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 app and serves as a mentor for chapel planning at app 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’s degrees in music (choral) and business (MBA). Before joining app, 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, app 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–Kansas 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
“Doxologies for All People,” Reformed Worship, Issue 156, June 2025.
“Holy Spirit, Keep the Fire Burning in Us,” Reformed Worship, Issue 151, March 2024.
“Choral Music on the Theme of Justice,” a blog for Reformed Worship, January 9, 2024.
“Advent Choral Music for Smaller Church Choirs,” a blog for Reformed Worship, September 11, 2023.
“Thanking God through Testimony,” Reformed Worship, Issue 145, September 2022.
“Hope and Mission: Congregational Songs for Ascension and Pentecost,” Reformed Worship, Issue 139, March 2021.
“Lent Choral Music for Church Choirs,” a blog for Reformed Worship, February 28, 2020.
“Covenantal Worship” in Planter. Christian Communications (Canada). Issue 7, November 2015.
“Church Choir Reimagined,” a morsel of the presentation at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Central Divisional Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2014.
“Computers and Music Pedagogy,” a book chapter in Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music, edited by Newton Lee. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. April 2014.
“Worthy is the Lamb” 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.
“From Accountant to Music Professor” in Herald Monthly (Eastern Canada Edition), November 2009.
“A Win-Win Investment: Tithe and Tax” in Herald Monthly (Eastern Canada Edition), January 2006.
Awards
Award
Kenneth I. Vanderberg Award for Excellence in Teaching, Cornerstone University, 2020
Grants
“Wise Stewardship Initiative” for ATS-accredited schools. In Trust Center for Theological Schools, 2024.
“IPEDS Data for Benchmarking, Supporting Decision-Making, and Institutional Effectiveness.” Association for Institutional Research (AIR), 2013.
“IPEDS Keyholder Workshop.” Association for Institutional Research (AIR), 2012.
