Resources for Returnees and Those Who Serve Them
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The Ordinary in the Midst of the Extraordinary
David Joannes is a self-proclaimed “missionary,” trailblazer, and ragamuffin whose newly released memoir, The Space Between Memories, chronicles twenty years of pioneering work among the minorities of Southwest China.
One Last Summer Reading Recommendation
It’s September and the autumn semester has started for most students, but before the leaves start to turn and the temperature plunges, we have one more summer reading book recommendation for you.
Bringing Up Men of God
A review of 陈织娘的一生 (A Wind in the Door) by Mrs. Chong-Ping Tong.
This uplifting book relates the story of Chen Zhi-Niang, an ordinary woman who raised six, world-prominent Chinese preachers. While her life was not an easy one, she learned to trust and obey Christ and experienced his leading in her life and in the lives of her sons.
On the China Bookshelf
What books should be on your China bookshelf?
Stewardship Resources for China
What resources are available for the church in China on financial management and stewardship?
30 Minutes towards a Better Understanding of China’s Urban Church
Many people outside of China see the church in China primarily as a persecuted church and as a church with many needs. The reality of the situation for the Chinese church—especially with the emergence of the urban house church—is much more complex.
This month’s ChinaSource Conversations podcast—in just 30 minutes—will give you a head start on better understanding the church in China today as Brent, Joann Pittman, senior vice president of ChinaSource, and Mark Swallow, host of ChinaSource Conversations, discuss the key points in his book.
At Home in This World
At Home in This World . . . a China Adoption Story by Jean Macleod.
Reviewed by Mark Wickersham
China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden
Brent Fulton, president of ChinaSource, Joann Pittman, senior vice president of ChinaSource, and Mark Swallow, host of ChinaSource Conversations, discuss the urban church in China and Brent’s new book, China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot Be Hidden.
15 Quotes from “China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot be Hidden”
Quotes from Brent Fulton's new book.
Be A Better Dad Today
Be a Better Dad Today: Ten Tools Every Father Needs by Gregory Slayton.
Reviewed by Barney.
“Builders of the Chinese Church”
If you haven’t done so already, I highly recommend reading Builders of the Chinese Church: Pioneer Protestant Missionaries and Chinese Church Leaders, edited by Wright Doyle and Carol Hamrin.