Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.
The "China Dream" which the country's newly installed leaders are promoting is largely a vision of economic growth and prosperity, couched in terms of national pride and increasing strength vis-a-vis the international community. This vision of a strong and prosperous country is not new; late-Qing reformers and May 4th activists alike sounded a similar call, and progress a century later is still measured against the backdrop of this longstanding national struggle.
Chinese house church leaders commit to engage as partners with the global church in world evangelization.
A Chinese blogger gives his thoughts on how the Chinese church can become healthier and more accepted in Chinese society.
For those of you hard at work learning the Chinese language, an encouraging word:
The following article from the mainland site Gospel Times tells of an anti-abortion public service announcement that was posted online as well as played on Bus-TV in Chengdu, urging people to avoid having abortions on International Children's Day (June 1), and of other anti-abortion activities in Changchun, Jilin.
For the past few months I have had the song "California Dreaming'" stuck in my head. I blame Chinese president Xi Jinping and his propagation of the notion of a "Chinese Dream."
This has been the quest of many individuals and many groups throughout the history of mankind. The efforts usually fall into one of three categories, or a combination of the three.
中国信徒和在中国服事主的外国信徒，都正在经历微妙的角色转变。是时候国内信徒站出来了，但外籍人士该传递什么给他们呢？除了异象，还要传递些什么吗？
A conversation with a worship leader in a Beijing house church regarding the issue of music in the church.
篇者的话: 这篇文章的原文刊载于华源协作中文版春号2013
为了能编写出正宗的牧者训练教材，一群外籍同工有意向决定引导当地同工扛起重任，而自己担任从旁辅导、勉勵當地同工的角色。笔者叙述的事工正在进行当中。
In June of 2012, ChinaSource launched a blog called Chinese Church Voices where we have been posting translations of content taken from Mainland Christian online sources websites, blogs, and micro-blogs. Our goal is to help give outsiders a chance to "listen in on the conversations" that Chinese Christians are having online.
I recently went back through the articles that we have posted to see if there were any observable trends. Here's what I noticed (with links):