Urbana 2025: Gen Z, Global Mission, and the Chinese Church
In a world marked by conflict and chaos, Urbana 25 revealed a generation still willing to say yes to God—and place their lives in his hands.
Tim Brookings
Tim (pseudonym) has been involved in campus ministry for more than 25 years, including 11 years living in western China. Throughout his time in China, he enjoyed building connection and partnership with Chinese church leaders engaged in campus ministry around the country. Since returning to the US in late 2019, Tim has continued to engage with Chinese church and campus ministry issues, particularly through contributions to ChinaSource and through his ThM thesis completed in 2024.
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As the Chinese mission movement collaborates with the rest of the global church in mission, how will it reshape global Christianity?
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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.
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This blog post is the first of a series that will discuss the rise of the Chinese mission movement, particularly through the lens of university graduates. Today’s post will consider the historical background of this movement.
Real Relations and Real Connections
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Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China
This brief volume covers David Adeney’s involvement in student ministry as well as events that occurred during that turbulent time in China—the backdrop of WWII, civil war, and the communist takeover.
Campus Ministry within Mainland China
From the desk of the guest editor.
Campus Ministry in Mainland China
Brookings presents the shifting roles that foreigners have had in student ministry pre-1949 through the present. As awareness of the importance of this ministry increases, he considers how the role of foreigners continues to change.
After Four Years Away
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