Coming to Terms with the Church
...meaning of Christmas. In a matter-of-fact way, the author explains that thousands of such gatherings happen every December around China: "A large number of unofficial churches, especially in big cities,...
...meaning of Christmas. In a matter-of-fact way, the author explains that thousands of such gatherings happen every December around China: "A large number of unofficial churches, especially in big cities,...
...20,000 Chinese missionaries by the year 2030. The number 20,000 is significant, because Chinese Christian leaders estimate that about 20,000 foreign missionaries have been sent to China in the last...
...of discovery. How Many Christians in China? Preferred Estimates, Part 3 (March 9, 2020, ChinaSource Blog) In posing the question, we are not looking to nail down the “definitive” number; rather we...
Featured Article Temple excursions booming among Chinese youth (September 21, 2022, The China Project) According to government data, there are currently more than 33,000 Buddhist temples in China. An increasing number of...
...been remarkably timely and personally useful. Narci for the ChinaSource Team For Prayer: Pray for the growing number of young Chinese students studying overseas, the adjustments and challenges can be...
In this article from Territory, a local government official shares how the coronavirus has been his “wake-up call” to the Christian faith. The author also writes about what life is like...
...a disturbing number of women and children face repeated beatings and hospitalizations. In March China introduced its first-ever comprehensive domestic violence law. While celebrated as an important step toward the...
...the growing church in China.” Correction: The original post misstated the year that the number of evangelicals in China is projected to surpass the number of evangelicals in America. We...
...the title of chapter five. In this chapter, after demonstrating that manuscript evidence is not conclusive on either side, Menzies digs into the potential symbolic nature of the number and...
...due to an increase in the number of believers, the local government is generally unwilling to approve the request for more space. If a church needs 10 acres, it often...
...China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong number 49.7 million globally.4 The largest overseas Chinese population is in Asia (34.6 million), followed by the continent of America (about 9.8 million). Compared with...
...Chinese churches. First, low salaries are wreaking havoc on pastors’ marriages and families. Reliable numbers are very difficult to come by, but anecdotally there is a significant number of Chinese...