Remembering Samuel Lamb
Rev. Samuel Lamb (Lin Xiangao) passed away in Guangzhou on August 3, 2013. He was 88 years old.
傅邦寧博士是華源協作的創辦人,並擔任首任總裁,直至 2019 年卸任。
傅邦寧博士曾於 1995 年至 2000 年擔任惠頓學院(Wheaton College)中國研究所執行主任;1987 年至 1995 年擔任中國福音會(China Ministries International)美國分會創會主任;1985 年至 1986 年則任職於香港中國教會研究中心,負責英文出版物的編輯工作。
傅邦寧博士擁有南加州大學(University of Southern California)政治學碩士及博士學位,以及彌賽亞學院(Messiah College)廣播、電視與電影學士學位。
傅邦寧博士長期關注中國發展,對中國教會及中國社會與政治現象有深入研究,並廣泛撰文及授課。他著有 China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden,並與 Luis Bush 合著 China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World。
2006 年至 2017 年間,傅邦寧博士與妻子 Jasmine 居住於香港,目前定居美國加州北部。
傅邦寧博士目前負責協調一個宣教士關顧專業人員網絡,為從中國差派至海外的宣教士提供支援。他也為其他機構提供諮詢,協助他們理解中國宗教政策所帶來的影響。
Rev. Samuel Lamb (Lin Xiangao) passed away in Guangzhou on August 3, 2013. He was 88 years old.
The "China Dream" which the country's newly installed leaders are promoting is largely a vision of economic growth and prosperity, couched in terms of national pride and increasing strength vis-a-vis the international community. This vision of a strong and prosperous country is not new; late-Qing reformers and May 4th activists alike sounded a similar call, and progress a century later is still measured against the backdrop of this longstanding national struggle.
China's Christians embrace commitment to world evangelization.
Christian leaders from China made history at the 2010 Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, not by their participation, but by their absence. Although some 200 leaders had made preparations and raised the necessary funds to attend, the vast majority were stopped at the airport and prevented from leaving China.
Nearly three years later, about 100 of these leaders were able to join their counterparts from around the world in Seoul, Korea, for the Asian Church Leaders Forum.
篇者的话: 这篇文章的原文刊载于华源协作中文版春号2013
What China was lacking in technology 30 years ago it has more than made up for as it has leapfrogged traditional communications media to become one of the most connected countries in the world. A generation ago the idea of a personal telephone in one's home was unheard of, unless one's family was particularly privileged. Today, although wired telephones in every home still may not be the norm, personal mobile phones are considered a necessity. Even for migrant workers with no permanent home and very few personal possessions, the mobile phone is a lifeline to family back home and to job opportunities in the city.
Visitors to China often remark at the speed with which cities, or large portions of cities, seem to suddenly appear. Pudong and Shenzhen have risen literally out of nothing to become urban showpieces and major financial centers. The "Bird's Nest" stadium that became the much heralded centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Games was erected at unprecedented speed, along with dozens of other Olympic venues, several new subway lines, and major beautification projects across the city.
None of this would be possible were it not for hundreds of millions of migrant workers streaming into China's major urban centers. They are the silent, or at least unacknowledged, partners in China's rush to lead the way in global urbanization.
Opportunities for collaboration between Christians inside and outside China have evolved as China's continued opening has allowed for more natural cross-cultural relationships. Early attempts at partnering were often one-way, with those outside China providing funds, training, and other resources to an indigenous church with great needs but seemingly little to contribute in return. With the emergence of a new generation of trained leaders who are increasingly connected with the global church, either virtually or directly through going abroad or working with foreigners in country, collaboration has moved to a new level.
Attempts by China watchers to unravel the complexity of China's Christian community often result in a bifurcated view depicting a pitched battle between the Three Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and the house church. Liberal theology, political control, and collusion in persecuting believers characterize the TSPM, while the "real Christians" are to be found only in the house church, a bastion of evangelical faith set amidst an atheistic state that is out to destroy it.
Scanning the headlines on any given day, one cannot but take note of the vastly different portraits of China which emerge.
According to the China Aid 13.8% more Christians in China were persecuted last year as compared with 2011, continuing a trend of increasing persecution that goes back to at least 2007.
According to Pew Research Center's latest statistics, China has more than 600 million religious believers. Of these, an estimated 68 million are Protestant Christians, accounting for just over five percent of the population.
From the editor's desk.