5. Addressing White Normativity at a local UMC congregation by rethinking Christian Conferencing utilizing Transformative Community Conferencing -- Chapter 6. Reframing Christian Conferencing with a help of Transformative Community Conferencing to set a movement toward transformation in a Local United Methodist Church -- Chapter 7. Assessing the Christian Conferencing -- Chapter 8. From a local United Methodist Church Congregational Strategy to a Denominational Approach and Beyond -- Chapter 9. A Public Theologian/Historian? An Ecclesial Activist/Prophet? A Community Activist/Economist? A Pan-Ethnic Cook? Creating a Racial Understanding for Asian American In the U.S.A -- Conclusion. And Are We Yet Beloving?. 330 $aThis book examines the role of American churches, particularly the United Methodist Church (UMC), in perpetuating a mindset of segregation and normalizing whiteness. Focusing on the UMC?s Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural (CR/CC) appointments, it critiques the need to address racial and cultural challenges to prevent erasure, silencing, and forced assimilation. Highlighting the experiences of Asian American clergy, the book explores both the opportunities and obstacles faced in Mainline church contexts. Introducing the concept of re(de)fined Christian Conferencing, it emphasizes the importance of integrating and honoring diverse narratives, particularly through the Transformative Community Conferencing framework. This narrative mediation approach challenges white cultural norms within the UMC, advocating for collaboration between predominantly white congregations and non-white clergy. Through a case study of a New York UMC congregation, the book demonstrates the potential for real change and provides actionable steps for meaningful transformation within one of the U.S.'s largest mainline denominations. Rev. Dr. Steve (Young Dong) Kim, a 1.5-generation Korean American ordained Elder in the New York Annual Conference, is deeply committed to innovative approaches to ministry, with a focus on racial justice and peace, and inclusion. He serves as a co-chair of the Racial Justice Task Force of the Korean Ministry Plan of the United Methodist Church and a vice-chair of the Commission on Religion and Race of the New York Annual Conference. He is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), practicing his dedication to genuine belonging and compassionate mutuality. He is presently engaged in the ?In-Jeong Project,? an initiative of the Racial Justice Task Force that seeks to address racism for the Korean Americans as Asian Americans in the U.S. Outside of ministry, Steve cherishes time with his wife Rose, a talented violinist and a music educator, and their three children, Joseph, Daniel, and Miriel, enjoying board games, baseball, and the joys of parenthood. 410 0$aAsian Christianity in the Diaspora,$x2945-6940 606 $aChristianity and culture 606 $aChurch history 606 $aChristianity and the social sciences 606 $aChristian sociology 606 $aChristian Cultural Studies 606 $aChurch History 606 $aSocial Scientific Studies of Christianity 615 0$aChristianity and culture. 615 0$aChurch history. 615 0$aChristianity and the social sciences. 615 0$aChristian sociology. 615 14$aChristian Cultural Studies. 615 24$aChurch History. 615 24$aSocial Scientific Studies of Christianity. 676 $a287.608995073 700 $aKim$b Steve Young Dong$01886369 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911049215303321 996 $aColorizing the Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Appointment in the United Methodist Church$94521881 997 $aUNINA