Enduring Friendship
When our friendship storyline is out of step with the larger cultural narrative, whether in China or in the West, how do we as the body of Christ continue to build bridges of understanding?
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The Students Who Taught the Teacher
It’s my prayer that one day all Chinese children with challenges like Hannah’s will pray to my God as well as have the educational opportunities they need.
What China Offers
China has five main service groups currently helping children up to age 20 who have learning disabilities: government organizations, families, private schools and education companies, foreign workers, and local churches.
Prepared in Advance
God is not limited, and we can trust that he is still working, in advance, in the hearts of those we meet on our campuses.
Bu Tai Qingchu
It may seem like a lot of things about China are not very clear these days. But . .
Special Education through a Teacher’s Eyes
As an English-language teacher of adults, I was quite unaware of the needs or developments in the field of special education in China.
Member Care Is Part of the Mission
From the desks of the guest editors.
Member Care for Mainland Chinese Missionaries
Generational, cultural, and personal issues create challenges and advantages for Chinese cross-cultural missionaries and point to the need for member care. How can this need be met?
Marital Issues Facing Chinese Missionaries
Marital satisfaction greatly affects missionaries’ effectiveness and length of ministry. After looking at reasons missionary marriages succeed, Tsai provides suggestions for providing support for Chinese missionaries.
Fatherhood, a Sacred Leadership Calling
Due to mistaken theological understandings regarding ministry and family, the importance of fatherhood is often neglected. The author discusses the role of the father and what it means to be an effective father.
Rest? Is It Permitted?
What is the Chinese concept of rest? How does it interact with the Chinese values of shame and “face”? The author explores these topics and their interaction with the biblical teaching about rest.
Chinese Culture and the Ethos of Suffering in the Chinese Church
Ahern addresses the Chinese understanding of suffering for Christ, its place in the lives of three well-known Chinese pastors, and the place it should have in the lives of Chinese Christians today.