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Book Reviews
Understanding World Christianity: China
A Book Review
Understanding World Christianity: China by Kim-kwong Chan. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2019. Paperback, 176 pp., ISBN 13: 978-1506416601; ISBN 10: 1506416608. US$25.11 at Amazon; Kindle $14.57. Fortress Press deserves praise for supporting the World Christianity Series. If you are not familiar with the series, checking it out will be worth your time. You can see the […]
Reflections from a Reformed Perspective on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China
[…] reluctant to touch the issue of church governance and leadership because they don’t want to bring “denominationalism” into the field, even though they were sent by a denomination. “Please, we want to learn how a church should function,” the local leader pleads. “Don’t worry, you will figure it out later by yourselves. You guys […]
View From the Wall
Opportunities and Challenges When Foreign Workers Leave China
[…] and crisis. Seminaries Established and Led by Cross-Cultural Workers Seminaries established and led by cross-cultural workers have the following characteristics: Supported and influenced by a single overseas denomination. Limited contacts with local churches due to security concerns. Students mostly from rural areas. Primarily funded from overseas. Generally lacking a team of teachers. If […]
Denominationalism in China: Pre or Post?
<p>While many would applaud the church’s “post-denominational” character as evidence of the unity of the church in China, others today are asking whether a return to denominations is not only inevitable but should, in fact, be welcomed.</p>
Calvinism on the Ground in China
[…] announcing that the Reformed tradition traced its roots back to Augustine and the first century Christians. I responded by saying most Christians—Protestant and Catholic—do likewise, regardless of denomination. Finally, I described the rediscovery of Reformed theology that swept North American churches in the 1990s, the movement’s subsequent devolution into competitions over degrees of “Reformedness,” […]
When the Church Stands Low (to Rise Again)
Insights from the 2024 Hong Kong Church Census
[…] finances, evangelism strategies, and missions, please refer to the 2024 Hong Kong Church Census Briefing and related reports. As for how to implement concrete action plans, each denomination and local church will need to assess and plan according to their own context. We must continue to connect with various stakeholders, gather collective wisdom, and […]
When Your Friends Speak Another Language
A New Resource from China Academic Consortium
[…] by interested parishioners who were curious about the newcomers in their midst, it also gave them an opportunity to experience a worship service in a tradition or denomination other than their own. They almost always went in groups for courage and came back eager to tell the rest of us what it was like. […]
View From the Wall
What Churches in China Need Today
The Living Water
[…] to city. As far as internal church administration, in terms of both the essentials and the discretionary, there are no set patterns to follow. In addition, church denominations do not exist in China. It is still not clear what administrative model should be adopted by a particular church or if a standardized system for […]
ZGBriefs | June 21, 2018
[…] elaborate system of information control, says Fu King-wa, Associate Professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong. Language / Language Learning Denomination Names in Chinese (June 18, 2018,ChinaSource Blog) As a follow-up to the current edition of ChinaSource Quarterly exploring the issue of denominationalism in China, I thought it would be […]
Reflections on the Reformation 500 and the Gospel Conference
[…] contemporary China? “Reformed”? As many in China know, numerous Christians lack the training to understand various nuances concerning church history, denominations, theological debates, etc. A de facto denomination system emerges. It is shaped by guanxi (relationships, networks) more than historical and perhaps theological conviction. Consequently, Chinese believers tend to be less nuanced in their […]