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A History of “Back to Jerusalem”
A Moving History
[…] a westward direction: from Jerusalem to Antioch to all Europe; from Europe to America and then the East; from the Southeast of China to the Northwest; until today from Kansu on westward it can be said there is no firmly established church. You may go westward from Kansu preaching the Gospel all the way […]
Peoples of China
Cultural Continuity and Discontinuity in Chinese Church Leadership
Religion and Leaders in China: Ideology, Policy, Role, and Style Traditional Chinese society was held together by the official Confucian-Daoist worldview. Man’s ideal is to live in harmony with nature, through aesthetic exercises such as poetry, art, calligraphy, music and etiquette; Daoist ideas and practices provide a mystical lifestyle for all Chinese who wish […]
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, July 10 Issue
[…] local Communist Party officials who they claimed were trying to seize the land on which their place of worship was built, activists say. Journalists from Britain's Sky News were attacked and expelled from the area by government officials as they tried to report on the church's plight last December. The high-profile case has appalled […]
Some Common Mistakes
[…] to cultural differences between the American and the Chinese sides.” 4. Do not underestimate the difficulty of finding quality personnel for your China operations. Few Chinese professionals today understand what American companies need. They generally do not understand the level of detail, the idea of thoroughness, the standards and the expectations that American businesses […]
Insuring Those Who Serve
[…] great deal of experience in living and working cross-culturally. He grew up as a TCK (third culture kid) living in Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Malaysia and has lived in Malaysia for the past nine years with his wife Ruth and their three children, Joshua, Axy and Hannah. ChinaSource: How did TTc get started? What […]
Listening to Voices from the Past
Historical Reflections on Christian Missions in China
[…] from China missionaries during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Although they speak of a land that is in many ways worlds apart from the China of today, these voices from the past touch on timeless themes that are as urgent in the 21st century as they were in imperial China. An American Christian […]
The Challenges of Localization
Why Localize Now?
[…] and affluence as epitomized in the Olympic ceremonies suggested that China was no longer an object deserving of pity (still a key motivator for North American charity). News media emphases and trends in the North American mission “industry” mean that now other parts of the globe exert a more powerful pull on churches’ hearts […]
Friendship and Discipleship
[…] Florida laments that, “Their conversations revolve around things I am not familiar with. As a result, international students tend to stick closely with each other. Even until today, I still always sit down together with other international students in the dining hall and hesitate to mingle with American students.” Many, however, find themselves even […]
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Of Returns and Runways
[…] here (including us!) really knows what to do with a former missionary to China. I applied for multiple positions with the University of Alabama to no avail. Breaking into work in the church world has also been challenging. One denominational leader told me point blank: “Churches in our denomination are wary of missionaries.” Applying […]
Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
A Book Review
[…] as independent congregations (or networks) or as a “church within a church” within existing congregations. As for practice, both Pentecostals and Charismatics have usually engaged in very lively, even emotional, worship. Typically, there will be speaking with tongues, usually simultaneously by all, or most, of the congregation; lively music, with a strong concentration of […]