Praying for a Good Harvest
The Tianjin CCC and TSPM hold a prayer and worship service as spring planting begins in rural areas.
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The Challenge of Being the Church in China
Being the church in China is a growing challenge. Are registered churches affected? How are they responding?
2 New Christian Books
. . . available now in China.
Giving Thanks in China
As Americans observe Thanksgiving this week, Christians in northeast China already took the opportunity last month to give thanks.
Reflections from a Three-Self Pastor on the Challenges Faced by the Church in China
Chinese church development must work with Chinese culture, be grounded in Chinese society, and serve our Chinese brethren.
When Counting Is Hard . . . in China (2)
More on the challenges of determining the number of Christians in China.
Understanding the Times to Facilitate Chinese Missionary Sending
Christians of today need to hold the Bible in one hand and the daily newspaper in the other. Understanding both, with attention to the thrust of meaning of each, Christians can be a bridge facilitating God’s purposes in today’s world.
Chinese Christians Look Back, Part 3
“The thirst for God and deeply rooted faith” is less prevalent today than it was twenty years go.
Too Quickly to Be Astonished
Surveying China’s extraordinary rise over the past decade, Graham Allison, in his book Destined for War, paraphrases former Czech President Vaclav Havel when he says, “It has happened so quickly, we have not yet had time to be astonished.”
Massive Church Building Project Underway in Ningbo
A remarkable church building project in Ningbo, China.
Solving the House Church Problem (Part 2)
Last week we posted part 1 of a proposal to resolve the status of house churches in China. In part 2, Professor Liu gets more specific as to how a house church documentation system could be set up and what would be gained by doing so.
Solving the House Church Problem (Part I)
In March, the WeChat Public account called 《宗教法治》(Religious Law) published a proposal by Professor Liu Peng, head of the Pushi Institute for Social Sciences on steps the government can take to solve the problem of house churches in China. We have translated the post and are presenting it in two parts. In this first part Professor Liu spells out why solving the problem is important and what he considers the foundation of a solution.