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A Look at China’s Registered Church
From the 2020 Autumn Issue of CSQ
[…] control of the Communist Party (although it did serve this purpose), but was seen by its leaders as the only way forward for the church in the new era. With the outbreak of the Korean conflict, the stated desire to see a Chinese church independent of missionary control took on a decidedly political dimension. […]
Supporting Article
Toward a Typology of Christian Leaders in China
[…] does not need to go too far below the surface in exploring this assumption to discover that the need is not as simple as it may first appear. Much of the confusion that arises when discussing leadership development in China is due to differing but often unexplored assumptions about the kind of leaders needing […]
Who’s at the Table?
[…] shift requires slowing down. It requires a new mindset. It is humbling—particularly if one’s work has been seen as successful—to recognize that this assistance may not be appropriate in the long term, and that continuing to provide it may actually stand in the way of Chinese Christians coming up with something better and more […]
The Challenge of Contextualization
Another Perspective
[…] orient their activities toward addressing those needs as a means of contextualizing the gospel message in their local environment. This sister believes increased government pressure could actually push believers in the unregistered church to consider a new approach to contextualization. Their response may be key in defining the church’s future relationship to the larger society.
3 Questions: Carol Lee Hamrin
Regarding China’s National Security Commission
[…] State Security Leading Group, Taiwan Leading Group, Political-Legal Commission, and Military Commission. So far, the NSC’s immediate focus has been tightening control over the vast domestic security apparatus—formerly run by the now discredited Zhou Yongkang, as well as over the military, which had been dominated by appointees of former leader Jiang Zemin. 2. What […]
3 Questions: Honor, Shame, and the Gospel
[…] was Muller’s book that got the conversation going in the evangelical missions community in 2000. For me, these books made sense of the gospel. The concept has application to believers everywhere. If we properly understand the Bible according to its original cultural context we’re getting closer to how the original authors understood the word […]
The Chinese Church’s Shifting Battleground
[…] a fair degree of space to maneuver as they carry out the work of the church. The enemy, still seen as ultimately spiritual, is now attacking in new ways as the benefits to the church that have accompanied urbanization – access to material resources, greater freedom of thought and expression, and new options for […]
Enduring Friendship
[…] wear a friendship pin displaying the respective flags of the two countries as a symbol of the positive relations between China and the US. The friendship narrative promoted by many Christian visitors to China was supported by prevailing national narratives on both sides of the ocean. Within this larger shared political narrative, foreign Christians […]
More than Conquerors
[…] it the risk of losing sight of the main character, the bride of Christ in China. The story is only complete as we readjust our gaze and appreciate the resilience of China’s Christians, the creativity with which they approach every new challenge, and the remarkable staying power of the gospel in China, which has […]
Collective Misunderstanding
[…] “This uncommon expression probably points to the unique doctrine of the Nestorians, for which reason, in part, their founder, Nestorius, was condemned as a heretic….”3 While the appearance of the cross at the top of the monument clearly identifies it as a Christian artifact, the clouds and lotus leaves within which the cross is […]