In response to last week’s tragic loss of life, Christians in China are praying. One noted, “. . . believers, they pray for peace in Ukraine, for the domestic epidemic, and now they are praying for the plane crash. These are painful things, just like the recent weather, shrouded in gloom.”
ChinaSource Team
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March 29, 2022
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The annual gathering of the National People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress concluded in Beijing last week. Here are articles and resources about that key event.
Joann Pittman
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March 18, 2022
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After an overview of current trends in migrant worker population growth throughout China, read about the ways that urbanization has influenced the expansion of migrant churches. Finally, discover five ideas to multiply migrant churches.
Mark Chu
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March 14, 2022
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Heretical cults are active in China. How should friends and family members respond when they suspect a loved one is being drawn into a cult?
ChinaSource Team
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February 15, 2022
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Starting with the Old School (Gedimu), this series introduces the main schools of Hui religious thought and practice, Hui diet, dress, customs, and festivals. Ideas for Christians seeking to better know and love their Hui neighbors in the name of Jesus are also included.
Julie Ma
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February 14, 2022
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As expatriates move from founders and leaders to colleagues, and now consultants, foreign contributions are increasingly in the nature of support and encouragement from behind the scenes, providing practical help in a few key areas as requested.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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February 9, 2022
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Suggestions for Chinese Christians and Church Leaders.
ChinaSource Team
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February 8, 2022
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What is the most important thing I would want someone going to China to know?
Jess Yun
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February 7, 2022
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What can we learn from the recent conference on religious work? A comparison with the 2018 conference helps tease out key points.
Carsten T. Vala
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February 4, 2022
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The experiences of the few remaining expatriate cross-cultural workers in China suggest that while we are not at the end of Christian development work in China, we are confronted with a substantially different ministry context.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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February 2, 2022
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As we stop to listen, as we hear the Chinese people’s stories, as we discover for ourselves Chinese history, as we put ourselves in China’s shoes, the Chinese context and therefore their practices and worldview become more understandable.
Laura de Ruiter
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January 26, 2022
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Reading Peng’s book, alongside the research of many other scholars of the Chinese Bible, reminds China workers today of the very real merits of the Union translation as well as its prominence within the Chinese church.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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January 21, 2022
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