Resources on Church Life

Chinese Church Voices

Celebrating the First Re-opened Church

In the spring of 1979, Ningbo Centennial Church became the first church in China to reopen its doors after the Cultural Revolution.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Apr 16

Chinese Church Voices

Praying for a Good Harvest

The Tianjin CCC and TSPM hold a prayer and worship service as spring planting begins in rural areas.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Apr 9

Chinese Church Voices

Advice for Staffing Sunday School

“Mrs. Yang,” a popular blogger, shares her thoughts on who should teach children's Sunday school.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Mar 26

Chinese Church Voices

Where the Church Gathers in Difficult Times

In the ten years between 1966 and 1976, it was difficult for some believers as well as house churches in certain areas to gather. And so they met in some unusual places—caves, cellers, tunnels, forests, and more.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Mar 5

Chinese Church Voices

A New Year, a New Building

A church with a long history celebrates a new building.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Feb 19

Chinese Church Voices

A Pair of Socks

A small gift given out of love.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Dec 25 2018

Chinese Church Voices

Worship in the Mountains of Yunnan

A Video

Singing hymns and the testimony of a church leader.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Dec 11 2018

ChinaSource Blog Posts

2 New Christian Books

. . . available now in China.

Joann Pittman ⋅ Dec 7 2018

Chinese Church Voices

The Church in China Prays

A look at some of the creative ways Christians are praying in China.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Dec 4 2018

ChinaSource Blog Posts

A Reader Responds to "The Chinese Bible"

A reader with years of experience in rural Bible distribution responds to "The Chinese Bible"

Mike Falkenstine ⋅ Nov 26 2018

Chinese Church Voices

Giving Thanks in China

As Americans observe Thanksgiving this week, Christians in northeast China already took the opportunity last month to give thanks.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Nov 20 2018

ChinaSource Blog Posts

Finding the “Pastoral Middle” in the Translations Debate

A reader shares his thoughts on the Chinese Union Version of the Bible.

MDB ⋅ Nov 16 2018

Chinese Church Voices

Reflections from a Three-Self Pastor on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China

Chinese church development must work with Chinese culture, be grounded in Chinese society, and serve our Chinese brethren.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Nov 13 2018

Chinese Church Voices

Reflections from a Reformed Perspective on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China

Three challenges facing the church in China.

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Nov 6 2018

Chinese Church Voices

A Shanghai Pastor Reflects on Challenges Facing the Church in China

Christianity in China is entering a new stage in the church-state relationship. How should the church respond?

ChinaSource Team ⋅ Oct 30 2018

ChinaSource Blog Posts

Why Every Returnee Should Read This Book

Very few returnees are informed realistically about the situations and challenges they will face both in the broader context and in the culture of the church when they return to China. This book can help.

Mary Li Ma ⋅ Oct 8 2018