Results for: denomination
Breaking the Cycle: Can Our Denomination Be Revitalized?
[…] brain drain. Convinced that having our own training center would solve the problem, our predecessors eagerly modeled it after the well-known Emmaus Bible School from the same denomination overseas, believing this would be the key to securing future church workers. After the Bible school was officially established in 1993, it did indeed bring forth […]
Denomination Names in Chinese
<p>What, you might be wondering, are the Chinese names for some of the various denominations and sects in China?</p>
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Contemporary Chinese Art and Christianity
Contemporary Chinese Christian artists have grown out of historical relationships between Chinese culture, contemporary art, and Christianity. This article looks as these three factors to help us understand contemporary Chinese Christian art.
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The Influence of Denominations on Church Organizational Structure in China
The issues of theological stance and church governance that impact the decision of whether or not to be a part of a denomination are discussed.
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Denominationalism or Nondenominationalism?
Is There a Third Way?
The author looks at the history of denominationalism in China and discusses what being part of a denomination means.
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The Lianghui and Registered Churches
Friends or Foes?
The Lianghui is one of those things that falls into the category of “church with Chinese characteristics.” If one considers the registered church to be a denomination in the Western sense, then one could conceive of the Lianghui as the local, regional, and national organization of the church. But the registered church is not […]
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A Pastoral Perspective on Contextualization
An Interview with Pastor "Peter"
An “On the Ground” Perspective
[…] but they must be diligent not simply to import content from their own culture. For instance, some missionaries strongly emphasize denominationalism. In China, they simply replicate their denomination’s traditions, doctrines, and practices. However, much of those things are simply Western cultural traditions, not biblical mandates. This is not to say that Western theology is […]
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Why I Would Not Become a Christian
Reflections on God and Culture
[…] Orthodoxy opposed one another. Catholics and Protestants treat each other as enemies. Within Protestantism, we have Lutherans, Reformed, Anglicans, and Baptists critiquing each other. Even within one denomination, factions hold on to their own distinctive positions and yet claim that their faith is the only true faith in the universe while proceeding to further […]
Feeling the Pulse of China
[…] months. From the 2018 summer issue of ChinaSource Quarterly Pray for church leaders as they consider the issues involved with being, or not being, part of a denomination. Ask that church leaders will be open as they consider the question of denominationalism and educate their congregations concerning the issues involved with this question. Pray […]