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The Overseas NGO Law: A Second Look
[…] under the Overseas NGO (ONGO) Law is getting underway, albeit slowly. The Ministry of Public Security, charged with overseeing foreign organizations in China, is adapting to its new role. Organizations designated as Professional Supervisory Units (PSUs) are likewise forging partnerships with overseas groups. In some localities, provincial officials are taking the initiative to meet […]
A Generation of One
[…] More than half did not expect to be happy in their marriages once they settled down. The challenge for China's church to embrace these youth in a new way is exacerbated by the oft-heard protestation from their parents that there is no time for church activities; their children just need to study more. Church […]
Editorials
Education: For Whom? And Why?
[…] Chinese education for the past 50 years. “Redness” was a recurring theme in China under Mao, who, in addition to favoring political correctness over educational excellence, also promoted education for the masses and opposed programs aimed at raising up an educated elite. Deng Xiaoping’s policies during the 1980s signaled a radical shift, as “key […]
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Connecting Leaders
[…] influences. Yet, taken to the extreme this isolationism not only keeps Christians in China from interacting in helpful ways with their counterparts outside China; it also can promote further divisions inside. As a result, leaders are deprived of opportunities to learn from one another and to share both external and internal resources. Barnabas’s experience […]
The Coronavirus: A Shared Narrative
[…] global church to work together in ways that transcend their own identities, agendas, and biases. Truth matters. While some would seek to exploit the coronavirus crisis by promoting racial division or peddling conspiracy theories, believers inside and outside China are uniquely positioned to model a commitment to discovering and telling the truth. The COVID-19 […]
Closing the Gaps
[…] who are suffering and to assist those who choose to leave. A longer-term approach might include advocacy on their behalf and efforts to reduce the pressure through promoting legal reform. All these may be needed, yet making freedom or the alleviation of suffering the ultimate goal misses the larger concern of God’s purposes in […]
Urbanization and the Future of China’s Church
[…] the society, as well as ventures into areas such as education, social service, philanthropy, publishing, entrepreneurship, and community leadership will raise the profile of Christians and provide new avenues for outreach. Intellectual and financial resources will undergird the development of a new "Christian infrastructure," with associations, boards, specialty ministry organizations, quasi-denominational structures, andshould the […]
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Urban Migrants
Building the Infrastructure
[…] “Bird’s Nest” stadium that became the much heralded centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Games was erected at unprecedented speed, along with dozens of other Olympic venues, several new subway lines and major beautification projects across the city. None of this would be possible were it not for hundreds of millions of migrant workers streaming […]
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A Church on the Move
[…] agricultural sector, the industrialization of the countryside, and more evangelists moving to the cities, this model has become less and less viable. From Farmhouse to Factory Floor New models are emerging that provide Christians who move to the cities with a means of support, a legitimate status within the city and a platform for […]
China’s Church at the Threshold
[…] evidence of what might lie ahead. Yet the government’s moves were in many ways inconclusive, leaving considerable “unfinished business” to be sorted out in 2017. While the new legislation on foreign NGOs in China is a fait accompli, its effect upon longstanding partnerships between Christians in China and those from outside who serve with […]