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A man standing on a mountain overlooking the land in Conghua, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Chinese Christian Witness is a heartening collection of reflections which cannot—but help—drive onward the movement of God’s Chinese children in response to his command to make him known.

Onward to Make Him Known

Chinese Christian Witness is a heartening collection of reflections which cannot—but help—drive onward the movement of God’s Chinese children in response to his command to make him known.

A desk with books on it. For ChinaSource readers and for Chinese Christians navigating a rapidly changing cultural and ecclesial landscape, this reflection offers more than a personal reading list.

The Books That Shaped My Thinking in 2025

Keeping a record is not about accumulating more, but about digesting and sorting through. Only when we attempt to rearticulate the insights of others do they truly become nourishment for our own thinking.

The peaceful solitude of a lone tree on a hill at sunrise, its branches stretching toward the sky, captures the resilience and grace of nature in its simplest form. The volume’s case studies mirror many of the challenges Chinese cross-cultural workers and churches face today. The book covers not only culture-specific pressures on the field but also how national churches and agencies responded—or did not respond—to missionary stresses.

A Snapshot of Korean Missionary Challenges

The volume’s case studies mirror many of the challenges Chinese cross-cultural workers and churches face today. The book covers not only culture-specific pressures on the field but also how national churches and agencies responded—or did not respond—to missionary stresses.

Smooth river stones in the foreground of a shallow, sunlit river with a blurred treeline and sky in the background.

Identifying Needs

They patiently persevered as "people of the soil," knowing trees take a long time to grow and bear fruit.

A man stands on a red hanging bridge among trees. International human rights lawyer Knox Thames lays out a vision for how governments, legislatures, NGOs, and religious leaders can work together to combat religious persecution globally.

The Elusive Path to Religious Freedom

International human rights lawyer Knox Thames lays out a vision for how governments, legislatures, NGOs, and religious leaders can work together to combat religious persecution globally.