Faith Beyond Institutions
What happens to faith when the structures that once sustained it become uncertain?
ZGBriefs
ZGBriefs | July 9, 2026
Founder of Prominent Underground Church Released from Prison in China (July 4, 2026, The Guardian)
ZGBriefs | July 2, 2026
Can China’s Dong Minority Keep Their Unique Cultural Heritage? (June 26, 2026, The Diplomat)
ZGBriefs | June 25, 2026
News Update on Religion and Church in China, November 30, 2025 – March 20, 2026 (March 20, 2026, China Zentrum e.V.)
ZGBriefs | June 18, 2026
The Daughters Who Were Raised to Be Everything Under China’s One-Child Policy (June 6, 2026, Global Voices) When China ended the One-Child Policy in 2015, the shift was often described in demographic terms: declining birth rates, an aging population, and a policy adjustment to encourage more births.
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A Divine Displacement
The Chinese diaspora in Europe is transitioning from being a “mission field” (the recipient of gospel activity) to a burgeoning “mission force” (the agent of missional change).
China, America, Engineers, and Lawyers
On Wednesday, August 5, ERRChina will host an online book club discussion.
From Receiving Care to Building Care
This book explores the expansion of what is involved in missions and member care, member care in different regions and different sectors, and staying the course in good practice.
The Displaced Minority
If Chinese Christians can develop robust local sources of information and reflection, they can move away from a “nervous” existence and learn to navigate risks, mitigate pressures, and live out their faith meaningfully within the land they inhabit.
How Tang Christians Translated the Trinity
Long before the word “Trinity” was rendered into Chinese as sanwei yiti (三位一體), Christians in Tang China were already searching for language to express the mystery of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Watchman Nee, Chinese Christianity, and the Life of the Spirit
I hope this book introduces Nee to a new generation of readers—not as a perfect figure, and not as a saint beyond criticism, but as a serious Christian thinker whose work deserves careful attention.
Listening to the Voices of Majority World Theology
We must move toward a global dialogue where the Western scholar, the African pastor, the Asian theologian, and the Latin American activist sit together as equals.
The Challenge of Scientism in Chinese Diaspora Mission
The thought patterns formed by long-term, deeply embedded atheistic education and scientism remain a major epistemological threshold that Chinese diaspora Christians must cross in evangelism, as well as a stronghold that apologetics must address.
From Gospel Posters to Public Theology
In the era of new media, every Christian is not only a user of media products but also a creator and distributor of content.
Reframing the Mission
God is glorified as Christ’s followers become disciples, showing through their fruit—their true identity in him. The command here is not to bear fruit, but to abide.
Relevant Questions from the Past
In some ways, the challenge the older generation faced is the same as ours. If you are asked the three questions this report raises, what would be your answers in the 21st century?