Seeing Things Differently
In proposing that we need to get beyond the “persecuted church” narrative, I am not advocating . . . that we leave it behind completely, but rather that we recognize its limits.
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Is China Rewriting the Bible?
Not exactly.
One Virus, Two Cities
If the global pandemic has laid bare our shared vulnerability, then it has also highlighted our interdependence as global citizens.
Stopping the Spread
Those partnering with China’s emerging missions movement would do well to consider what they may be passing on without even realizing it. Careful filtering of concepts and methods—but more importantly, values and unspoken assumptions—could help guard China’s future mission leaders from replicating painful mistakes.
Going Glocal in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 epidemic has not only driven home the stark realities of living in a flat world where what happens in one country is able to radically alter life around the globe; it has also made possible a type of cross-cultural sharing among Christians that may not have happened otherwise were it not for the shared experience of a global pandemic.
From Here to There
Those who stay in China for any length of time often discover that their most meaningful work is quite different from what they had originally envisioned doing when they first arrived.
You Can’t Do That in China!
Except they were. And they still are.
The Evolving Narratives
Looking at the development of the church over the past four decades we can identify two significant dynamics. One is the level of political persecution upon the church. The other is the church’s own internal capacity.
Our China Stories
What we fundamentally believe about China’s church goes a long way toward determining how we will choose to engage, how we view what is desirable—and what is possible. This webinar explores four narratives about the church in China that have dominated Western Christian perceptions over the past four decades.