The Core of Chinese Mission: Piety and Suffering 中国差传的本质:敬虔与苦难
Piety and an expectation of suffering have provided a strong motivation and foundation for Chinese missionaries in their service to the Lord.
Piety and an expectation of suffering have provided a strong motivation and foundation for Chinese missionaries in their service to the Lord.
Readers may be left with the impression that the Three-Self Church either willingly cooperates and blindly accepts the government’s agenda, or passively submits, powerless and resigned. But is that really the case?
My journey of exploring the unique spiritual resources across various Christian branches and denominational traditions is far from over; it continues to this day.
It might seem like a small thing but that is a refreshing contrast to the hostile rhetoric, and uninformed animosity that students see and hear all too often these days.
I showed Ying the website of a local Chinese church with a wonderful children’s program and pointed out the Sunday school times. That weekend, Ying sent me a photo of the classroom door.
This book is a study about the conversion processes for Chinese students studying in South Korea.
Mission is not a straight line—it’s a web. And in today’s globalized world, where people are constantly moving across borders and cultures, Chinese Christians have a unique part to play.
A Korean missionary fluent in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese, serving Chinese in Tokyo, Park’s story is a powerful testament to God’s work in diaspora and global missions today.
The Orthodox tradition has something meaningful to offer Chinese evangelical churches—not necessarily as a replacement, but as a resource for reflection and renewal.
JD has put together a two-page Prayer Walking Launch Guide to help people get started. If you’re in China, it’s a great resource to help you pray for the city in which God has placed you, either by birth or by a call to sojourn.
It seems fair to say that the road ahead will remain challenging for Catholic Christians in China, especially for those who are staying faithful to the pope.
Metaphors have the power to expand our imaginations or limit our thinking. May the lived experience of China’s Christians, both inside and outside China, inspire new images of what is possible in Christ’s kingdom.