Resources from 2017
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Understanding the Times to Facilitate Chinese Missionary Sending
Christians of today need to hold the Bible in one hand and the daily newspaper in the other. Understanding both, with attention to the thrust of meaning of each, Christians can be a bridge facilitating God’s purposes in today’s world.
ZGBriefs | December 14, 2017
O Holy Night, The Disco Ball is Shining (December 12, 2017, Small Town Laowai)
Rather than a traditional song, a new pulsating dance song started blaring through the loudspeakers.
Resistance to Chinese Missionary Sending and Strategies to Defuse Resistance
Facilitating Sustainable Chinese Missionary Sending in the Present Context
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. In this article, several of the key sources of resistance to Chinese missionary sending are surveyed and strategies to defuse this resistance are considered.
When “Apolitical” Is Not an Option
Echoes from the Church’s Past
Reflecting on the response of earlier leaders of the Chinese church.
The Joy of Preparing for Christmas
Each time we rehearse I've experienced a profound sense of fellowship with brothers and sisters while we practice for the Christmas program.
Looking Back on an Emerging Missions Movement
Understanding “Back to Jerusalem,” one of the roots of today’s missions movement from China.
International Students in China–The Road Ahead?
ISM in China is commanded by God, has encouraging historical precedents, and makes sense strategically. So, who will do it?
ZGBriefs | December 7, 2017
For Decades, China's Laborers Moved To Cities. Now They're Being Forced Out (December 6, 2017, NPR)
Beijing's plan to move millions of migrant workers, who perform essential services, out of the city,
Transitions Large and Small
Transition can point the way to a time of searching that reveals something deeper taking place in one’s life.