Arch Wong, PhD

My current research is in the areas of discipleship/spiritual and character formation, pastoral care, congregational studies, flourishing congregations, pastoral and teacher well-being, qualitative and quantitative research methodologies for practical theology and education, and western/Indigenous/Asian epistemologies. I am a big sports fan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and an avid road cyclist.

Current research and scholarly works

Wong, Arch Chee Keen, Thiessen, Joel, McAlpine, Bill & Walker, Keith. (2021). Signs of Life: Catholic, Mainline, and Conservative Protestant Congregations in Canada. Toronto: Tyndale Academic Press. https://biblescanada.com/signs-of-life

Wong, Arch, Chee Keen. (2021). What might a practical theological reflection on religious freedom and social engagement look like in light of a resurgence of Islamization in Malaysia? In Elaine Wei Fun Goh, Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, Jonathan Y. Tan & Amos Yong (Eds.), From Malaysia to the Ends of the Earth: Southeast Asian and Diasporic Contributions to Biblical and Theological Studies (pp. 221-252). Claremont Press. https://claremontpress.com/from-malaysia-to-the-ends-of-the-earth.html

Wong, Arch Chee Keen, McAlpine, Bill, Thiessen, Joel, & Walker, Keith. Discipleship from Catholic, Mainline and Conservative Protestant Congregant Perspectives in Canada (2022). Journal of Beliefs & Values, 43:4, 480-492.
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EYWSDDRCBVVFHZPMFUF7/full?target=10.1080/13617672.2021.1995303

Thiessen, Joel, Quantz, Kennedy, Wong, Arch Chee Keen, McAlpine, Bill, & Walker, Keith (2022). Evangelistic belief and behavior among Canadian congregants. Studies in Religion, 51:4, 459-479. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00084298211055072

Wong, Arch Chee Keen, McAlpine, Bill, Thiessen, Joel, & Walker, Keith (2019, September). Are you listening? The relevance of what pastoral/denominational leaders and theological educators are saying about preparing leaders for ministry. Practical Theology, 12:4, 415-432. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1756073X.2019.1609255

Wong, Arch Chee Keen (2016). Paradigms of theory and practice in teacher and theological education. British Journal of Educational Studies, 64:3, 295-313. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00071005.2015.1136405