Preserving and Nurturing Unity
Our calling is not to create unity, but to preserve and nurture it. Unity is a consequence, not something we can manufacture.
周寧現任華源協作夥伴關係與中國事工副總裁,並擔任《每週中國快訊》(ZGBriefs)編輯。
加入華源協作之前,周寧曾在中國工作 28 年,期間擔任過英語教師、語言學生及專案主任,也為在中國工作的機構與企業提供跨文化培訓。她曾在明尼蘇達州的西北大學(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,並在惠頓學院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大學(Taylor University)教授中國文化與溝通。
周寧擁有西北大學社會科學學士學位,以及聖湯瑪斯大學(University of St. Thomas)教學碩士學位。
周寧著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 兩本書。
周寧也經營個人部落格 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享對中國、明尼蘇達州、旅行,以及「如何在不屬於自己的地方好好生活」等主題的觀察與思考。
讀者也可以透過 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)關注周寧的動態。
周寧目前定居美國明尼蘇達州新布萊頓(New Brighton)。
Our calling is not to create unity, but to preserve and nurture it. Unity is a consequence, not something we can manufacture.
In the next month, let’s use the Lord’s prayer as a model to pray, not just for the people of China, but for ourselves.
JD has put together a two-page Prayer Walking Launch Guide to help people get started. If you’re in China, it’s a great resource to help you pray for the city in which God has placed you, either by birth or by a call to sojourn.
God is actively working among his people throughout East Asia in ways that may be surprising to those of us in the West or may appear hidden.
The Chinese government announced an updated set of regulations to govern the religious activities of foreign personnel. These regulations went into effect on May 1 and apply to all foreigners living in or visiting China and their religious activities.
From that humble beginning, a worldwide prayer movement was launched.
China Partnership is a US-based organization that supports “an indigenous gospel movement in China.” They serve a network of urban churches that are able to provide timely and firsthand requests for prayer.
But the question is: should we still use the term "Nestorian" to refer to this early Chinese Christian movement?
B.F. Weston has recently started a website called PrayforChina.us, with the goal of “promote[ing] prayer from every US state for every Chinese province (and county).”
We are starting a series designed to introduce various resources that can be used by individuals and churches. One such resource is a site called Prayercast, a ministry of OneWay Ministries.
In a society and culture that values platforms and celebrity, may we be like the ordinary disciples of the early church—living to be forgotten so that Christ will be remembered.
Prayer is and has long been a hallmark of churches in China. As we enter a new year, we at ChinaSource are committing to a renewed emphasis on praying for China. What are some of the things that we want to see happen in China, in the lives of those we serve there, and in our own hearts and minds?