Why Do Young People Choose to Stay in the Church amidst the Exodus? LAM Chi Yeung This study examines the phenomenon of youth leaving Hong Kong Chinese churches in the post-pandemic era. Rather than investigating the reasons behind their departure,...

The Phenomenon of “De-Churching” and Its Challenges to Hong Kong Churches LEUNG Kwok Chuen, Nelson Based on the 2024 Hong Kong Church Survey and the author's personal observations, this article examines the phenomenon of Christian dropout...

What is the Church Community? A Theological Reflection from the Perspective of “De-Churching” Andres S. TANG This article examines the concept of church community through a theological lens in the light of the emerging trends of “de-congregationalization,”...

The Pauline Communities and the Imagination of “the De-Institutionalized Church” LEUNG Chun Ho Bernard This paper explores the contemporary phenomenon of “de-institutionalization of the church,” an emerging movement in response to the post-COVID...

Social Identity, the Pentateuch, and Dechurching: A Dialogue WONG Fook Kong In the past few years, many believers have left their churches. It has gotten to the point where it becomes an existential threat to local churches. This paper attempts...

The Erosion of the Sacred Community: An Old Testament Reassessment of the Church's Shift to Dechurching CHAN Yew Ming “Dechurching” is a social trend in which people gradually distance themselves from institutional churches and their communal...

Editor's Note by Huang Fuguang: Like the previous issue, this issue explores a phenomenon commonly faced by churches worldwide: "dechurching." Although the authors approach the topic from different professional perspectives and their definitions of "dechurching" vary slightly, all the articles share a common viewpoint: this is an opportunity for reflection, change, and adjustment, rather than merely a difficult problem. ...

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