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Scattered to Sow

[…] have become a collective goal, yet many brothers and sisters—both in China and overseas—hold differing perspectives on this vision. This brother goes on to critique the current usage of the slogan from several perspectives, including its erroneous geographical theology, distorted eschatology, and the suggestion that the Chinese church is uniquely positioned to finish the […]

View From the Wall

These Thirty Days

[…] “win” those they serve to the gospel. The fundamental expression of this spirit is revealed in “the Word became flesh and dwelt among ‘them’ (original text: ‘ us’), full of grace and truth” (John 1:14), so that they can say, “We have seen his glory,” (the Bible refers to Jesus as the worker sent […]

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Official Protestant Groups Plan Next Five Years of Sinicization

What Does the TSPM/CCC 5-Year Plan Tell Us about the Direction of Official Protestantism?

What the latest plan for Protestant leadership in the TSPM and CCC tells us is that Xi Jinping continues to attract or compel Christians to align themselves with traditional Chinese culture and, as important, with the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda.

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The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration

What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know

[…] sites—the first update of these rules in over 15 years. What do they actually mean? How different are they from the earlier ones? What do they tell us about the church-state relationship in China today? What can we learn from Xi Jinping’s China? Putting Regulations in the Big(ger) picture: Xi’s China and Governance of […]

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Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned

Years ago, I was having a conversation with my Malaysian friend, and we started talking about how Malaysia has a lot of British influence. “We drive on the right like they do,” my friend explained.

“Wait, what?” I thought I had heard her wrong, or that she had misspoken. “You mean you drive on the left like they do.”

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Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming

[…] religion for decades, and violently reorganizing society. Thus, China and the PRC are no more equivalent to each other (and much less equivalent) than America and the US government are to each other. Lin’s point about developing a strong Christian identity links to Wesley’s point about unity and mission. With a strong sense of […]

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Hope for HIV/AIDS in China

[…] planning, management and evaluation are invaluable. All of these will encourage Chinese believers to bring a holistic approach to this ministry. Christians in Africa would say to us, “Don’t wait!” Let us make it our prayer that we will be able to hear the voice of the Lord as He strengthens His church, exalts […]

Book Reviews

Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China

A Book Review.

[…] is a fascinating account of university campus ministry in pre-1949 China, but it is also a remarkably prescient analysis of Communist China that remains relevant today. Chapter 1 begins with Adeney’s arrival in China in 1934. The reader can see that from an early stage, Adeney and his co-workers sought to relate closely with […]

Chinese Christian Voices

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

A Sermon

[…] Christians and posted on various websites, blogs, and/or micro-blogs. This week, however, we have translated a sermon by Pastor Chen, of the Fangshan Church in Beijing. It was delivered on February 8, 2015, and posted to the church website shortly after that. In it, Pastor Chen uses 1 Samuel 15 to remind the congregation of the importance of obedience.</p>

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Telecommunications and the Internet in China

<p>Among developing countries, China is number one in the pace at which telecommunication services and the Internet are being developed. These developments will contribute enormously to China’s modernization and integration into the global economy and may have significant domestic social and political impact. </p>