Brent Fulton
Brent Fulton is the founder of ChinaSource.
Dr. Fulton served as the first president of ChinaSource until 2019. Prior to his service with ChinaSource, he served from 1995 to 2000 as the managing director of the Institute for Chinese Studies at Wheaton College. From 1987 to 1995 he served as founding US director of China Ministries International, and from 1985 to 1986 as the English publications editor for the Chinese Church Research Center in Hong Kong.
Dr. Fulton holds MA and PhD degrees in political science from the University of Southern California and a BA in radio-TV-film from Messiah College.
An avid China watcher, Dr. Fulton has written and taught extensively on the church in China and on Chinese social and political phenomena. He is the author of China's Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden and co-authored China's Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World with Luis Bush.
Dr. Fulton and his wife, Jasmine, previously lived in Hong Kong from 2006 to 2017. They currently reside in northern California.
He is currently facilitating a network of member care professionals serving missionaries sent out from China. He also consults with other organizations on the impact of China's religious policy.
China and Africa: An Eternal Imprint
Africa is experiencing considerable change in the course of the unfolding relationship, but so is China.
A Meeting of Minds
20 Years of Publishing ChinaSource
Looking back at 20 years of the ChinaSource Quarterly.
ChinaSource Perspective
More Blessed to Receive
Expatriate teachers went to China to give. But often they ended up taking more of China with them than they had bargained for. The editor of ChinaSource Quarterly gives several suggestions for how to be a good reciever.
A Look in the Mirror
Research and the Indigenous Church
How are Chinese researchers approaching the complex issues facing the Chinese church?
Responding to Restrictions on Children’s Ministry
The future of Christian education in China will require a shift in emphasis from the church to the home.
Entering a New Season
ChinaSource is entering its third decade with a renewed mission and vision. The opportunities we face and the times in which find ourselves call for new leadership to take ChinaSource into the future.
Ownership and the Church in China
From Boss to Steward
The question of church property ownership points to a much deeper issue within the unregistered church.
The Miracle of the Chinese Bible
Like the Chinese church itself, the Chinese Bible has not merely survived; it has flourished.
Partnering in China: The Missing Foundation
On the partnership continuum, friendship is foundational.
Engaging to Collaborate and Serve
Since its founding more than 20 years ago, ChinaSource has majored on two things: knowledge and relationships.