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The Lantern

Now That China Is Number One

By at least some calculations, the size of China’s economy exceeded that of the United States this month, putting China in first place. Setting aside the fine points of those calculations (which will likely be the subject of much debate for some time to come), it is clear that China’s economic rise has had far-reaching consequences –including for the Body of Christ – both domestically and internationally,.

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A Call for Global Prayer

China's Growing Need for Spiritual Awakening

If you say, “I’m a Christian, I can pray for you. What do you need?” most people will not refuse, but will be grateful and thankful. This was almost unseen before 2022.

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Put Down the Tea Leaves (and Look Out the Window)

<p>For those in long-term service in China, one of the difficulties in discerning where things are headed politically and socially is knowing how to separate out significant long-term trends from those events that, while appearing important in the moment, may prove to be mere distractions. This is particularly true for those working with the […]

Peoples of China

A Call to True Worship

[…] a box by the gate. He was destitute, homeless and very much alone almost overnight. Few of his old friends will now answer the phone when he calls. He lives day-to-day in a shack on the edge of town, stealing food wherever he can, creating fantasies to pass the time, sleeping in the dirt […]

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The Challenges and Strategies of Returnee Ministry in the New Era

[…] for the sake of the gospel and to participate in global missions, wherever they are. We see returnee ministry as a timely part of the Great Commission call, an extension of overseas campus ministries, and one of the crucial strategies for mission to China. In the 1920s, Chinese students accounted for one quarter of […]

View From the Wall

Returnee Ministry at Home and Abroad

<p>Large numbers of Chinese students who have studied abroad are returning to their homeland. For those who have come to know Christ while overseas, many easily become lost to the church and Christ upon their return. While there are a variety of reasons for this, churches and organizations both overseas and in China need […]

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Policy, Implementation, and Shifting Official Perceptions of the Church in China

[…] daily basis that is technically not allowed yet goes unchecked. Policy versus Implementation: Unraveling the Mystery In any given week, somewhere in China, urban believers are holding services in rented office buildings, hundreds of unofficial Bible schools are offering classes, children are attending Sunday schools and youth meetings, books containing all kinds of Christian […]

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Victor Plymire: A Faith Worth Imitating

[…] renewed determination. Additionally, I hope that you would see the tremendous value of history and biography for the Christian life and the Church universal. Responding to the Call: Christ as Supreme Victor Plymire was born January 10, 1881 in Loganville, Pennsylvania. After coming to Christ at the age of fifteen he spent some years […]

Peoples of China

Influentials

Individuals Who Largely Determine Change

[…] societyand those people, many times, are not in positions of formal leadership or decision-making. They are, what Jon Barry and Ed Keller, in their book The Influentials, call “influentials.” These influentials generally hold several traits in common. These traits are instructive to us if we desire to affect and influence people and society—if we […]

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Toward a Typology of Christian Leaders in China

[…] in a large church network. Extremely dedicated, she struggles to find balance between ministry and family (if she has one). She may also struggle with her own calling, serving out of a sense of obligation and wondering whether she is really in the right place. She is often physically tired due to long hours […]