Each... aspect of the Christian witness speaks to one facet of the totality of Christ’s kingdom reign. Each provides a complimentary narrative in the overall plot, which is the story of Christ at work in and through his witnesses on earth.
Brent Fulton
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April 27, 2022
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Ideas
Brent Fulton comments on the diversity of approaches in Reformed churches in China in this adaptation of his ChinaSource Perspective article from the winter issue of CSQ.
Brent Fulton
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December 22, 2021
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Scholarship
Christianity in China and the global diaspora have taken on new layers of complexity, crossing many traditional boundaries. One of the editors of a new book on the subject reflects on what this means for the study of and working relationships in the Chinese church.
Easten Law
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December 3, 2021
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Ideas
Wayne Ten Harmsel pulls back the shroud of mystery surrounding Chinese registered churches for Western readers. Through interviews with Chinese pastors, evangelists, and lay Christians, he provides a rare view of what it means to live in the shadow of both the government and the well-known house churches.
Wayne Ten Harmsel
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April 16, 2021
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Resources
ChinaSource Vice President of Partnership and China Engagement, Joann Pittman, recounts her observations of women in ministry over her 20 years spent in China.
Joann Pittman
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April 12, 2021
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Scholarship
Visiting churches and other religious architecture in China—via videos.
Joann Pittman
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March 19, 2021
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Ideas
Key issues for Chinese American Churches.
Robert L. Gallagher
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January 25, 2021
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Stories
While social service has long been part of missionary work in mainland China, today a host of different factors are driving Chinese Christians to explore for themselves the place of humanitarian concerns within gospel ministry. For a growing number of local Christians, loving one’s neighbor through acts of service is rapidly becoming an indispensable aspect of Christian witness. This essay will first explore the role of social service in the history of mission in China before analyzing its place in the ministry of the contemporary Chinese church.
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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December 18, 2020
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Scholarship
From the guest editors.
Andrew Lee, Sam George
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December 7, 2020
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Scholarship
Wu Zhonyi highlights two areas more areas in which believers have demonstrated great enthusiasm as churches reopen.
ChinaSource Team
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November 24, 2020
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Stories
A case could be made that, for many Chinese, Christianity provides credible responses to questions that Communism raises but is ultimately unable to answer.
Brent Fulton
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September 14, 2020
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Ideas
The author discusses five key ways in which TSPM churches are having a positive and eternal impact on Chinese society. Although controlled by the government, these churches continue to faithfully serve their Savior knowing that, ultimately, Jesus controls everything
Erik Bürklin
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September 7, 2020
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Scholarship