The Lamp That Never Went Out
In northern China, there is a large family that has followed Christ for nearly a century and has given birth to preachers for four consecutive generations.
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Cultivating Resilient Faith: Join Us!
In an era of accelerating change, ChinaSource continues its twenty-eight-year legacy as the vital connection point between China's believers and the worldwide Christian community.
Christian Witness in Chinese–African Encounters
Good missiology and partnership with Africans that is more equal and mutually instructive to one another is a partnership that values the voices and contributions of both parties in theological understanding, finance and time, culture and our lives.
Crisis and Critique, 1862–1927
From 1862 to 1927, China’s crises produced both scapegoats and gifts: Christianity was resisted as foreign and embraced in service—while new ideologies recast the debate.
Riding the Rails from Kunming to Beijing
Somewhere between Kunming and Beijing, between my father’s clickety-clack and this near-silent glide, I realized how much the world can change in a lifetime—and how faith, like memory, must find its voice again amid the noise and speed of progress.
Crossroads of Faith between China and Africa
Contact between Africa and China occurred from the fourth century BC to the thirteenth century AD through the Silk Route but even earlier, the “Han (202 BCE-220 CE) had been in contact with Africa” through trade.
Following in Footsteps
His story reminded me of my mother’s perseverance through her own trials—a resilience that rarely announced itself but became a legacy to the next generation.
The Quest for the Perfect Circle
In Chinese culture, perhaps no circle is more cherished than the full Mid‑Autumn moon. Reunion is the heartbeat of this festival, and the moon’s flawless face is its emblem.
Why Biblical Theology Matters in Global Mission and the Chinese Church
The utilization of diverse resources is needed if we are to effectively and robustly train Chinese missionaries and churches to be an invaluable contributory force to Christian mission.
State Dominance of Religion
Surveying the fraught relationship between church and state in China, the late Chinese church historian Daniel Bays asserted that government control of religion has been a constant feature from Imperial times to the present.
Traditional China Meets Christianity
Traditional China’s worldview—Confucianism, Daoism/folk religion, Buddhism, and the management of “heterodoxy”—shaped how Christianity was first seen: foreign, sometimes tolerated, and often misunderstood.
Thin Office Walls and Thinner Egos
When we peel back the layers of opposition we face in ministry, we often find something nasty and dark disguised within ourselves, calling out for “innocent clout,” legitimate influence, or ministerial camaraderie, but is it really just that we want to be liked?