Staying, Leaving, and Finding a Way Forward
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.
透過信徒、牧者、事工同工與研究者的觀察,了解中國境內基督教的歷史、信仰生活與當代處境。
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.
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。
In China, Christians continue to find creative ways to glorify God, serving people on the margins of society and loving their neighbors and coworkers.
牢籠並不總是由鐵欄桿構成的。有時候,它是由一條條法律、細則以及資料庫精心築成的,並且構建得極其縝密。
這正是基督徒忠心事奉中安靜而奧秘的一面。所結的果子,往往走得比撒種的人所能想象的更遠。
We rejoice with Pastor Jin and his family and join him in praying for those remaining in prison, along with the families of those detained.
If Chinese Christians can develop robust local sources of information and reflection, they can move away from a “nervous” existence and learn to navigate risks, mitigate pressures, and live out their faith meaningfully within the land they inhabit.
我寫這本書的一個目的,就是回到源頭,看看倪柝聲到底寫了甚麼。
We must explore what kind of ideology the Chinese church, which developed in tandem with such a turbulent history, would adopt as it enters the church, serves the church, and envisions the future.
Prayer is a way we can all draw closer to Christ and be a more unified church. This moment is not only about China or the United States. It is also about how the global church, as the body of Christ, remembers those who suffer, prays for those in power...
The Chinese church is currently experiencing compression and purification. If it can take root amid headwinds, trust amid uncertainty, and discern direction amid complexity, this period may well become the foundation for future revival.
Hope flows out of this story. Shaped by solid historical information, filled with testimonies and accounts, with a story line that tells a gripping story, the conclusion is hope.