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The Mountains Are Shorter, Part 2
[…] ties together data from electronic and human sources with records from government departments, utilities, educational institutions, hotels, internet and cellphone providers, credit card transactions, and commercial enterprises. New analytical tools, including artificial intelligence, are employed to make sense of the data. At the grassroots level, the neighborhood grid system for urban policing utilizes police, […]
From Trailblazer to Fellow Traveler
[…] becoming quite proficient in rudimentary dentistry, and married a local Christian woman. Frank Gilman, a college classmate of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton, met his wife (also from New York), in India on his way to China and went on to establish outposts on Hainan Island in the south. In another section entitled “Adventurers” we […]
Toward a Flourishing Society
[…] life, including Christian engagement with government, Christian think tanks and NGOs, living an integrated Christian life, business as mission in China, Christian education in China, and China’s new urban church context. The conference setting of Grand Rapids fit prominently into the discussions. Promise Hsu, a journalist from Beijing, presented a fascinating look at the […]
Editorials
A Shared Challenge
[…] says, it needs to take the initiative to position itself as providing spiritual support and moral standards for the society. If the church is able to train new persons who can demonstrate the character of Christ in their daily lives, then the influence of the church will extend beyond its numbers. The church must, […]
7 Trends: Why You Need to Pay Attention
ChinaSource has released a new ebook, 7 Trends Impacting Foreigners in China. Based on a series of blog posts I wrote earlier on this topic, the ebook looks at how changes in China’s church, in the expat Christian community, and in China itself are forcing a rethink about the role of foreign workers. When […]
Editorials
These Next Ten Years
[…] merely a factor in the socioeconomic or political spheres. Quoting globalization author Thomas Friedman, Chiu asserted, “‘The world is flat.’ In other words, we are in a new world, and we are desperately in need of a new paradigm.” Chiu went on to challenge leaders around the globe “to think intentionally and creatively so […]
7 Trends for Foreign Christians in China
[…] directly, primarily in the area of training. Today the maturing of the church, along with heightened official suspicion toward foreign involvement in China, are giving rise to new modes of engagement. Here are seven trends to watch: From Training to Mentoring. Much of the equipping formerly done by foreigners can now be done by […]
You Can’t Do That in China!
[…] beneath the surface. By limiting our vision of what is possible, our narratives keep us from recognizing when the church may be in fact doing something entirely new. This was brought home to me in the mid 2000s, when, during frequent trips to the mainland, I began to see believers doing things that I […]
China and the Church: 5 Trends to Watch in 2018
[…] If vigorously enforced, these regulations could severely impact the activities of unregistered churches by imposing severe fines on those leading and hosting church gatherings. Provisions in the new regulations could also affect Christian publishing and online activity, as well as believers going abroad for study or conferences. The seriousness with which national and local […]
What Triggers Persecution of Christians in China?
[…] officials was resolved after these leaders admitted their own wrongdoing and subsequently negotiated a settlement with the officials. I explore these triggers further within the context of China’s growing church in the new publication, China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World, available as an e-book from ChinaSource. Image by Matthew Stinson, via Flickr