Things I Wish I Had Done
Life in China will be different than you expect. Here are possibilities to consider as you prepare for living in China.
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Learning to Be an Acceptable Outsider
If I can’t become an insider, can I at least become an acceptable outsider?
Things I Wish I’d Known
Part 2 of our series, "Going to China."
Two Types of Cultural Adjustment
This is the time of year when many people are going to China and facing new routines in a new place and a new…
I’m Off to Fix Something
This tendency towards fixing (be it personal or societal) can often be a cultural clash point. We look around and see so much that we don’t understand and the “why” questions start bubbling to the surface. Is our motivation to fix what we perceive as broken, or to learn how the society is organized and the thinking behind it?
It’s All about Serving Well
A framework with which to process the complexities of China, as well as tools to navigate the myriad of cultural differences you will experience in China.
Have You Eaten?
Memorable meals with students and friends.
Home, James
"It takes more than a passport to feel at home."
Advance and Retreat
A worker among ethnic minorities, Ella provides a brief summary of some advantages, challenges, and theological considerations she has experienced.
Free eBook: 7 Trends Impacting Foreigners in China
If you are serving in China, or making plans to do so, this is definitely something you will want to read.
Contextualization Mediates History and Meaning
As Wendel Sun writes in this issue of ChinaSource Quarterly, most Christians serving cross-culturally have a strong desire to faithfully and meaningfully communicate the…
Funny or Beautiful?
Teaching is full of first impressions and often they are not what the teacher is expecting.