It had been an engaging but exhausting two days. Pastors and ministry leaders from all across China had gathered with a smaller number of expatriate China workers to reflect together on some of the key trends in the mainland Chinese church. The meeting was conducted almost entirely in Chinese, and the range of topics addressed was dizzying, but also encouraging: indigenous mission and sending agencies, social engagement, theological education, Christian schooling, global partnership—in all these areas interest is high and progress encouraging.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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December 2, 2016
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China was not exactly top of mind as my wife and I sat down to read a chapter of John Ortberg’s Soul Keeping. We hardly expected to find any profound insights into the thinking of Chinese Christians in a book written by an American pastor primarily for an American church audience.
Brent Fulton
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November 30, 2016
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Saying goodbye to China and hello to a new culture and home—and doing it well.
Mark Wickersham
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November 18, 2016
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A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with David Joannes, president and founder of Within Reach Global and author of The Space between Memories.
Brent Fulton
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November 9, 2016
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As China has become more prosperous, it has also become more open to outside influences. This is true of the church as well. In recent years prosperity theology has been gaining influence, mainly through the translated books and resources of Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen. In this article, originally published in the Gospel Times, the author (a pastor) reflects on why this teaching is attractive to many in China.
ChinaSource Team
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November 8, 2016
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Earlier this week we posted a ChinaSource Conversations podcast in which I talked with Jackson Wu, author of Saving God’s Face and Sam Chan, author of Preaching as the Word of God about the issue of contextualization in gospel presentations. In the course of the conversation I asked them ten questions.
Joann Pittman
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November 4, 2016
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A look at the underlying "drivers" that are affecting ministry opportunities and personnel in China.
Brent Fulton
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November 2, 2016
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In this podcast ChinaSource Senior Vice President Joann Pittman interviews Jackson Wu and Sam Chan. Their discussion examines the process of interpreting, communicating and applying the Bible in a particular cultural context. Effective contextualization communicates the gospel message in a way that is faithful to how God has revealed it through scripture but also in a way that hearers can understand in their own cultural setting.
ChinaSource Team
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November 1, 2016
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In order to be good stewards of the resources and opportunities given us to serve in this country, China workers are always on the lookout for insights into China’s current condition and how it might affect our prospects for ministry. In 2016 fall edition of The Washington Quarterly five eminent China hands contributed their perspectives on China’s future path.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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October 28, 2016
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In modern societies pluralism has the dual effect of both relativizing faith, forcing religious believers to acknowledge the presence of competing worldviews, and of fostering growth by creating new opportunities for them to live out their faith in the pluralist context.
Brent Fulton
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October 19, 2016
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A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Dr. Charlie Brainer of Taylor University.
ChinaSource Team
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October 14, 2016
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Seeking social change outside the realm of politics—Christians in China are providing examples of how that might be done.
Brent Fulton
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October 12, 2016
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