Tag: House Church
Twenty Quotes from Faithful Disobedience
Wang Yi said, “We have an opportunity to demonstrate to society what the church is; why spiritual authority should not be in the hands of those who wield the sword; why we can…endure external governance but cannot allow our faith, worship, teaching, …and members to come under the state’s review and control.”
Three Trends in the Post-Pandemic Church in China (2)
“More small groups, more household-oriented, and more online.”
Three Trends in the Post-Pandemic Church in China (1)
“More small groups, more household-oriented, and more online.”
An Offer the Church Can’t Refuse
And then finding a way to respond online in China.
Weathering the Storm of Persecution
God does not permit an absence of trials, and they come today with beating drums.
Though the snow blankets the ground, the red plum blossoms are still bright. As persecution arrives, our love for the Lord deepens.
The Poor Preachers of the Chinese Church
In a somewhat hyperbolic yet prophetic tone, writer Huo Shu rallies Christians to reconsider the idea of “poor preachers.”
Clarifying the Boundary between Church and State
Unified with the historic Christ who humbled himself, the church should be humble and suffering in this generation, bearing witness for the gospel. Only such a path is the true path of the cross of the Chinese church.
A Shanghai Pastor Reflects on Challenges Facing the Church in China
Christianity in China is entering a new stage in the church-state relationship. How should the church respond?
The Life and Ministry of Shen Yiping
Blessed Are Those Who Die in the Lord
“One heart, one life, and every last cent for the Lord.” Such was the slogan of Shen Yiping, a founding elder of the China Gospel Fellowship house church network. Shen Yiping died on July 14, 2018.
Why Christians in China Must Prepare Themselves for the New Regulations on Religious Affairs
As a Chinese house church pastor who has studied church-state relations and followed religious legislation for a long time, I have the following five views toward these new regulations. Wang Yi