Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.
The journey from mythmaking to mission entails putting aside our chosen metanarratives, seeing with fresh eyes and listening with fresh ears, not only to the facts as we perceive them but also to the narratives of those in the stories as they interpret their own reality.
How are churches inside China discerning faithfulness amid shrinking space? And how should we learn to listen, respond, and accompany—without assuming a clarity we do not possess?
What matters most is not only the dates, but the habits Christians learned for living between lines.
Two tracks took root: social modernizers built schools and bridges; evangelists planted chapels and courage. China’s church still needs the gifts of both.
As the experience of China’s church demonstrates, the gifts of Advent seem to come strangely wrapped. The gifts of hope, peace, joy, and love are received through suffering and sacrifice.
Before the next revival, today’s church in China will inevitably enter a process of upheaval, reorganization, and re-stabilization.
In Chinese culture, it is challenging to bring domestic violence into the light.
Advancing the Gospel in this generation requires that God’s people around the globe join hands and work together. ChinaSource helps enable the church in China to be part of this process, ensuring that the voice of our Chinese brothers and sisters is included in the global conversation.
Strolling through this evergreen spiritual meadow on Mount Athos, at each monastery I visited, I felt as though I were seeing a spiritual rose blooming for a thousand years, clearly exuding the fragrance of truth.
The call of cultural apologetics, I realized, begins with repentance: before we can witness to truth in the world, our own loves must be reordered by grace.
We’re grateful to once again offer an Advent calendar—inviting believers around the world to join together in asking for God’s mercy and giving thanks for his blessings on Chinese Christians.
Understanding China today requires a sense of where China has been.