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Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.

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Why Stewardship Matters for China

Chinas economic growth is unprecedented in recent history, and the effects have been jarring. Having been involved with China long enough to remember when ordinary citizens needed ration cards to purchase basic necessities, I can also recall my shock and surprise when I first saw advertisements for a new weight loss program plastered on the side of a bus in a prosperous southern Chinese city.

Pursuing the Right “Dream”

The "China Dream" which the country's newly installed leaders are promoting is largely a vision of economic growth and prosperity, couched in terms of national pride and increasing strength vis-a-vis the international community. This vision of a strong and prosperous country is not new; late-Qing reformers and May 4th activists alike sounded a similar call, and progress a century later is still measured against the backdrop of this longstanding national struggle.

Seoul Commitment

Chinese house church leaders commit to engage as partners with the global church in world evangelization. 

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An Anti-Abortion PSA and a Call for the Church to Repent

The following article from the mainland site Gospel Times tells of an anti-abortion public service announcement that was posted online as well as played on Bus-TV in Chengdu, urging people to avoid having abortions on International Children's Day (June 1), and of other anti-abortion activities in Changchun, Jilin.

Chinese Dreaming

For the past few months I have had the song "California Dreaming'" stuck in my head. I blame Chinese president Xi Jinping and his propagation of the notion of a "Chinese Dream."

How to Influence the World

This has been the quest of many individuals and many groups throughout the history of mankind. The efforts usually fall into one of three categories, or a combination of the three. 

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异象或高傲 我们以何相传?

中国信徒和在中国服事主的外国信徒,都正在经历微妙的角色转变。是时候国内信徒站出来了,但外籍人士该传递什么给他们呢?除了异象,还要传递些什么吗?

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海星与蜘蛛

篇者的话: 这篇文章的原文刊载于华源协作中文版春号2013