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Six Key Challenges for the Chinese Church: A Local Perspective

Two weeks ago I had the chance to speak to a group of students and professors at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN) about the church in China.

Blog Entries

Generations of Church Leadership in China

In a recent post on Chinese Church Voices, a college professor who is a Christian contrasted his own life in China with that experienced by his father. His portrait of these two generations finds interesting parallels in the leadership of China'S church.

Chinese Christian Voices

Interview with a Three-Self Pastor

For the Winter Issue of the ChinaSource Quarterly, which focused on the issue of religious policies in China and the relationship between the church and the state, ChinaSource conducted an interview with a Three-Self pastor in China. Below is the article/interview in its entirety.

Chinese Christian Voices

Phases of Chinese House Church Development

The mainland think-tank Pacific Institute for Social Sciences recently translated an article by Professor Liu Peng, titled Three Issues Concerning Chinese House Churches. This article provides and excellent overview of the history and current situation for house churches in China.

Chinese Christian Voices

Video: A Christmas Eve Service

Video from a Christmas Eve service at a Three-Self Church in Northesast China

Chinese Christian Voices

A Beijing Church Prays for Japan

A house church in Beijing prays for Japan.

Chinese Christian Voices

The Church Today

A Chinese Christian writes about ecclesiology in China

Chinese Christian Voices

Why Marriage Retreats are Important

A Beijing pastor reflects on the benefits of marriage retreats for Christian couples. 

Chinese Christian Voices

China is a Top Producer of Bibles

An overview of Bible production in China

Chinese Articles

中国教会的出路 – 儿童 / 青少年信徒的牧养与关顾

A Generation Saved; A Future Found

当教会只关注成人事工,中国儿童及青少年群体的门徒培训就备受忽视。作者除指出教会所面对的挑战及不回应挑战的后果,更提出实际可行的对策。