海外中国人宣教中的科学主义挑战
曾经,「科学与信仰」是海外华人教会向中国知识分子传福音的重要切入点;如今,新一代留学生更常面对孤独、焦虑与生命意义的困惑。当信仰的障碍随着世代改变,教会该如何重新思考护教与宣教的方式,在理性对话之外,也回应人心深处的渴望?
Sean Cheng is a Chinese diaspora missionary in action, experienced Chinese Christian media editor, and veteran digital evangelist. He served as Asia Editor of Christianity Today (2022-24) and Director of Evangelism for Overseas Campus Ministries (2011-19) and manages the personal evangelistic webpage Jidian’s Links.
曾经,「科学与信仰」是海外华人教会向中国知识分子传福音的重要切入点;如今,新一代留学生更常面对孤独、焦虑与生命意义的困惑。当信仰的障碍随着世代改变,教会该如何重新思考护教与宣教的方式,在理性对话之外,也回应人心深处的渴望?
生活在网路世界的年轻人,也许可以说是一群新的、特殊的福音「未得之民」。
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A Korean missionary fluent in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese, serving Chinese in Tokyo, Park’s story is a powerful testament to God’s work in diaspora and global missions today.
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Today, faced with the opportunities and challenges of diaspora missions brought about by globalization, the church should actively participate. We hope that God will give the church the spiritual vision and kingdom-mindedness to take part in diaspora missions, and that we will see opportunities for encouraging lay missions.
Long-time internet missionary, Sean Cheng, discusses the ways that digital evangelism has changed over the last 28 years—from bulletin boards to online forums to blogs to social media. He also addresses the ways that government regulations have created both challenges and opportunities. Finally, he talks about the calling to internet ministry.