Results for: denomination
The Vital Role of Chinese Women in Evangelism
[…] not provision is being made as we look forward to the future of the Christian Church for the enlargement of operations in the Church for women.” Slowly, denominations began to officially accept formal female church leadership. Historian Dana L. Robert notes that as early as 1871, female missionaries in the American Methodist Episcopal Church […]
Cross-Cultural Encounters: China and the Reformed Church in America
A Book Review
[…] recent addition to the “Studies in Chinese Christianity” series edited by G. Wright Doyle and Carol Lee Hamrin. Tseng is professor of history at Hope College (the denominational college of the Reformed Church in America). Together with six of her undergraduate students, Tseng and the authors have done a fine job presenting a concise […]
Are You Ready for the Diaspora?
[…] missions-sending organizations engage effectively with global migration. Yet all around the globe, missions-sending entities are organizing themselves for diaspora engagement, whether it be a missions agency, church denomination, or ministry network. The NextMove network, a ministry of Frontier Ventures, lives in this organizational space, the missing middle of diaspora missions study. Good organizations are […]
Cults and Christianity in China
[…] including China’s own folk traditions and the impact of the reform and opening policy upon the Chinese peasantry. Particularly interesting is the acknowledgment that the removal of denominations in the 1950s contributed to the church’s vulnerability to cults and heresies. Rather than being the source of cults, the article contends, the house churches have […]
Expecting Great Things from God
A Chinese Couple’s Testimony
[…] out in June. The phrase “expect great things, attempt great things” is generally attributed to William Carey. See Expect Great Things; Attempt Great Things (wmcarey.edu). A denomination or group of churches that was established in Anyang, Henan in May 1998 which has grown rapidly since then. Several themes marked the Protestant liberal theology […]
Interview with a Reformed Church Pastor (1)
[…] will certainly encounter the Reformed faith. In researching the history of Protestant doctrine, ultimately you cannot avoid its origin in the Reformed faith. No matter what Protestant denomination you are a part of, a focus on theology will ultimately lead to Reformed theology. The three most important figures of the Reformation are Martin Luther, […]
Meet the Missionaries Who Went to China
ChinaSource Summer School Session 3
[…] a detailed analysis of missionaries from New Zealand to China. In addition to relating stories of leading missionaries, Yuan examines trends in the characteristics of the workers— denomination, sending organization, gender, and marital status. Surprisingly, about a third of the missionaries from New Zealand were single women. The full issue of this CSQ has […]
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Letter from a Chinese Evangelist
[…] “How can we serve you?” rather than saying, “We have something you need.” We should not go with the intention of promoting our own theology, methodology, organization, denomination or training material. When foreigners provide money (usually without asking for accountability) to Chinese Christians, they often cause an unintended effect. They create unnecessary temptation and […]
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Of Returns and Runways
[…] as with other member care groups. Runway number one was closed. Talking to the missions pastor at our sending church as well as other leaders in several denominations was honestly, very discouraging. Many of these leaders told us that “missions pastors are a dying breed, so don’t pursue that.” So we listened, and runway […]
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“Cultural Christians” and Chinese Theology
[…] scope of her vision (for example, her mission among intellectuals and to the world of culture), and help re-define the place of theology (including the re-evaluation of denominational mentality and theology). The church would be encouraged to make a more positive response to Mainland China and to make herself attractive to the Chinese people […]