Soul and Body
...Their work has helped in the ongoing increase in the number of Christian believers and the expansion of churches. I recognize that soul-saving efforts in China have been unexpectedly fruitful...
...Their work has helped in the ongoing increase in the number of Christian believers and the expansion of churches. I recognize that soul-saving efforts in China have been unexpectedly fruitful...
...local partner and many of the government officials. ZTCDP seeks to indigenize programs and develop local leadership. This is particularly enhanced by the use of the “participatory method” or style...
...has changed significantly over the years. Local health systems have improved, and Westerners have seen the value of integrating their work into the community and of training local health workers....
...in Hong Kong has a rather high number of parachurch organizationsseveral hundred Christian organizations among 1,300 church congregations. This is, perhaps, due to the lax and easy regulations for setting...
...division within the body. The Local Church By using local church space and even local church pastors, this foreign fellowship discovered that they were also able to bring real benefit...
...to the dominant world religion in less than three centuries. There are a number of fascinating lessons and insights in the book, but the main issue that caught my attention...
...musical instruments among the many migrant blind people. Among them, I remembered, there were a good number who were God’s children—my brothers and sisters no less. “Are you related? Just...
...dramatic increase in the ratio of believers in the Roman Empire. Beyond that, Christians extended care to their pagan neighbors who added to the number of Christians as people converted...
...its umbrella, yet the local pastors are often open-minded and interested in promoting evangelistic outreach, and a large and growing number of new converts worship within these official churches. This...
...hundreds of local parishes have begun to provide care and services for those in need in their areas. In the past five or more years, very professional Catholic social service...
...and timely information, and with an unprecedented level of detail of informationeven including the phone number of local police offices. The State Council regulations for religious activities due to go...
...the local believers have grown in number. Q: Has there been much success for the house churches reaching into cities? A: In the beginning, city ministry was very difficult, but...