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The Lantern

Considering the Challenges Facing Families in China

[…] Tong. Available in Chinese only. Reviewed by Axin Resource Corner Sharing Christian Marriage and Family Testimonies Online Two online resources that share Christian marriage and family testimonies. News and Notes On June 21 Hannah Lau spoke at Island ECC’s women’s ministry, The Village Brent Fulton spoke at Missoula Alliance Church on June 26. On […]

Articles

9 Best Practices for a Chinese Missionary Sending Organization

Strategies to Assist with Chinese Missionary Sustainability

[…] the Chinese church, hoping they might be compensated at a rate even higher than that paid to physicians remaining in China. Such hopes do not match the lived reality of currently serving Chinese missionaries. Tentmaking models are a useful source of money. Best Practice 5: Provide for Organized Mutually Supportive Teams The mission sending […]

Blog Entries

What is Chinese Christianity?

[…] Chinese Christianity also rejects the authority of outsiders to judge whether or not a particular Christian expression is “Chinese.” This is particularly important for the Chinese church today, as fellowships all across the country are confronting questions of theological and ecclesiastical identity. The authenticity of an expression of Christianity that is truly Chinese—in the […]

Chinese Church Voices

Wuhan Pastor: Pray with Us

[…] and sisters, peace be upon you: During these past days the Wuhan pneumonia has been at the center of my thoughts and life. always watching the latest news, and always thinking about how our family and the church should face this. As for family, I have gathered masks and foodstuffs and have ventured out […]

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Where to Get a Bible in China

[…] things haven’t. One thing that hasn’t changed is the misunderstanding about the legality of the Bible that continues to persist. What I wrote in 2014 remains true today: Unfortunately many people still believe that owning a Bible is illegal in China, something that hasn’t been true for decades. But as with most things in China, […]

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APU’s MA TESOL $6000 Scholarship

[…] to those of you who may be teaching in China now (either in-person or remotely) or who may be thinking about it, and to share the good news of five $6,000 Scholarships available this summer/fall. Perhaps some of you will be graduating with a Master’s in TESOL by 2023, like the 2019 APU TESOL graduates […]

Chinese Church Voices

Chinese Young People Seek to Improve Their Futures (1)

[…] road, but now they’ve caught the internet’s zeitgeist and have become the popular culture of the young. For example, when the foremost astrologers on Weibo send astrology news to their millions of fans, at the same time they are cooperating with Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., and Proctor and Gamble to sell branded goods. […]

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WeChat and Chinese Christians

A Match Made on Earth—Used for Gospel Good

[…] “right away.” Imagine how frazzled people are becoming in this country where relationships and communication are everything. Christians use WeChat all the time for nurturing their spiritual lives. Every home fellowship has their own WeChat group. Many local churches have the entire large group on WeChat, as well as their leadership teams. Nationally there […]

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I Met Love during the Pandemic

[…] significant relational changes, and my research was severely hindered. Yet, painful as it was, what happened last year taught me about the most valuable thing: love. I live in a Christian household with two parents and three little kids. The kids live right above me, and two of them are energetic elementary schoolboys. Last […]

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From the Middle East to the Middle Kingdom (4)

Forced Integration (AD 1368–1644)

[…] one has the authority to say Hui must believe Islam. Today, much of the cultural syncretism we see among Hui can be traced to their efforts to live peacefully during this era of forced integration. To satisfy their Chinese wives and neighbors, they reframed Islamic practices in terms of filial piety and Chinese wisdom. […]