Results for: denomination
Be Open
What I Learned through My Church Experiences in China, the US, and the World
[…] unique mix of influences from the Local Church and Catholic Mysticism, yet the church did not preach much about theology, so I was not aware of what denomination it belonged to. I was the only teenager among elderly people. I remember my feet would fall asleep because I knelt too long during night prayers. […]
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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Three Changes in Urban Churches
[…] identity in a student fellowship instead of in a church. By the sovereignty of God, something happened that was not purposely planned by any individual, church, or denomination. Parachurch workers have been influenced in recent years by Reformed theology. For example, the ministry 9Marks has given workers a deeper understanding of the church. After churches […]
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 […]
ZGBriefs | January 2, 2020
[…] 23, 2019, ChinaSource Blog) The Lianghui is one of those things that falls into the category of “church with Chinese characteristics.” If one considers the registered church to be a denomination in the Western sense, then one could conceive of the Lianghui as the local, regional, and national organization of the church. But the registered church is not a […]
Editorials
Let’s Be Honest about Denominationalism in China
When it comes to discussions on denominations or denominationalism in China, Christians easily get stuck on the basic questions: Are there now denominations among churches in China? Isn’t China on the post-denominational end of the continuum? Should there be denominations? If so, how should they work? The first two are factual questions, and the […]
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 […]
Book Reviews
Understanding World Christianity: China
A Book Review
[…] by nation and region, and each volume covers six intersecting topics to describe the history of Christianity and the faith as it is lived out today: historical, denominational, socio-political, geographical, biographical, and theological. In addition to the volume on China reviewed here, the series currently has volumes on Mexico, Eastern Africa, India, and an […]
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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 […]
Denominationalism in China: Pre or Post?
While many would applaud the church’s “post-denominational” character as evidence of the unity of the church in China, others today are asking whether a return to denominations is not only inevitable but should, in fact, be welcomed.