“Passive” Church Planting in China
...concerning the nature and purpose of the church. As he tells it: In the past our vision was just to build a grand church, a big one. We learned from...
...concerning the nature and purpose of the church. As he tells it: In the past our vision was just to build a grand church, a big one. We learned from...
...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...
...part of a broader push to strengthen the reach of Party organizations and improve awareness of conditions on the local level. Reporting to local Party organs, work-unit people are expected to directly participate in...
...to conduct religious activities (hint: must work through the local religious authorities and venues), and the limitations on individual foreigners (hint: don’t do anything illegal). It was Article 21 that...
...the local police, or someone in authority couldn’t come up with a way to prevent the weekly traffic jam. Since they know it’s going to happen every Friday, it seemed...
...the shop is suing local police for selling the books which they say were important evidence in an ongoing court case. Ren Lacheng and Li Wenxi, two Christians working for...
...the church. Unity is disrupted in social circles and fellowships. In addition, increased focus on local identity contributes to declining interest in being involved in China ministries among Christians in...
...valuable resource—your experienced and deployed front line personnel. Respect and care for locals: Respect and care for local staff. Historically, perceived differences in meeting needs of local and international staff...
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...
...family and the church. Humbly wait and learn—missions cannot be rushed. Cross-cultural ministry is different from local evangelism. The cost, personnel requirements, and difficulties are significantly greater than for local...
...within a so-called Great Firewall of Censorship, even as government spokespeople have always managed to declare that the countrys Internet is open with a straight face. But did one local...
...I actually enjoy it. There’s something about riding the subway that makes me feel less like a visitor and more like a local. Although I can’t tell for sure who is local...