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Recently, we have been discussing what drives our passion to publish articles and resources that explore Chinese Christianity.
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Catholicity in the Making
Being at home and yet a stranger turned out to be a useful position from which to listen. Much of what I heard over three days sounded familiar; some of it did not.
Resilient Faith
Political systems change. Governments impose restrictions. Foreign Christian workers come and go. Yet God’s purposes continue.
My Chineseness May Be Different from Yours
Whether I called myself Chinese, Korean, or Taiwanese, none of these identities seemed capable of describing me fully.
Perspective Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Overall, the conference featured not only an array of varying perspectives on Chinese ecclesiology—some stretching the interpretation of that term to its limits—but also diverse approaches to the importance of perspective itself, which was eye-opening.
Neither Church nor Sect
For more than a century, scholars have often used the terms “church” and “sect” to describe different kinds of Christian communities. The distinction is…
Reframing the Mission V
Discipleship does not scale. When making disciples is reduced to the realm of activity, the church loses sight of the essential relational nature of its mission.
What Do We Mean When We Say “the Chinese Church”?
For a moment, it was easy to understand the dream of finding something of home among one’s own, even far from home. Yet I wondered about the reverse: might someone still feel like a stranger among people who shared their language and cultural memories, longing for a belonging that familiarity alone could not provide?
The Legacy of Song of a Wanderer
For the past three decades, Song of a Wanderer has been a go-to apologetics resource in many overseas Chinese churches and student fellowships seeking to share the gospel with students and scholars from China.
More Than a Place of Worship
Chinese churches in Germany often bring together people whose paths might otherwise remain separate: migrants from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia; students and businesspeople; recent arrivals and long-term residents; people carrying very different political memories and assumptions.
A Story of God’s Love
Hadn’t we tried our best? If you don’t need to use me, what am I supposed to do?
Staying, Leaving, and Finding a Way Forward
Following the first installment in our Stories from Inside the Church in China series, “The Pressure of Ordinary Faith”, these three stories circle around a question facing some Chinese Christians today.