When pressure comes, Christians generally respond in one of three ways: fight, flight, or somewhere in the middle…. When praying for the Chinese church, we must not fail to pray...for the unity of Christians under pressure.

MDB ⋅ ⋅ Feb 22, 2023

Blog Entries

Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming

The winter 2022 issue of ChinaSource Quarterly offers perspectives like a plane dropping from thirty thousand feet to ground level, as they shift from high-level and mildly optimistic…to close up, personal, and much more pessimistic. Together, they offer helpful insight on what’s happening in China after ten years of…political leadership by Xi Jinping.

Carsten T. Vala ⋅ ⋅ Feb 03, 2023

Blog Entries

An Interview with a Missions Leader in China (2)

My vision is for training with the goal of fruitfulness. There is a great movement happening in the Chinese church, but there isn’t a great deal of actual church planting happening. How do we help them to bear fruit?

TT, Julie Ma ⋅ ⋅ Dec 19, 2022

Editorials

Reflecting Together on the New Era

From the desk of the guest editor.

Peter Bryant ⋅ ⋅ Dec 12, 2022

Lead Article

A Decade of Change and Future Prospects

Bryant outlines the four areas in which China has most changed over the past decade. He discusses what these involve and their significance for the church in China.

Peter Bryant ⋅ ⋅ Dec 12, 2022

Supporting Article

China’s Place in the World

Fulton discusses Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” that envisions a new role for China on the world scene. He looks at three arenas where Xi seeks to establish China’s superiority.

Brent Fulton ⋅ ⋅ Dec 12, 2022

Supporting Article

Where Is the Chinese Missionary Movement Headed in the New Era?

Xi Jinping has put forth a grand vision and blueprint for China’s future. The Chinese church is eager to evangelize but over the past ten years has experienced significant restrictions. How then should the church and mission movement in China respond?

Xingwu Lin ⋅ ⋅ Dec 12, 2022