Ideas

Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.

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Key Issues Impacting Returnees

Pre-return preparation—a key for assimilating returnee believers back into their families, churches, and society.

Following the Belt and Road

Mention China’s emerging missions movement, and the topic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative will almost surely follow. 

Bibles in China: The Gray Zone Shrinks

Bibles are now no longer for sale online in China, and that is, indeed, bad news. But we need to be clear what hasn’t happened and what has happened. 

7 Trends: Why You Need to Pay Attention

The lines for foreign involvement in China are being redrawn, it seems, on an almost daily basis. Being aware of this changing environment is crucial for those who seek to remain relevant.

Goodbye, SARA

The State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) will be absorbed by the Party’s United Front Work Department.

Contextualization—A Necessity, Not an Option

If we wish to participate cross-culturally in God’s work of transformation, then we must allow the specific context of our host culture to determine the kinds of contributions we make.