Results for: denomination
When Your Friends Speak Another Language
A New Resource from China Academic Consortium
[…] by interested parishioners who were curious about the newcomers in their midst, it also gave them an opportunity to experience a worship service in a tradition or denomination other than their own. They almost always went in groups for courage and came back eager to tell the rest of us what it was like. […]
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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 […]
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Transpacific Transposition: 1965 to Present
History of Chinese Christianity in North America (3)
[…] networks of English-speaking leaders. Fourth, evangelicals often gained the upper hand in conflicts within mainline Chinese congregations. Fifth, indigenous parachurch organizations were created that functioned as surrogate denominations for Chinese congregations that connected these churches to global Chinese Christian networks. Radical Popularism In a 1965 report of the World Council of Churches’ Commission on […]
Persecution: A Dangerous Opportunity for the Church in China?
[…] stages of church development; the traditional house model was increasingly no longer able to meet the needs of churches in 21st century China. No wonder transplanting the denominational traditions and identities from the West into China was a trendy thing to do. Megachurches in America and Korea became the dream, or model, of many […]
ZGBriefs | June 11, 2020
[…] 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. A Generation of Digital Nomads (2) (June 9, 2020, Chinese Church Voices) Chinese youth are living in a world drastically different from a generation ago. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Sweet and Sour Lessons from Chinese History
[…] Chinese with little thought as to whether they are culturally relevant to the Chinese situation. Others have desired to set up their own “ministry” (or church or denomination) in China while ignoring the existing churches (whether TSPM or unregistered). In the 1840s, Charles Gutzlaff sought to evangelize China with much imagination and enthusiasm. He […]
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For Thy Kinsmen’s Sake
Diaspora Chinese Serving in China
[…] Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. In addition, exchanges between Three Self churches and diaspora Chinese pastors are growing. Such exchanges involve not only mainline denominational churches (as is the case in the exchange with most Western countries), but also evangelical churches. Among the estimated 600 Hong Kong churches involved in China, […]