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.
我們不是已經盡力了嗎?如果祢不需要使用我,那我究竟該做什麼?
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.
初到中國時,我不知道前方有什麼在等著我,更不知道神將帶領我走向何方。但有一件事,我深信不疑:是祂帶領我來到上海。
住在基督裡面,才能使呼召不至於淪為另一種自我努力與不斷證明自己的方式。
我們走這條路不是為了培養精英,也不是為了逃避學校的壓力。我們總是要像孩子那樣單純貼近主的心,尋求神對我們的旨意。正像我們所經歷的,祂帶我們走上這條路,祂也賜下所需的一切資源和能力。
從牧者家庭的困境、教會登記的兩難,到線上查經的謹慎堅持,三個故事呈現中國基督徒在日常生活中承受的壓力。
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."
我漸漸意識到,上帝呼召我做的,並不是離開教會,而是盡自己的一份力量,填補我在教會中看見的缺口。
聚會開始前,禮堂裡先播放了國歌和政府宣傳片。我坐在那裡,心裡很快有了一個結論:這已經變成了共產黨的教會,不是神的教會。現在回頭看,我知道自己當時看見了一些真實的問題,卻也把事情想得太簡單了。
Faithful stewardship considers both today’s opportunities and tomorrow’s needs. Every generation has the opportunity to strengthen the church for those who follow.