Cities on the Silk Road
A look at the cities of the ancient Silk Road today—the cities of the "One Belt, One Road initiative.
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Re-balancing the Seesaw
Can Chinese missionary-sending organizations help re-balance the seesaw and increase the effectiveness and sustainability of cross-cultural missionaries from China?
9 Best Practices for a Chinese Missionary Sending Organization
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. Through a survey of the mission sending literature and field research with Chinese missionaries, nine best practices for Chinese mission sending are proposed that may facilitate long-term Chinese missionary sustainability.
Majority World Missions and Chinese Missions
Where will the Chinese missions effort fall on the spectrum of long-term missions-sending success?
30 and Independent
Five Chinese Christians tell what "At thirty, I stood independent" looks like to them.
Returnees and the Church in China
What we need is the word of God’s grace, which is more than able to ensure that returnees not only survive, but thrive, as committed members of churches back in China.
Two Reformation Videos
Chinese pastors and scholars share their thoughts on the significance of the Reformation for Chinese churches.
International Students in China—an Opportunity?
My Pakistani friend asked, “May I visit your church?” I welcomed him along. He listened to a Bible talk in English, read the Urdu text on my iPhone, and asked me questions in Chinese.
Lahu Christians Celebrate Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just around the corner for Americans, but for one minority tribe in China—the Christians of the Lahu people in Yunnan province—Thanksgiving came when with the harvest of their first fall crops.
We Don’t Know “Nuthin’”
Our assumptions drive our conclusions about the motivation behind government policies. But are they correct? Do we have any way of confirming or refuting them? Do we really know what is going on?
Ocean Heaven
A story of the realities of living with autism in China.
Thoughts and Tips on Learning Chinese
Why had Chinese proven to be so intractable?