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A mother holds her young daughter in her arms as the child laughs happily. I showed Ying the website of a local Chinese church with a wonderful children’s program and pointed out the Sunday school times. That weekend, Ying sent me a photo of the classroom door.

From Sticker to Sunday School

I showed Ying the website of a local Chinese church with a wonderful children’s program and pointed out the Sunday school times. That weekend, Ying sent me a photo of the classroom door.

Andy Pearce • June 10, 2025 •

An expat girl walking on a street in China. I pray for more women and men from around the world, to view China—not through the lenses of journalists, internet celebrities or politicians, but as God sees it.

Cross-Cultural Work in China Today

I pray for more women and men from around the world, to view China—not through the lenses of journalists, internet celebrities or politicians, but as God sees it.

Swells in the Middle Kingdom • May 19, 2025 •

A man holding a camera lens close to his eyes. In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.

Seeing with New Eyes

In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.

ChinaSource Team, Chuck Weber, Martha Chan • May 12, 2025 •

A man using smartphone while picking up takeout order at a restaurant. This experience reminds me that God often uses the ordinary to do the extraordinary. Ministry doesn't require a pulpit. Sometimes it begins with a simple “Nǐ hǎo.”

It Starts with “Nǐ Hǎo”

This experience reminds me that God often uses the ordinary to do the extraordinary. Ministry doesn't require a pulpit. Sometimes it begins with a simple “Nǐ hǎo.”

Andy Pearce • April 11, 2025 •

Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand. In this interview, a Chinese pastor shares his journey from leading a thriving church in China to starting a new congregation in Thailand.

Planting Seeds of Faith

In this interview, a Chinese pastor shares his journey from leading a thriving church in China to starting a new congregation in Thailand.

Andrea Lee • April 7, 2025 •

A pair of hands sticking a Chinese New Year of Snake paper cut decoration to a window. As the Year of the Snake is approaching, amidst the blessings of the Year of the Snake and the music of the “Dance of the Golden Snake”, Chinese Christians can meditate on the many snake-related verses in the Bible, and come to God in thanksgiving and prayer.

Snake in the Chinese Culture and Serpent in the Bible

As the Year of the Snake is approaching, amidst the blessings of the Year of the Snake and the music of the “Dance of the Golden Snake”, Chinese Christians can meditate on the many snake-related verses in the Bible, and come to God in thanksgiving and prayer.

Sean Cheng • January 27, 2025 •

A foreigner eating baozi in China. We can work toward becoming what Sherwood Lingenfelter described as a 150 percent person, a person who retains 75 percent of their birth culture and adopts 75 percent of their new culture. Such a person becomes more than they used to, able to minister cross-culturally with greater empathy and impact.

Ministering Cross-Culturally: A 150 Percent Person

We can work toward becoming what Sherwood Lingenfelter described as a 150 percent person, a person who retains 75 percent of their birth culture and adopts 75 percent of their new culture. Such a person becomes more than they used to, able to minister cross-culturally with greater empathy and impact.

Ken Anderson • December 20, 2024 •

A group of people study the Bible together. Onesimus went back to Colossae as a powerful agent of change, demonstrating the gospel’s power to redeem and break down barriers. May those returning to China from around the world also be used powerfully for God’s kingdom.

Onesimus, Philemon, and Paul

Onesimus went back to Colossae as a powerful agent of change, demonstrating the gospel’s power to redeem and break down barriers. May those returning to China from around the world also be used powerfully for God’s kingdom.

James R. • December 18, 2024 •

A woman sits at a desk studying the Bible with a pen in her hand. With Memorize What Matters, you’re not only given tools for memory but also an invitation to see Bible memorization as a spiritual discipline that equips you to serve, teach, and grow in your relationship with God.

Going Deeper with Scripture Memorization

With Memorize What Matters, you’re not only given tools for memory but also an invitation to see Bible memorization as a spiritual discipline that equips you to serve, teach, and grow in your relationship with God.

Dan Kennicutt • November 25, 2024 •

The sun sets over a rice field in California, with palm trees in the background. The Lord builds his church, and the church he constructs will look a bit different in each climate and landscape. It is the seed that has power to grow roots down into deeply buried cultural expressions and expectations, roots that will produce fruit fitting the context, fruit that is both beautiful and empowering.

Crossing Cultures: Enlightenment and the Middle Kingdom

The Lord builds his church, and the church he constructs will look a bit different in each climate and landscape. It is the seed that has power to grow roots down into deeply buried cultural expressions and expectations, roots that will produce fruit fitting the context, fruit that is both beautiful and empowering.

Ken Anderson • November 19, 2024 •