Results for: American
For Such a Time as This in Real Time
Even as the world is facing the worst pandemic in a century, I believe the Lord has given ChinaSource an important calling to continue helping forge collaborative oneness in Christ between the church in China and the global church, while amplifying Chinese church voices and bringing understanding to the church in the West.
Thank You, Father! Thank You, Dad!
Being thankful and saying thank you is important any time of year. Certainly in this Thanksgiving season I want to say thank you to the ChinaSource community for your friendship, love, and sacrificial involvement together with us.
American Evangelicalism and China: A Necessary Conversation
Addressing his readers in China, Ren Xiaopeng asks, “If American evangelicalism is in such an intellectually vacant state, where would Chinese Christianity, deeply influenced by American evangelicalism and fundamentalism, go next?” Their answer will be critical for the future of the Chinese church—and, if we are willing to listen, for the church in America […]
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Lesson from a Pool in Wenzhou: Opportunities for Chinese Students in American High Schools
[…] their home culture and educational system plus the implementing of the "6 C's plus Leadership" learned in America, will eventually become the leaders of tomorrow in their country. The American Christian school movement has a unique opportunity to invest in Chinese teenagers who may someday lead one of the most important countries of the world.
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The “Model Minority” Myth in the Chinese American Church
Today's Challenges
In the United States, Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, have been presented as sterling examples of immigrants who have ascended through the ranks to achieve the American dream. Lee explores this concept, how Chinese Americans see themselves, and the impact of this perception upon their faith and church life.
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Caring for Chinese Teenagers in American High Schools
[…] learned some valuable lessons that we can share as other schools consider this opportunity. Are They Prepared? Students who are most likely to be successful in an American high school will come equipped with certain skills before they arrive. They need to have the intellectual capacity to learn another language and be intrinsically motivated […]
An “American Granny” on Chinese TV
Eunice Moe Brock was born in 1917 in Hebei Province; her parents were American missionaries. She later spent her early years in Liaocheng, Shandong Province. She left in the 1930s but returned to Liaocheng in the 1990s to the land that she loved. She lived in Liaocheng until she died in 2013. Shortly before […]
American Factory
A Film Review
American Factory Directed by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, Higher Ground Productions USA; 2019; 115 minutes in duration English and Mandarin, with English subtitles Available on Netflix. I was counting down the days until American Factory would start showing on Netflix. From everything I had heard about the film it sounded like a […]
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An Appeal to the American Church
A message from Pastor Jin to the American church
Bridging the Divide in Asian American Churches
A Book Review
Shin, Benjamin C. and Takagi Silzer, Sheryl, Tapestry of Grace: Untangling the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Life and Ministry (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016), pp. xvi + 197, paper. Available from Wipf and Stock and Amazon. A recent Christianity Today article looked at how unrest in Hong Kong is spilling over into […]