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ZGBriefs | December 15, 2022

Facing Challenges, Chinese Churches in Europe Look to the Future (December 9, 2022, Christianity Today) The lack of churches to worship at isn’t the only problem that Chinese Christians are facing. Many Chinese churches in Europe are also trying to overcome challenges such as a “hometown association” mentality, a commercialist attitude toward church life, […]

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November 21, 2013

<p>The Bible business (November 20, 2013, Global Times)</p> <p>To meet the spiritual needs of the rapidly growing number of Christians, China printed more than 105 million Bibles from 1987 to 2012, of which 60 percent were distributed to churches inside the country and 40 percent were delivered overseas. In this factory, employees operate machines round […]

Chinese Christian Voices

Lessons from the Life of Samuel Pollard

<p>It is easy for the church to lose sight of her purpose in the face of today’s challenges. During a recent commemoration of Samuel Pollard, a missionary whose life dramatically impacted large pockets of southern Yunnan, Pastor Gai of Kunming preached on the nature of the church and the calling we must not lose […]

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ZGBriefs | March 30, 2023

Easter and the Tomb Sweeping Festival Share a Nerdy Connection (March 27, 2023, Christianity Today) (registration required) An order known for astronomy and mathematics, the Jesuits drove the reforms in both the Western world and China that dictate how we plan our days, months, and holidays.

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ZGBriefs | October 26, 2017

[…] China moves to rate its citizens (October 21, 2017, <em>Wired</em>)<br /> But now imagine a system where all these behaviours are rated as either positive or negative and distilled into a single number, according to rules set by the government. That would create your Citizen Score and it would tell everyone whether or not you were trustworthy. </p>

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Will History Repeat Itself?

Whether a century ago or today, whatever our China stories may purport to tell us about being apolitical, of “leaving our politics at the door” or “staying out of politics,” one of the hard lessons of history is that foreign Christian involvement in China is unavoidably political.

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Christianity and the State—Dispelling a Myth

Embedded in today’s evangelical China narratives, particularly the narrative of the persecuted church, is the assumption that regime change will inevitably bring about greater openness for the gospel in China. But is that what Chinese history tells us?

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ZGBriefs | October 24, 2024

The Rise of Scripture Copying for Inner Peace Among Chinese Youth (October 18, 2024, ChinaSkinny) More young people today are turning to peaceful, health-focused activities like yoga, meditation, fishing, or spending a day at a spa with a buffet and various entertainment options to unwind. Once a niche hobby among middle-aged people, scripture copying […]

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Holding Up Half the Church

<p>The challenges faced by women in the church in China today.</p>

Chinese Christian Voices

Why Don’t Chinese Pastors Write Books?

<p>Theological books and resources from the West are widely available in China today and have become increasingly popular. What the Chinese church lacks, however, are books written by Chinese pastors and theologians. In the article below, originally published in <em>Gospel Times</em>, a pastor gives his thoughts on why Chinese pastors don’t write books.</p>