In addition, those congregations that have been in existence more than one generation are accommodating to the second generation. Another characteristic that helps Chinese congregations grow are full time pastors with long tenure. In addition, pastoral leaders with formal theological training receive more respect from their congregations. Chinese congregations have effective Bible study and discipleship by means of home Bible study units meeting during the week. In the United States, Korean congregations are repositories of Korean culture.
Korean people expect.
A related feature, therefore, is that in Korean cultural enclaves, Korean congregations have a propensity to divide. People follow a leader who may not agree with the established leader's way of doing things and thus form new congregations. Also, Korean pastoral leaders will seek the highest level of theological training. Korean congregations in the U. S. and Canada have sent missionaries to Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Hispanic Hispanic cultural and ecclesiological enclaves are scattered throughout the United States with the largest concentrations in California, Texas, Florida, and New York, reflecting the population patterns of Hispanics in the U. S. Because of the continuous flow of legal and illegal immigration to the U. S. this type of enclave is the most connected to the cultural roots.