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A Look at China’s Registered Church
From the 2020 Autumn Issue of CSQ
[…] control of the Communist Party (although it did serve this purpose), but was seen by its leaders as the only way forward for the church in the new era. With the outbreak of the Korean conflict, the stated desire to see a Chinese church independent of missionary control took on a decidedly political dimension. […]
Responding to Restrictions on Children’s Ministry
[…] kindergartens, Christian-run private schools, homeschool networks, and online programs hosted abroad have all become options for parents seeking to impart a biblical worldview to their children. With new restrictions on religious activities, these options may become less viable in the future. Already churches in some provinces have been told to cease children’s programs. How […]
A Strategy Forged in Bethlehem
[…] weakness are met with the assurance that Christ’s redemptive purposes will be fulfilled, and God’s power revealed, in our lives. Bono, <em>Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story </em>( New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022), 512. Philippians 2:6-8. Hannah Nation, “Chinese Lessons in Apologetics: Learning from a Church Under Pressure,” <em>Comment,</em> December 7, 2023, accessed December […]
A Missed Opportunity
How Our Questions Shape Our Narratives
[…] story encapsulated the zeal of young believers to spread the gospel to the frontiers of China and beyond. He experienced firsthand the struggle of adapting to a new culture in a land very different from his home. Just as he encouraged the students in Jia Yuming’s seminary, Pastor Ding might have fanned the missionary […]
Supporting Article
Healthy Partnering
A Chinese Perspective
[…] more insidious are those that are left unacknowledged and can conceal underlying unresolved contradictions. Only one respondent gave a positive example of cross-cultural partnering leading to a new way of looking at things. None broached the possibility that this kind of partnering could produce a “third culture” situation where participants create a unique set […]
Going Global
When ChinaSource first launched, the focus was very much on serving the church in China. The immediate needs were many, and new opportunities were rapidly developing for foreign Christians to engage with believers in country. Today we recognize that “the church in China” is no longer just in China. This reality is captured in […]
Editorials
Haigui – Writing the Next Chapter
[…] including the believing returnees themselves who are providing leadership in China’s emerging urban churches while struggling to live out an authentic faith in an often hostile environment, new networks and resources are being developed both for returnees and those who seek to serve them. Just as China’s long history is filled with accounts of […]
4 Takeaways from Xi’s Speech on Religion
[…] at least some sense of the Party’s current position. The specific implications, particularly for China’s Christians, remain to be seen but will likely take shape as these directives find their way into new regulations and possibly a new law on religion in the coming year. Image Credit: the flag of China by zachary jean paradis via Flickr.
Going Glocal in the Age of COVID-19
[…] learn about mission strategies in China they could have never envisioned, much less dreamed possible in China’s repressive political environment. Asian participants listened with empathy as their new friends in America related the loss and disorientation they were experiencing with the sudden onslaught of COVID-19. All sensed the Lord’s presence as they humbled themselves […]
“Passive” Church Planting in China
[…] a Chinese mega church, this pastor encountered two obstacles. The first was relational. Early on he emphasized personal decisions for Christ and expected the increasing numbers of new believers to step immediately into positions of service in the church. As a result he found himself alienated from the very people he intended to serve. […]