...dollars will drain resources from already cash-strapped local governments—which are responsible for providing social welfare benefits, including education, health care, and pensions. And fewer working age people will need to...
...local medical licenses, visas, earnings to supplement financial shortages, and as a way to make sense to the people among whom they served. The best-laid plans often go astray. Chinese...
...partnerships. As another article highlights, tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have relocated to the UK in recent years, where local churches are learning to welcome and walk alongside them.4 Hong Kong...
...the local context and the various issues involved in developing an explicitly Chinese theology that addresses more completely that local ministry context. Whether you are learning about China from afar,...
...in urban areas soars to the highest level in history. Local governments should attract college graduates to work as village officials, according to a joint statement issued last week by...
...succession to younger pastors. Furthermore, while business provides support and opens doors, it can also be a liability. If the business were to be perceived as detrimental to the local...
...at around 9:10 pm. The blaze was put out by 10:45 pm, according to the local emergency management bureau. The local authorities are looking into the cause of the incident...
...one’s own foreign or local NGO contacts will be welcomed into the project. 4. Let local partners celebrate their success. Rather than seeking to showcase one’s own accomplishments, allow local...
...in seeing how God is growing the Chinese church. Since 1979, when the first church reopened in Ningbo (Zhejiang), over 15,000 churches have registered and received permission by local authorities...
...have lived in mainland China for many years, partnering with local believers in the campus ministry there. The other three writers are all mainlanders who are key leaders within campus...
...marked contrast to mosques in Xinjiang, where the local authorities often forbid amplified calls to prayer. Sponsored Link Allied Passport & Visa, Washington, D.C. Allied Passport & Visa can process...
...the ignorant talk of foolish people (1 Peter 2:13-15). Based on this principle of respecting the governing authority, we create solutions with multiple objectives: Providing social services to complement local...