Kai Ton Chau is a program manager at the , where he leads curriculum development in cultural intelligence in ministry. He also teaches worship, culture, and accounting courses as an adjunct professor at 茄子视频 and serves as a mentor for chapel planning at Calvin Theological Seminary. From 2017 to 2025, he served as an associate editor of the print journal, Reformed Worship.
He holds a doctorate in worship studies, an Ed.D. in organizational development and leadership, and master鈥檚 degrees in music (choral) and business (MBA). Before joining 茄子视频, he served as an associate professor of music and worship, director of finance and administration at several higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada, and managed his own professional accounting and financial planning practice in Canada.
He also teaches in the School of Business and serves as choir director at Blythefield Christian Reformed Church.
Education
Selected course, Calvin Theological Seminary
Ed.D. in Organization Development and Leadership, Cornerstone University, 2024
D.W.S., The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, 2011
MBA in International Business, Laurentian University, 2006
M.M. in Choral Music, Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri鈥揔ansas City, 1990
Hon. Diploma in Music (Composition), Hong Kong Baptist College, 1986
Professional Experience
Professional Certifications
CPA (Canada)
CFP (Canada)
FCCA (UK)
Cultural Intelligence Certified Facilitator (Level 1)
Academic Interests
Publications
鈥淒oxologies for All People,鈥 Reformed Worship, Issue 156, June 2025.
鈥淗oly Spirit, Keep the Fire Burning in Us,鈥 Reformed Worship, Issue 151, March 2024.
鈥淐horal Music on the Theme of Justice,鈥 a blog for Reformed Worship, January 9, 2024.
鈥淎dvent Choral Music for Smaller Church Choirs,鈥 a blog for Reformed Worship, September 11, 2023.
鈥淭hanking God through Testimony,鈥 Reformed Worship, Issue 145, September 2022.
鈥淗ope and Mission: Congregational Songs for Ascension and Pentecost,鈥 Reformed Worship, Issue 139, March 2021.
鈥淟ent Choral Music for Church Choirs,鈥 a blog for Reformed Worship, February 28, 2020.
鈥淐ovenantal Worship鈥 in Planter. Christian Communications (Canada). Issue 7, November 2015.
鈥淐hurch Choir Reimagined,鈥 a morsel of the presentation at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Central Divisional Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2014.
鈥淐omputers and Music Pedagogy,鈥 a book chapter in Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music, edited by Newton Lee. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. April 2014.
鈥淲orthy is the Lamb鈥 in Planter. Christian Communications (Canada). Issue 5, February 2014.
Christian Music from Asia: The Legacy of I-to Loh. DVD. Catalog number DVD-919. GIA Publications. 2014.
鈥淔rom Accountant to Music Professor鈥 in Herald Monthly (Eastern Canada Edition), November 2009.
鈥淎 Win-Win Investment: Tithe and Tax鈥 in Herald Monthly (Eastern Canada Edition), January 2006.
Awards
Award
Kenneth I. Vanderberg Award for Excellence in Teaching, Cornerstone University, 2020
Grants
鈥淲ise Stewardship Initiative鈥 for ATS-accredited schools. In Trust Center for Theological Schools, 2024.
鈥淚PEDS Data for Benchmarking, Supporting Decision-Making, and Institutional Effectiveness.鈥 Association for Institutional Research (AIR), 2013.
鈥淚PEDS Keyholder Workshop.鈥 Association for Institutional Research (AIR), 2012.
