Tag: Three-Self Church
Giving Thanks in China
As Americans observe Thanksgiving this week, Christians in northeast China already took the opportunity last month to give thanks.
Reflections from a Three-Self Pastor on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China
Chinese church development must work with Chinese culture, be grounded in Chinese society, and serve our Chinese brethren.
Chinese Christians Look Back, Part 3
“The thirst for God and deeply rooted faith” is less prevalent today than it was twenty years go.
Massive Church Building Project Underway in Ningbo
A remarkable church building project in Ningbo, China.
Solving the House Church Problem (Part 2)
Last week we posted part 1 of a proposal to resolve the status of house churches in China. In part 2, Professor Liu gets more specific as to how a house church documentation system could be set up and what would be gained by doing so.
Solving the House Church Problem (Part I)
In March, the WeChat Public account called 《宗教法治》(Religious Law) published a proposal by Professor Liu Peng, head of the Pushi Institute for Social Sciences on steps the government can take to solve the problem of house churches in China. We have translated the post and are presenting it in two parts. In this first part Professor Liu spells out why solving the problem is important and what he considers the foundation of a solution.
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
A Sermon
Here at Chinese Church Voices, we often highlight articles written by 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.
From the Global Times: “Estranged Brethren”
A Chinese government newspaper covers the division between the Three-Self Churches and the house churches.
A Marriage Testimony
This is from the testimony section of the website for Zion Church in Beijing. It is the story of God's grace in a difficult marriage.