Understanding the Challenges of Cross-cultural Workers from China
A PhD dissertation analyzing the experiences of cross-cultural workers sent from China is now available in Chinese.
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China’s Ambassadors of Christ—Chinese Version
China’s Ambassadors of Christ to the Nations by Tabor Laughlin was published in 2020 by Pickwick Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock, as part of their Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph series.
The book is based on Laughlin’s PhD dissertation analyzing the experiences of missionaries sent out from mainland China and delves into the cross-cultural challenges they face and other issues affecting their ability to remain on the mission field.
A Chinese translation of the original dissertation is now available.
Honor-Shame Culture and Its Impact on Chinese Missionary Retention and Attrition
A paper considering several Chinese honor-shame cultural constructs that could potentially encourage retention and avoid premature and preventable missionary attrition of Chinese cross-cultural workers.
Cultivating Chinese Missionaries Faithfully and Realistically
There is a Chinese saying 《十年树木，百年树人》 which means, “It takes ten years to grow a tree but a hundred to cultivate a person.”
Reflections on Chinese Missions
With the Chinese church’s increasing interest in missions, the authors look at factors that have encouraged this interest and made mission endeavors increasingly possible. They point out fifteen lessons already learned from their involvement in mission.
Missions and the Chinese Church
Gudao explains the necessity of mission for the church. He also speaks about difficulties faced as well as advantages—an inheritance the church has received for the task of carrying out the Great Commission. He concludes by explaining how the Chinese church can participate in missions.
Missions with Chinese Characteristics
Given governmental laws and China’s situation over past years, the church in China has been creative in how it carries out mission. The author looks at these aspects and how they have influenced mission work both inside and outside China’s borders.
The Heart Cries of Frontline Workers in Muslim Countries
WU Xi candidly speaks of difficulties China’s frontline missionaries face as they move into cultures different from their own. Churches and sending agencies need to address these issues if the work of their missionaries is to be effective.
3 Questions: Indigenous Missions Movement
What are some of the significant breakthroughs in the development of the Indigenous Missions Movement from China.
4 Key Factors Influencing Cultural Adjustment and Retention of Chinese Missionaries
Food for thought for churches and sending agencies.
China’s Mission Movement: A Call to Incarnation
Today the forces of urbanization have brought Han Chinese believers face-to-face with a diverse range of cultures, from international students and business people to members of the hundreds of ethnic groups resident within China’s borders.
The Chinese Church Prepares for Missions
Experienced missions workers talk about challenges and opportunities for the Chinese church.