A Bridge for Christians in China and the World

ZGBriefs

ZGBriefs | August 9, 2018

Remaking China’s Civil Society in the Xi Jinping Era (August 2, 2018, China File) Xi is advancing an ambitious effort to remake civil society in the Party-state’s image.

ZGBriefs

ZGBriefs | August 2, 2018

How a Chinese cook helped establish Yosemite and the National Park Service (July 22, 2018, NBC News) “Hundreds of Chinese go to Yosemite. ... Imagine what the experience would be for them if they knew that Chinese worked on these roads over a hundred years ago.”

ZGBriefs

ZGBriefs | July 26, 2018

Airlines comply with demand from China that Taiwan not be referred to as a sovereign nation  (July 25, 2018, The Los Angeles Times) U.S. airlines have begun to comply with a Chinese demand that Taiwan be referred to as a part of China. 

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ZGBriefs | July 19, 2018

Looking Through the Eyes of China’s Surveillance State (July 16, 2018, The New York Times) Testing the surveillance methods used in the Zhengzhou train station during Spring Festival. 

How Partnerships Develop

“Partnership” can mean many different things to different people. An infographic from Missio Nexus provides a helpful framework for developing effective partnerships.

The Life and Ministry of Shen Yiping

Blessed Are Those Who Die in the Lord

“One heart, one life, and every last cent for the Lord.” Such was the slogan of Shen Yiping, a founding elder of the China Gospel Fellowship house church network. Shen Yiping died on July 14, 2018.

Remembering the 2008 Beijing Olympics

A Reading Round-up

Ten years ago I was in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. I had been in the city since it was announced as the host, and watched it get ready— stadiums to construct; roads to build; subway lines to put in. The city transformed itself before our eyes.  

TCKs in the 21st Century

What are the unique challeges facing the TCKs of today?

3 Questions: Migration and Public Theology in China

A conversation with sociologist and author Li Ma.

Providing a Refuge from the Red Light District

The story of one Christian ministry doing difficult but life-changing work in China’s red light districts.

I’m Off to Fix Something

This tendency towards fixing (be it personal or societal) can often be a cultural clash point. We look around and see so much that we don’t understand and the “why” questions start bubbling to the surface. Is our motivation to fix what we perceive as broken, or to learn how the society is organized...

Plastic China

A Film Review

A glimpse of how two families live their lives recycling plastic waste in China. 

China’s New Approach to Religion

Implications for the Church

What are the new challenges facing Christians in China?

The Struggles of the Chinese Rural Church

The pastor of a rural congregation shares the challenges his church faces. 

5 China-related Podcast Episodes for Your Summer Listening

Happy Listening!

The Three Cultures of a Third Culture Kid

TCKs do not grow up in any one culture, but in between them, under the influence of multiple cultures.

An Effective Bridge

Today the question foreign organizations are asking (or should be asking) is how to serve with the church in China.

The Testimony of a Pastor’s Wife

A pastor shares his grandmother’s moving testimony as a shimu, pastor’s wife, in a time of war and hardship, and how she impacted his call to ministry.

Summer Reading: 5 "Lighter Fare" Books

Some perfect holiday reading for the mountains or the beaches, or anywhere you find yourself this summer!

China from Above

It’s time for a mid-summer tour of China—from the air!