The Church on Gospel Road
...in 1989, built their first “modern” building using local materials, local funds and local labor. Wufeng itself is an old town, with a history dating back 2,000 years. Though it...
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How China’s Religious Affairs Bureaucracy Works
...seminary, a regional seminary or a local Bible school, all under government authority. After a successful examination, his application passes from the local official church pastor to the provincial Protestant...
China’s Foreign NGO Law
...based in China, if it is supporting local Christians to carry out activities in country then these activities are potentially covered by the new law. In order to be legal,...
A Few Unanswered Questions
...mission dependency for the local church. Second, western churches need to enter with humility and the willingness to find out the gifts of the local church. A good friend who...
What the Chinese Diaspora Is Talking About
...Chuang emphasized the need for multilingual theological training that can engage younger believers. Other scholars addressed local and generational dynamics. Dr. Enoch Wong discussed how Chinese North American youth experience...
How Can God Reach These People? (2)
...people integrate into your affinity groups. Teach them local language and culture: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, and others. Help them participate in local cultural activities, sports, and other events....
A Positive Legacy in China
...China at the time, determined Christianity clashed with local beliefs, and banned it.4 Three hundred years later, under the Mongol empire, Persian Christian merchants and Roman Catholics brought Christianity to...
Chinese Christians of Chicagoland
...not part of the association but are active with local, American, large, multiethnic churches; some are second generation and are studying in local seminaries or serving with other Christian organizations....
Reflections from a Reformed Perspective on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China
...tradition to local Christians to figure out for themselves. Several leaders have told me that missionaries are reluctant to touch the issue of church governance and leadership because they don’t...
What Churches in China Need Today
...of their leaders. If every local house church were led by a formally trained pastor or minister, the entire house church movement would have a very different outlook. Overseas agencies...
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement
...telling local government officials which house churches have orthodox beliefs. Local authorities typically trust TSPM pastors to distinguish orthodox (and politically “trustworthy”) believers from “cultic” groups. In very recent times,...
Cultural Harmony and Gospel Fidelity
...local culture. According to it, the gospel should be communicated in the local language and cultural forms so that people can understand and access it. This principle backs the idea...