傅邦宁 本期期刊的文章主要是从去年在中国大陆的基督教领袖和在该地区的几十个国际组织的代表的聚会中采集。这些领袖们分享他们对中国教会的将来的愿景，与会者一起讨论在中国境内和境外的基督徒如何能在未来的日子里一起服侍。 从至少三个角度，中国的教会于未来的几十年里必将在全球的基督教扮演重要的角色。 光从数字上看，中国在不久的将来极有可能拥有世界上最集中的基督徒群体以及最集中的未得之民。假设在未来国际的教会和中国的官方和非官方教会之间的互动可以增加，中国的基督徒可能被期望在全球的基督的身体中有一个显著的声音。同时，在世界各地致力于让所有人均可以认识基督的信徒将继续专注于中国这主要的宣教工场。 中国不断增长的国际影响力 – 经济的，政治的，外交的，文化的 – 将在所有这些具影响力的领域中反映中国领导人的优先次序。国际社会将要越来越设法顺应"中国人的做事方式。" 但是，如果福音继续成为中国更大的主流，在这些领域的基督徒将有机会为这全球性的对话带来一套新的价值观。此外，他们在其他国家的对口可以带领建立以基督为中心的进路去面对这世界在本世纪的紧迫问题的方向。 最后，当在中国的基督徒到其他国家旅行变得越来越普遍，并且当他们对超越中国的国界的传福音的愿景渐渐成熟，新一波的基督的使者将有可能在中国出现。其中一些刚刚起步的跨文化事工的培训和差送的努力已被确认为对那些被差送的及那些差送的均是令人失望的，显示这个运动将不会在一夜间发展起来。在中国出现一个完全成熟的当代本土的宣教运动之前，需要克服文化、精神和后勤的障碍。然而，由圣灵带领的向基督的名字尚未被宣讲的地区的外向推力的种子已被种植。 在本期期刊中，我们审视让中国教会达致这显著的全球参与的位置的因素。我们持谨慎乐观的态度，通过一些自己有参与在写这新的篇章的人的眼睛去探索这新时代可能有的面貌的轮廓，同时考虑到这些初步的想法仅是将会在未来的几十年中继续发展的对话中的开场白。 傅邦宁为华源协作的总裁及华源协作季刊的编辑。 跟随傅邦宁的微博@BrentSFulton
Brent Fulton
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November 23, 2012
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Decades of overseas involvement in equipping Chinese church leaders have shown that training involves much more than unloading knowledge on a classroom of eager students. In discussions with dozens of experienced trainers over the course of several years, the following have emerged as essential factors for effective training.
Brent Fulton
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November 21, 2012
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Ideas
Reports of Christians being detained, harassed, fined or otherwise hindered from living out their faith have led many to conclude that persecution is the norm in China. Yet while such incidences do occur, a much larger number of Christians engages seemingly unhindered in a wide variety of activities on a daily basis.
Brent Fulton
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Xiao Min is the composer of a body of traditional Chinese worship music called the Canaan Hymns. This article from the Christian Times reports on a talk that she recently gave in Anhui Province on the topic of the Second Coming.
ChinaSource Team
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"Shiba Da," the 18th Party Congress, concluded last week with the seven (not nine!) members of the reconstituted Politburo Standing Committee appearing together for the first time on the red carpet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Many have asked what implications the Congress has for Christians in China. While it is known that religious policy was on the agenda this year, only time will tell how the closed-door discussions on this topic will play out in terms of actual policy.
Brent Fulton
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November 20, 2012
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作者回顾了家庭教会的起源和历史, 也探讨现时城市家庭教会的情况, 这包含了公民的参与和基督教的刊物
Mary Li Ma
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November 16, 2012
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So many people from Western countries head east to countries like China with the noble desire to give and bless.
That's what I did 22 years ago, setting out from England to China with a clear sense of calling and the blessing of my church.
Mark Alexander
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November 12, 2012
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Stories
One of the challenges facing those who come to faith in China is how to handle family relationships during the traditional holidays when they return home to be with family members who do not share their faith and may not accept it. In this article, published in the Christian Times just prior to the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, a believer shares some thoughts on how Christians can handle the tensions that naturally arise during holiday visits.
ChinaSource Team
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November 9, 2012
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Stories
A recent and still ongoing ChinaSource survey of Chinese Christians, who have experience in working together with foreign partners, provides insight for those seeking to partner with and serve the church in China.
Brent Fulton
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November 6, 2012
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Scholarship
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Passing the Baton" (CS Quarterly, 2012 Autumn).
Brent Fulton
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Scholarship
As Chinese churches, particularly those in the urban areas continue to grow and mature, leaders are increasingly focusing on where the church needs to go from here. This article, published in the Christian Times, is about Pastor Zhang of the Beijing Gospel Missionary Church, and his thoughts on the issues facing the Chinese Church in the near future.
ChinaSource Team
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November 5, 2012
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In their desire to create authentic, pastoral training materials, early on this team of foreigners resolved to work toward putting their national staff in posts of increasing influence and authority while they stepped into self-restricted roles of coaching, and eventually, cheering from the stands. The author describes this work which is still in process.
Steve Torgerson
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