With the enthusiasm of China's global ambition and the rapid growth of the Chinese Christian community one of the fastest growing churches in modern times with unofficial figures ranging from 35 million to 80 million, one may easily speculate on a merging of these two elements into a new missiological movement. These three emerging issues of Chinese Christianity may have a bearing on contemporary global mission: the diasporic Chinese community, Chinese Christian merchants the Wenzhou Christians, and the Back to Jerusalem Movement (BTJ).
Kim-Kwong Chan
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April 22, 2006
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An overview and assessment of the "Back to Jerusalem" movement.
Yi Du Kam
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Among all debates and controversies about the Back to Jerusalem (BTJ) phenomenon, the issue of training Chinese missionaries seems to have fallen on the sidelines. More attention has been given to issues such as the controversial number of 100,000 missionaries, abuse of the genuine grass-root missionary spirit, and who has the right to represent BTJ. Despite the legitimacy of all these concerns, traininga critical component that determines the outcome of missionshas not been given enough attention.
L. K. Chiu
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April 12, 2006
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The "Back to Jerusalem" movement can be traced back to a vision for evangelism which God gave to several different indigenous Chinese Christian mission movements in the 1940s.
Tony Lambert
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March 20, 2006
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Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "International Involvement in China" (CS Quarterly, 2005 Autumn).
Brent Fulton
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September 22, 2005
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Short-term trips in Scripture.
Gary Russell
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September 24, 2004
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Many challenges face China today and have resulted in clashes of culture and class.
James H. Law
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June 15, 2004
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Are there opportunities for churches in China to build on the increase in interest in sports due to the coming Beijing Olympics?
David Remus, Edward Lee
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It’s not about the Olympics or sports, but about what God is already doing in China.
John Christopher
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The modern Olympic Games have never been awarded to a host country whose citizens did not have English as a common language. The promise to be the host city presented enormous language challenges to Beijing. Many of Beijing’s 13 million people will be working with the athletes and spectators. Nearly every walk of life will need bilingual English skills by 2008.
Jerry Liebersbach
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Lessons from the past on reaching China's minorities
Ralph R. Covell
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March 21, 2002
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Will the technological advances taking place in China effectively bring the good news to the unreached peoples of China?
Jim Nickel
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December 21, 2000
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