![Starbucks and McDonalds franchises next door to each other in Shanghai, China. Nothing succeeds like success, and many Christian ministries have adopted a franchise-like pattern based on a founder’s compelling vision facilitated by a highly structured and quality-controlled delivery system…[But] can the gospel be franchised? I think not.](https://media.chinasource.org/uploads/2024/04/BL230426-header-ChinaSource-cross-cultural-ministry-Christianity-in-China-Lamin-Sanneh-300x150.jpg)
...Global Scripture Access.” Wycliffe Global Alliance. Accessed February 26, 2024. https://www.wycliffe.net/resources/statistics/. Sanneh, Lamin. Whose Religion Is Christianity? The Gospel beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003....
...28, 2024, BBC) The protest, sparked by the firing of a number of Argentine staff, is just one of a growing number of cases of friction between Chinese businesses and host...
...primary challenges. The first is generational. Different generations simply see the world differently. The second is cultural. There are cultural barriers and linguistic barriers. There are conflicts between local culture,...
...reports, in 2023 alone, approximately 50,000 of these travelers from China entered the US through the border, a number that vastly exceeds the total of the previous decade. In October...
![A young boy in a blue and orange shirt with a blue backpack, carries some food on the way home from school. Ours is just one story among millions in China facing similar challenges. Due to the rigorous demands of the college entrance exams and pervasive competitive pressures in education, many Christian families here opt to send their children to unregistered Christian schools… [Our son], however, is among the few who remain within the Chinese educational system, compelled more by financial necessity than choice.](https://media.chinasource.org/uploads/2024/05/BL240521-header-ChinaSource-Chinese-Christianity-Chinese-Education-Private-Education-Christian-Education-Chinese-Families-Chinese-Christians-Isaiah-55-8-9-300x150.jpg)
...local curriculum and pace. Furthermore, they might face challenges adapting to the local dialect. For instance, having spent your life speaking Mandarin, you could find it difficult to understand instructors...
...States, I was converted in a Chinese Bible study group on campus and was also welcomed, loved, and helped by local American Christians who were involved in the international student...
...37 million (2018), figures that have been met with skepticism by various observers. The actual number of Christians is likely not as inflated as some local and international estimates suggest....
...understand the key issues facing the British Chinese Christian community at this unique and crucial historical juncture. The participants include local church pastors, preachers, and lay leaders, as well as...
...unregistered church has overtaken it, especially in urban areas, by the early twenty-first century. In the meantime, a large number of young believers went to theological schools especially in North...
...the local church lacked at that time were workers. Therefore, he wanted to expedite the training of workers and establish local churches throughout the country, following the model of the...
...in the previous article, the increase or decrease in the number of overseas Chinese churches is based on the influx and outflow of immigrants. If overseas Chinese churches continue to...
...and increased demands for local welfare spending, some local government departments and state-owned enterprises have been exploring creative ways to replenish their depleted coffers. China Eyes Plan to Connect Southeast...