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Editorials
The Olympic Challenge
[…] the final medal has been awarded and the final anthem played in Athens, the eyes of the world will shift eastward to Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games. In preparation for its moment of glory in the international spotlight, Beijing is fast becoming a very different city. The majestic sloping rooftops of […]
Urbanization and the Future of China’s Church
[…] use of the internet and social media, particularly involving believers who are well-known figures in the society, as well as ventures into areas such as education, social service, philanthropy, publishing, entrepreneurship, and community leadership will raise the profile of Christians and provide new avenues for outreach. Intellectual and financial resources will undergird the development […]
Book Reviews
Closing a Perception/Reality Gap
A Book Review
[…] Administration, and Regulation; a Research Handbook. Santa Barbara, California: Institute for the Study of American Religion, and Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute for Culture, Commerce, and Religion, 2005. ISBN-10: 0915051036; ISBN-13: 978-0915051038; 108 pages, paperback, $9.45 at Amazon.com. To some extent, Western perceptions of the religious situation in China are stuck in a time […]
China Ministry and Transformational Development (2)
The End of an Era?
[…] Wu, “Chinese Communist Party Admits 15 Dead in Shanxi Floods, Remains Silent About Reservoir Flooding,” <em>Vision Times.com</em>, 15 October 2021. Accessed 3 February 2022. <a href="https://www.visiontimes.com/2021/10/15/chinese-communist-party-admits-15-dead-in-shanxi-floods-remains-silent-about-reservoir-flooding.html">https://www.visiontimes.com/2021/10/15/chinese-communist-party-admits-15-dead-in-shanxi-floods-remains-silent-about-reservoir-flooding.html</a>. Evelyn Cheng, “China Calls for Curbs on ‘Excessive’ Income and for the Wealthy to Give Back More to Society,” <em>CNBC.com</em>, 18 August 2021. Accessed 3 February 2022. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/chinas-xi-emphasizes-common-prosperity-at-finance-economy-meeting.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/chinas-xi-emphasizes-common-prosperity-at-finance-economy-meeting.html</a>.
Asking the Right Questions
[…] Spencer Johnson made the observation, “The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you can find new cheese.” If your “cheese” is opportunities for effective service in China, then adapting to the new environment means leaving behind those that are no longer viable and seeking out those that are emerging. In the […]
Lead Article
Member Care for Mainland Chinese Missionaries
Breaking New Ground in a Developing Field
In recent years, the church in China has answered the call to send out missionaries to different parts of the world, especially those places that are no longer accessible to Western missionaries due to various reasons. These servants have very strong faith and are courageous. They are willing and prepared to die for Christ. […]
3 Questions: Migration and Public Theology in China
[…] a rarity in the world’s existing social systems, although relevant to the life of every Chinese citizen, whether rural or urban. Around 2003, there was a wide call for reform of this Soviet system of institutionalized discrimination, after the tragic Sun Zhigang incident. So in 2006, I decided on it as the topic of my […]
Fragmentation
[…] two years of covid stasis, lost careers and possessions, and have themselves faced dispossession as travel restrictions sealed them off from cities they had long learned to call home. Now as you all meet on Zoom for prayer, you find new strength and hope to persevere through the continually unfolding unknown that is waiting […]
Editorials
Whose Agenda
<p>Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "International Involvement in China" (<em>CS Quarterly</em>, 2005 Autumn).</p>
Partnering with Churches in China
Toward a New Paradigm
[…] Chinese brothers and sisters are praying for them as well. Sharing Experiences Christians in China are launching into new areas such as education, marriage and family ministry, service to their communities, and reaching non-Chinese both domestically and beyond China’s borders. In many cases there are no experienced leaders to guide these new ventures. While […]