...administrative orders to regulate people’s need for and practice of religion. Just as the use of administrative orders is ineffective in regulating economic activities, so, administrative orders are ineffective in...
...to Bibles although the need for Bibles still exists. The literature need has been broadened to include reference tools, Sunday School materials and other literature recommended by other believers in...
...have a special need. Yes, these churches need doctrinally sound and dedicated pastors. They need increased amounts of Christian literature, steady financial supply and reasonably comfortable meeting facilities. However, what...
...church, I received Christ as my savior. That very night I knew how I should spend my life. In 1992 I quit my job in a foreign company in Beijing...
...in church management and administration. The Chinese church, because its membership has increased so rapidly, is very weak in this area and unable to meet the need. I also learned...
...Nyima Rongwu talks specifically about the need for building long-term relationships in ministry with minority students. I would add that given the importance of relationships within the various cultures in...
...which we live and work. However, we need to keep actively learning more about Chinese culture. Interestingly, the importance of language learning did not rate a mention, but the need...
...to read it using the COMA method (context, observation, meaning, application). Since coming to China, how I read the Bible has changed greatly. When I came, I didn’t know about...
...move house, would help me find a job—I envied their lives. I really hoped to become like them. I was very moved, so I prayed the sinner's prayer. Later, I...
...novelty of a Westerner speaking Chinese would likely overpower whatever message I presented. If I were poorly received, how would those I have discipled over the years react? If I...
...most obvious, thing I was told is that there is always a need for counseling in China. It didn’t start with COVID; the need is always there. But COVID-19 did...
...vision to serve the community. A medical professional by background, he understands the need to care for people holistically. As a result the church is active in promoting healthy marriages,...