The Church’s Role with Returnees from China
...frequently a return to a culturally monolithic community with a relatively small number of multicultural people. This is particularly true within the church. It is distressing to find friends and...
...frequently a return to a culturally monolithic community with a relatively small number of multicultural people. This is particularly true within the church. It is distressing to find friends and...
...want to, not because they have to? The Internet, mobile phone technology, Skype, global satellite TV, the proliferation of DVDs and the relative affordability of international airfare have all contributed...
...known as hukou. Residency is determined by one's birthplace. The government's grand plan is to cap Beijing's population at 23 million — roughly a million more than now — and move non-essential, labor-intensive industries...
...the indigenisation process of college ministry in China teach us? Could local college ministries expand sideways into ISM? Some international students attend local registered churches and occasionally there are services...
...local government policy and restrictions, particularly in the Middle East. The talk of a large number of workers being put in prison and sacrificing their lives is frightening to all...
...Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1994, p. 149. ^ Justo L. Gonzales, The Story of Christianity. Vol. I. Peabody, MA: Prince...
...9, 2018, China Policy Institute) This power recentralisation can be used either to strengthen the Party and address local problems such as policy implementation gaps and corruption, or to allow...
...are integrated into the local culture. Another is that they cannot contextualize theology. Xie: The biggest problem comes from the Chinese context. As far as the younger generation and world...
...data about foreign NGOs operating in China is spotty: estimates for the number of foreign NGOs that had been working in China before 2017 range from 1,000 to 7,000. We have even less...
...1. How did you come to learn about the unique roles of your grandfather and grand-uncle in the Chinese church? My father was part of the diaspora that came to...
...number of migrants living in the capital were not released, but the statistics bureau said megacities such as Beijing had become “less attractive” for them. Beijing parents put off having...
...didn’t have a pre-set appointment time at the doctor. Instead, you would walk into the clinic, take a number, then sit and wait—often for hours– until your number was called. ...