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ZGBriefs | August 10, 2017
'China has conquered Kenya': Inside Beijing's new strategy to win African hearts and minds ( August 7, 2017, The Los Angeles Times)
As a digital infrastructure provider, StarTimes is helping African states transition from analog television — a technology akin to FM radio, rife with snow, static and dropped signals — to digital, […]
August 14, 2014
FEATURED ARTICLE Chinas Next Generation ( August 12, 2014, My Faith Radio) China has been undergoing dramatic change in the last 20 yearspolitically, economically, and spiritually. We take a closer look with China expert and author Dr. Brent Fulton, focusing on these changes, challenges, and opportunities in China. How has the church expanded so […]
Speeding Up? Or Slowing Down?
A Study on the Current Church Growth Situation in China
[…] views about church growth in China saying the annual growth rate is five percent, eight percent, or even ten percent. Moreover, it has been predicted that the number of Christians in China will reach two hundred and fifty million by the year 2030. Other people, however, take a different point of view, one that is not as optimistic. They believe that church growth in China is slowing down. For those who are involved in China ministry, in order to do practical, strategic planning and to be good stewards of God’s resources, it is essential to find out exactly what changes are affecting church growth and development. Therefore, a research team formed by various organizations carried out a pilot research project, Church Development and Growth in China’s Mobile, Urban Context. One of the main purposes of this research is to explore the church growth situation in China, to study the developmental trends of the Chinese church, including numerical growth, stability, or reduction in attendance. From March 6, 2017 to January 2, 2018, a survey was conducted in 263 churches at different places in China. The samples were selected from traditional Bible-belt areas where generally the Christian population density is higher than that of other places in China. We assume that if the growth rate of these areas is a certain percentage, then the whole country’s rate will not be higher than that figure. Trying to discover the trend of church growth, among other questions, we put the following three indicators into the questionnaire: The current number: number of people currently attending Sunday service in this church Number from five years ago: number of people who attended Sunday service in this church five years ago Number from previous week: the number of people who attended Sunday service the Sunday before the interview day By analyzing the above indicators, we can roughly gain the following information about these selected areas: What percentage of local churches have positive growth, zero growth, or negative growth? The average growth in congregation size of the sampled churches First of all, let us compare the current reported size to the number of attendees five years ago. Table 1: “Current Reported Number” VS “Number from Five Years Ago” Sample Churches Current > Five Years Ago No Change Current < Five Years Ago Total Municipality/Provincial Capital 69.0% 18.3% 12.7% 100.0% City 83.7% 5.8% 10.5% 100.0% County/Town 74.2% 12.9% 12.9% 100.0% […]
August 8, 2014
FEATURED ARTICLE For Chinese students at USC, a tragic circle tightens ( August 1, 2014, Los Angeles Times) The killing of 24-year-old Xinran Ji on July 24 has drawn the community of Chinese students into a circle of sadness and confusion. Ji, an engineering graduate student, was beaten to death with a baseball bat […]
ZGBriefs | August 16, 2018
: Noodle School (August 13, 2018, Smart Shanghai) I know all of this about hand-pulled noodles, and more. And still, I am a noodle school dropout.
August 23, 2012
[…] cannot answer this question, because they dont realize how heavily the churches are restricted. GOVERNMENT / POLITICS / FOREIGN AFFAIRSPowerful North Korean official meets China’s Hu ( August 17, 2012, AFP)A top North Korean official met China’s President Hu Jintao on Friday, state media said, in high-level talks which are seen as a precursor […]
ZGBriefs | August 15, 2019
I don’t’: why China’s millennials are saying no to marriage ( August 10, 2019, South China Morning Post) Ran’s thinking is typical among Chinese born after 1990. She is part of a generation who are in no rush to tie the knot in large part as a result of huge social and economic changes that have […]
August 15, 2013
Why Stewardship Matters for China ( August 10, 2013, ChinaSource Blog)
As the church becomes increasingly urban, with Christians having access to more resources and moving into positions of influence, their understanding of biblical stewardship becomes a key factor in their witness and role in society. This is particularly relevant and urgent for Chinese-led ministries […]
ZGBriefs | August 27, 2015
China's 20 Percent Problem: Millennial Migrants' Discontent ( August 25, 2015, Foreign Affairs)
What’s more, a rising generation of “millennial migrants” aspires to the same lifestyle and opportunities afforded their urban contemporaries. As a result, their expectations are shifting rapidly, increasing the possibility that their accumulated discontents will turn into a volatile force […]
August 30, 2012
FEATURED ARTICLEVideo: The history between the Catholic Church and China ( August 27, 2012, UCA News)Rome Reports presents a brief look at the first apostolic delegate appointed to China, Cardinal Celso Constantini, and how he helped shape the modern-day Catholic Church in China.GOVERNMENT / POLITICS / FOREIGN AFFAIRSChina Is Said to Be Bolstering Missile […]