Future Focused Church with Raymond Chang

In this episode, Loren Richmond Jr. talks with Raymond Chang—pastor, writer, and Executive Director of the TENx10 Collaboration at Fuller Seminary. As co-author of Future Focused Church, Raymond shares a hopeful, grounded vision for how churches can embrace change, cultivate culture, and lead the next generation with clarity and purpose. Drawing from his experience in campus ministry, global missions, and as the president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, Raymond offers practical wisdom on how to engage young people, make faithful decisions, and ground all change efforts in deep discipleship. The conversation touches on everything from listening well to those who resist, to why the worship service is often the worst place to initiate change.

Key Themes:

• Why the future of the church is still bright

• Spiritual postures vs. spiritual practices

• The long, faithful work of building congregational imagination

• Creating culture change, not just cosmetic change

• Empowering transformation teams

• Leading with listening and honoring those who resist

• Why everything should be grounded in discipleship

• How to manage hard decisions with grace

• The danger of political syncretism in the church

 

Raymond Chang is the executive director of the TENx10 Collaboration (part of Fuller Seminary), which is a collaborative movement that is geared toward reaching ten million young people over ten years with the gospel. He is also the president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, a pastor, and a writer. Prior to his role at Fuller, Raymond served as the associate chaplain for discipleship at Wheaton College. He has worked in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors and served in the Peace Corps in Panama. He and his wife, Jessica Min Chang, are proud parents of Sophia, and they reside in Chicago.

 

Mentioned Resources:

📱 Follow @raychang502 

📖 Book: FutureFocusedChurch.com

🌐 TENx10.org: https://www.tenx10.org/

🌐 Asian American Christian Collaboration: https://asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/

🎧 Jeff Keuss: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8wu23-1703189

 

 

 

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Future Christian Team:

Loren Richmond Jr. – Host & Executive Producer

Martha Tatarnic – Co-Host

Paul Romig–Leavitt – Associate Producer

Dennis Sanders – Producer

Alexander Lang - Production Assistant