Leaving China, Entering Mission?
Chinese churches are going abroad—but are they truly entering mission?
Sun Yong(孫永)is a house church pastor in mainland China.
Chinese churches are going abroad—but are they truly entering mission?
In mid-July 2026, Chinese Christian scholars and pastors from various denominational backgrounds in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the three-day Third Public Theology Conference.
The Chinese church is currently experiencing compression and purification. If it can take root amid headwinds, trust amid uncertainty, and discern direction amid complexity, this period may well become the foundation for future revival.
This was the first time we Chinese missionaries in Thailand stood together publicly—it was messy, but it was a breakthrough.