China’s Reformed churches have a unified view stating that there is separation between church and state: they are two different domains. Since the application of this principle varies by region, the author summarizes four differing perspectives.
Happy
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December 13, 2021
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Scholarship
An in-depth look at Reformed missionaries working in China in the late 1800s, emphasizing both often-overlooked individuals and the ways that they worked through cross-cultural encounters with Chinese partners.
Daniel Dakota
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December 8, 2021
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Ideas
Giving thanks through dance, song, praise, testimony, drama, and the preaching of the Word.
ChinaSource Team
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December 7, 2021
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Stories
As a Christian in Hong Kong, I am not only interested in the economic aspects of consolidation with our neighboring city; I am also interested in cross-border and cross-cultural exchanges of spiritual life between the communities. While the government creates synergy through conjoining the strengths of the two cities, we should explore whether the interaction between the Christians of the two locations can give rise to new opportunities for kingdom ministries.
JI Yajie
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November 17, 2021
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Ideas
The story of how a church in JieXiu responded to the needs of a church and believers, devastated as a result of the torrential rains and flooding in Shanxi province.
ChinaSource Team
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November 9, 2021
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Stories
A respected Chinese Christian scholar spoke online in October 2021 about the value of reading biographies of foreign missionaries and the need for Chinese research on early missionaries and church history.
ChinaSource Team
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November 2, 2021
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Ideas
Last week Chinese communities throughout China and abroad celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival, eating mooncakes and admiring the full harvest moon. China Christian Daily tells of three churches that joined the celebrations during the month.
ChinaSource Team
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September 28, 2021
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Stories
Often the chronicling of China’s mission history features Protestant missionaries with brief mentions of Chinese co-workers. Readers familiar with this history can list numerous foreigners who contributed to the growth of China’s church. But they are probably not familiar with most of the women highlighted in this book.
Hope Bentley
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September 27, 2021
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Ideas
Being a Christian in China is never easy, leading our children to Jesus is even harder. During the pandemic, Sunday school for kids faced a variety of challenges.
HE Yi
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September 24, 2021
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Ideas
Chinese Canadian Margaret MacNeil’s gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics has drawn attention to international adoptions from China and to China’s orphans. Here we repost an interview with a Chinese Christian woman who left a corporate job to care for disabled orphans.
ChinaSource Team
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September 21, 2021
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Stories
The Mingdao Church in Fuzhou, with its long, rich history, is undergoing restoration. This post gives an update on that restoration.
ChinaSource Team
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September 7, 2021
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Stories
A fascinating look at the history of a little-known, indigenous church group in China.
Peter Bryant
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August 16, 2021
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