Results for: denomination
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Broaden Your Purposes!
Short-term China Trips
[…] changed, not ended, his life. When he returned home, he decided God was keeping him alive just for China. His subsequent efforts resulted in an entire large denomination, previously uninvolved in China, being significantly mobilized for China ministry. He has returned with us on eight more trips, most recently with a heart transplant. Numbers […]
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Globalization and the Impact of Short-Term Teams for 2008
[…] as contributors that agencies cannot do without, or as being part of a long process of discipleship. Most teams are mobilized by organizations or directly by a denomination or church but usually have relationships and/or workers in the host country and therefore have their own set purposes, goals, requirements, programs and networks for recruitment. […]
View From the Wall
What Churches in China Need Today
The Living Water
[…] to city. As far as internal church administration, in terms of both the essentials and the discretionary, there are no set patterns to follow. In addition, church denominations do not exist in China. It is still not clear what administrative model should be adopted by a particular church or if a standardized system for […]
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, January 9 Issue
[…] a significant voice in what is already a much more diverse and pluralistic society than twenty years ago. While comparatively small in number, Chinese Christians regardless of denomination have often been presented in mainland media as people of principled behaviour and superior moral standards. Even when keeping a low profile, Chinese Christians are noticeable […]
View From the Wall
China’s Christian Education Today
View from the Wall
[…] well as to develop localized curriculum. In mainland China, Christian education coalitions have been initiated largely by individual enthusiasts. These organizations are not affiliated with any one denomination; rather, they are independent underground organizations desiring to do cross-church ministries. They are similar to social organizations which rely on trading principles in their operations, production […]
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, […]
ZGBriefs | June 21, 2018
[…] the direction of the U.S.-Chinese relationship, their Chinese counterparts may be equally disillusioned with, and probably more perplexed by, the United States. (registration required) Religion The Influence of Denominations on Church Organizational Structure in China (June 11, 2018, ChinaSource Quarterly) In recent years, as the Chinese church has grown, more urban churches have begun promoting church organization […]
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 […]
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Christianity in China in the Context of Global Christianity
[…] 1910 but nearly 50 percent Christian in 2010, with sub-Saharan Africa well over 70 percent Christian. Divisions between Christians Another trend is the increasing number of Christian denominations in the world. There are now more than 45,000 Christian denominations, ranging in size from millions to less than one hundred members. Korean theologian Moonjang Lee writes, […]
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A Theology of Family for the Chinese Church
[…] churches hold the view that all Christians should be committed to the church. An extreme example of this view is the “Jesus Family,” a native Chinese religious denomination which promotes the practice of members having everything in common, inspired by the life of the apostles in the book of Acts. This view leads to […]