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After Four Years Away

In addition to the superficial, easy-to-spot changes in China, there are also subtle changes that may affect serving in China in significant ways.

Tim Brookings • December 11, 2015 •

The Chinese Students on Your Doorstep

If you live near a major university, chances are you will meet a student or researcher from China. In the 2013-14 academic year there were 274,439 students from China studying in the US at the university level. That is 31% of all international students studying in the US. This year there are 600 freshman at the University of Illinois—nearly one out of every ten new freshmen.  No wonder they have started Mandarin broadcasts of their football games!

Narci Herr • October 30, 2015 •

Before and After They Go Back to China

Many who return to China do not get deeply involved with a church but instead are greatly influenced by their surrounding secular culture. How can we equip them not only to survive as believers, but to be life-long, fruitful church leaders?

Brent Hoover • October 26, 2015 •

China Expert? Far from it!

Anyone who comes to you claiming to be a "China expert" is either deluded (and thus to be pitied), lying (and thus suspect), or out to separate you from your money (and thus to be avoided).

Joann Pittman • October 5, 2015 •

How Important Is Education for Chinese Serving Cross-culturally?

In recent years Chinese cross-cultural workers have started to be sent out to other countries but there has not been a great amount of effectiveness in their work. One reason for their lack of effectiveness is that many who want to serve cross-culturally do not have formal education, often having not gone to high school, much less to college.

Tabor Laughlin • October 2, 2015 •

Our First 13 Days

If you ever move to a major city in Southwest China to study an obscure language at a Chinese university, perhaps the following insights from our first thirteen days will aid your transition.

Jason Odell • September 30, 2015 •