Welsh Baptist missionary to China Timothy Richard (1845-1919) was once widely regarded as "one of the greatest missionaries whom any branch of the Church, whether Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, or Protestant, has sent to China." Today, few have heard of Richard and his remarkable lifetime of ministry in China.
Are there lessons to be learned about effective cross-cultural work from a 19th century Welsh Baptist missionary? According to Dr. Andrew Kaiser the answer is a resounding yes!
A new webinar from ChinaSource.
What might the Xi'an stele tell us today about Christianity and the government’s Sinicization policies.
Gospel posters from the early 20th century.
In the ten years between 1966 and 1976, it was difficult for some believers as well as house churches in certain areas to gather. And so they met in some unusual places—caves, cellers, tunnels, forests, and more.
A church with a long history celebrates a new building.
The guest editor's perspective. . .
A pastor shares his grandmother’s moving testimony as a shimu, pastor’s wife, in a time of war and hardship, and how she impacted his call to ministry.
The author looks at the history of denominationalism in China and discusses what being part of a denomination means.
A sneak preview of the 2018 spring issue of ChinaSource Quarterly, "Contextualization and the Chinese Church."
Examining the lens of Chinese church history to better understand where China’s church finds itself today.