The Great Commission Global Risk
Discipleship is the main assignment Jesus gave the church. No matter how successful the church becomes in other areas, if we fail in the first task then we have failed altogether.
Discipleship is the main assignment Jesus gave the church. No matter how successful the church becomes in other areas, if we fail in the first task then we have failed altogether.
我们不是已经尽力了吗?如果祢不需要使用我,那我究竟该做什么?
Following the first installment in our Stories from Inside the Church in China series, “The Pressure of Ordinary Faith”, these three stories circle around a question facing some Chinese Christians today.
初到中国时,我不知道前方有什么在等着我,更不知道神将带领我走向何方。但有一件事,我深信不疑:是祂带领我来到上海。
住在基督里面,才能使呼召不至于沦为另一种自我努力与不断证明自己的方式。
我们走这条路不是为了培养精英,也不是为了逃避学校的压力。我们总是要像孩子那样单纯贴近主的心,寻求神对我们的旨意。正像我们所经历的,祂带我们走上这条路,祂也赐下所需的一切资源和能力。
孩子已经拒绝上学,牧者却连寻求专业帮助、腾出时间照顾孩子,都担心会失去会众的尊重,甚至失去牧职。
The ChinaSource team has been privileged to serve alongside Chinese Christ followers, together lifting up the name of Jesus Christ, witnessing his kingdom advance through ministry partnerships that continue to grow and make a transformational difference in lives, both through mainland China and throughout the global Chinese diaspora churches.
Organized by Olive Bridge, a cross-cultural research and dialogue platform, the event was titled "The Bridge Endures—John Leighton Stuart at 150: A Commemorative Gathering of Historical Readings and Dialogue."
我渐渐意识到,上帝呼召我做的,并不是离开教会,而是尽自己的一份力量,填补我在教会中看见的缺口。
聚会开始前,礼堂里先播放了国歌和政府宣传片。我坐在那里,心里很快有了一个结论:这已经变成了共产党的教会,不是神的教会。现在回头看,我知道自己当时看见了一些真实的问题,却也把事情想得太简单了。
Faithful stewardship considers both today’s opportunities and tomorrow’s needs. Every generation has the opportunity to strengthen the church for those who follow.