Results for: denomination
Chinese Urban Churches Engaging Culture
[…] examples for those involved in urban ministries—including those who serve in China’s urban areas. Here I’d like to draw upon his four models of how churches and denominations have engaged their cultures with the gospel and apply his insights and the concept of “Blended Insights” to the landscape of the urban churches of China. […]
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Interview with Rev. Yoman Man
The Experience of One American City—Chicago
[…] then went into ministry. I was trained at Evangel Theological College and became a pastor, and then the senior pastor, of a church. I served with the denomination of the Evangelical Free Church and became its first General Secretary in 1990. A major responsibility was to prepare the denomination for the future as the […]
Calvinism on the Ground in China
[…] of cultural engagement for contemporary Chinese society. For a smaller number of scholars, interest in Reformed theology reflects a broader interest in exploring the potential of strengthened denominational identities for enabling the church in China to politically, socially and legally come to terms with the theological variety that is perceived to be at the […]
View From the Wall
Opportunities and Challenges When Foreign Workers Leave China
[…] and crisis. Seminaries Established and Led by Cross-Cultural Workers Seminaries established and led by cross-cultural workers have the following characteristics: Supported and influenced by a single overseas denomination. Limited contacts with local churches due to security concerns. Students mostly from rural areas. Primarily funded from overseas. Generally lacking a team of teachers. If […]
Reflections from a Reformed Perspective on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China
[…] for themselves. Several leaders have told me that missionaries are reluctant to touch the issue of church governance and leadership because they don’t want to bring “ denominationalism” into the field, even though they were sent by a denomination. “Please, we want to learn how a church should function,” the local leader pleads. “Don’t […]
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Contemporary Chinese Art and Christianity
Contemporary Chinese Christian artists have grown out of historical relationships between Chinese culture, contemporary art, and Christianity. This article looks as these three factors to help us understand contemporary Chinese Christian art.
What Healthy Churches Ought to Look Like
[…] of Liu Tingfang’s famous quote: “There are many opinions, but there is only one heart!” At the 1922 National Christian Conference, facing a Chinese church with numerous denominations, this celebrated leader and theologian of the early 20th century appealed for unity among Chinese and foreign churches alike. The disciples heard Jesus’ call and resolutely […]
ZGBriefs | June 21, 2018
[…] the direction of the U.S.-Chinese relationship, their Chinese counterparts may be equally disillusioned with, and probably more perplexed by, the United States. (registration required) Religion The Influence of Denominations on Church Organizational Structure in China (June 11, 2018, ChinaSource Quarterly) In recent years, as the Chinese church has grown, more urban churches have begun promoting church organization […]
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Women in Ministry in China
The Past 50 Years
[…] contemporary mainland Christianity remains rose-tinted, a few have written of failures within the church. In the 1950s and earlier while the Little Flock was a well-known “ denomination,” there were some who, with reason and justification, pointed out the ethical failings of its founder, Watchman Nee.19 Similarly, in the heyday of the rural house […]
The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration
What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know
[…] and non-believing citizens in religious venues.” It seems hard to imagine preaching an orthodox message without possibly upsetting people of other religions or even people of different denominations, and it certainly leaves leeway in the hands of officials to make such determinations. Isolate Churches from Each Other, Set Internal CCP Oversight, Create Leadership Files […]