If Revival Comes III
We must explore what kind of ideology the Chinese church, which developed in tandem with such a turbulent history, would adopt as it enters the church, serves the church, and envisions the future.
We must explore what kind of ideology the Chinese church, which developed in tandem with such a turbulent history, would adopt as it enters the church, serves the church, and envisions the future.
Prayer is a way we can all draw closer to Christ and be a more unified church. This moment is not only about China or the United States. It is also about how the global church, as the body of Christ, remembers those who suffer, prays for those in power...
The Chinese church is currently experiencing compression and purification. If it can take root amid headwinds, trust amid uncertainty, and discern direction amid complexity, this period may well become the foundation for future revival.
Hope flows out of this story. Shaped by solid historical information, filled with testimonies and accounts, with a story line that tells a gripping story, the conclusion is hope.
More than an update, this is a space to listen, to learn, and to pray together.
What kind of theological vision is strong enough to sustain both faithfulness and truthfulness in times of coercion? Ting and Wang answered that question in sharply different ways.
His life is remembered not only in the seminaries he helped build or the roles he held, but in the people he shaped, the faith he carried through hardship, and the conviction, tested across decades, that God’s work is not sustained by wealth, but by grace.
The cross did not remove the reality of pain—it reframed it.
At Easter, we proclaim that suffering is not the end of the story. The cross is real—but so is the resurrection.
In 2025, these completed projects marked moments of arrival, where faith that had long been practiced in provisional settings was finally given a place where that faith can endure.
In Part 6, I reconsidered the West. Finally, I turn to the Chinese diaspora and offer several scenarios for the years ahead—ending where I began: with questions, not forecasts.
This year, in keeping with the spirit of Two Sessions, ChinaSource will be hosting two events in March, one in Texas and the other in Minnesota.