Changing Ministry in the New Normal
It had been an engaging but exhausting two days. Pastors and ministry leaders from all across China had gathered with a smaller number of expatriate China workers to reflect together...
It had been an engaging but exhausting two days. Pastors and ministry leaders from all across China had gathered with a smaller number of expatriate China workers to reflect together...
...China Gain Momentum Under Francis (November 26, 2016, The New York Times) Now, he appears to be considering more significant action: a grand compromise with China’s Communist leaders to heal...
...they will have chosen 2.5m representatives to sit in local “people’s congresses”. These form the lowest rung of the country’s legislative ladder, and are the only ones that are filled...
David Joannes is Founder/President of Within Reach Global and author of The Space Between Memories. I recently talked with David about working with local Christians in China who serve among...
...and other aspects of Chinese society. Can China Finally Solve Its Corruption Problem? (October 29, 2016, The Diplomat) Yet despite the unprecedented number of investigations and arrests, one flaw remains:...
...state-owned enterprises controlled by the central government. But an even greater impediment to his power is an age-old one: local authority. This is reflected in a popular saying that refers...
...protecting children, and fighting leprosy. These individuals were also active in local church life, some helping to establish local churches. 2. How did you decide which stories to include? We...
...advanced digital ecosystem with applications that rival the capabilities of systems in use elsewhere. For China’s Christians, pervasive cell phone coverage and the connectivity of the internet have fostered a...
...according to the Zhongmin Social Assistance Institute under the Ministry of Civil Affairs. "This is obviously a huge number and a social issue we cannot afford to ignore," Wang Zhikun,...
...They told us that sending kids to the local school would help them learn the language quickly and to make many local friends. When our daughter was born, we planned...
...now diverse and increasing dramatically. The annual number of overseas students quadrupled over ten years and reached 523,700 in 2015.[1] In recent years, the number of Chinese students returning home...
...they will have a network of support to transition into local churches back in China. Partnership in the Gospel Local British and Chinese churches, English-speaking and Mandarin-speaking student ministries, all...