One popular new Christian blog in China is called iWorship (爱敬拜). A recent post featured an excerpt of some writing by Wang Mingdao, the famous Chinese evangelist of the early twentieth century. In it, he presents multiple scenarios where it is best to be slow to speak, reminding the reader of the importance of making sure that our words are being used for God’s glory. In the era of social media, which demands a comment or opinion or criticism of everything, it remains a good word for us all today.
ChinaSource Team
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October 13, 2015
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Stories
Three cookbooks everyone who is interested in China—cooks and non-cooks alike—should know about.
Amy Young
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October 12, 2015
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Resources
"Mentoring in the Chinese Context" is this month's ChinaSource Converstations podcast.
Joann Pittman
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October 9, 2015
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Ideas
In the past several years there has been a perceptible shift in the approach of many organizations working with the church in China. The shift is from training large numbers of leaders in a relatively short period of time to mentoring a few leaders over a longer period of time.
In this podcast, we hear from three seasoned speakers in this area as they discuss what mentoring looks like in China ministries, and the implications of mentoring in a Chinese context.
Taylor Gorman
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October 7, 2015
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Ideas
Making sense of Cbina's economic slowdown.
Brent Fulton
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Ideas
The exhortation of a pastor in China to "Build a church without walls."
ChinaSource Team
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October 6, 2015
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Stories
Anyone who comes to you claiming to be a "China expert" is either deluded (and thus to be pitied), lying (and thus suspect), or out to separate you from your money (and thus to be avoided).
Joann Pittman
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October 5, 2015
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Stories
In recent years Chinese cross-cultural workers have started to be sent out to other countries but there has not been a great amount of effectiveness in their work. One reason for their lack of effectiveness is that many who want to serve cross-culturally do not have formal education, often having not gone to high school, much less to college.
Tabor Laughlin
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October 2, 2015
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Ideas
If you ever move to a major city in Southwest China to study an obscure language at a Chinese university, perhaps the following insights from our first thirteen days will aid your transition.
Jason Odell
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September 30, 2015
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Stories
On August 12, 2015, a series of massive explosions ripped through a container storage station in the Binhai New Area district of the port city of Tianjin. The station is known to have been a storage site for hazardous materials. The two largest blasts were the equivalent of three tons and 21 tons of TNT respectively, with the second being picked up by weather satellites orbiting earth. Over 150 people were killed and over 700 were injured. The cause of the explosions is still unknown.
Eyewitness videos of the blast quickly spread online, followed by earnest questions regarding safety and responsibility. The Christian publication Territory joined in the discussion by asking readers to share how they were affected by the blasts.
ChinaSource Team
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September 29, 2015
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Stories
A look at the news and analysis about President Xi Jinping's US visit.
Joann Pittman
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September 28, 2015
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Stories
The church in China—more Chinese or more global?
Brent Fulton
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September 25, 2015