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A Missed Opportunity
How Our Questions Shape Our Narratives
[…] away, Ding made his way to Southern California, where he reunited with some of his former colleagues from America and eventually settled. I had the privilege of getting to know “Pastor Ding,” as he was affectionally called, in the late 1980s. A book about his life, penned by an American missionary who had served […]
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.
Does Christianity Have a Future in China?
[…] mode. Revival and explosive growth, especially among house churches in the countryside, highlighted the acute need for Bibles and trained leaders. (During the previous 30 years no new leaders had been trained, nor had any Bibles or other resources been produced.) Many outside the officially recognized church faced persecution. The church's challenges at this […]
“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. […]
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 […]
From Here to There
The Straight-Line Fallacy
[…] Chinese church well. Early results suggest that new wineskins are needed. Again, there is no straight line between the promise of the narrative and the prescription for getting there. While the prevailing China church narratives may make us feel good about our intentions, the results of the actions they prescribe may not meet our […]
Editorials
The Olympic Challenge
[…] sports fervor that is already sweeping China. The challenge for the church outside China will be to put aside organizational agendas and a tendency toward individual self- promotion, and to consider how best to support the long-term interests of the church in China given the variety of opportunities the Games presents. Will the watching […]
Beyond “Two Camps”: The Complex Relationship between Official and Unregistered Church in China
[…] come significant changes in the TSPM's role, in China's religious policy, and in the unregistered church community, all of which have brought, and continue to bring, a new level of complexity to the relationship between China's official and unregistered church streams. These developments have resulted in a tense yet synergistic relationship between these two […]
Persecution or Potential?
[…] space as a means of extending the church’s witness in society and establishing its credibility in the eyes of the government. The church, Yan argued, needs to get beyond its “bunker” mentality and the traditional dualism that separates the sacred from the secular. He is encouraged that, since the Wenchuan earthquake of 2008, more […]
Editorials
Confronting the Cults
[…] relief to China’s Christians. But it is a double-edged sword. As has happened during such crackdowns in the past, Christians who are otherwise law-abiding citizens will likely get caught up in the net as officials, who have no way of distinguishing one religious group from another, go trawling for cult activity. China’s Christians potentially […]