Apparently, I’m Already the “Older Generation”
What I brought home from Manila was a harder question: As we gradually gain more experience, more standing, and more power to shape the lives of others, how will we use it?
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A Beautiful Thing
The gathering brought not only an enormous amount of content, but also an unusually high level of personal connection—from reuniting with friends I had not seen for years to meeting new ministry partners.
Reframing the Mission (3)
Disciples are made to need one another, and in their interdependence they reveal God's glory.
From Wuzhou to Makassar
For ChinaSource readers, the story invites us to remember Chinese Christianity not as a simple one-directional story of Western missionaries going to China, but as a deeply interconnected history of receiving, translating, indigenizing, and sending.
Public Mission in a Pluralistic Social Context
Can the Malaysian Chinese Church shift from a community primarily concerned with its own survival to one that participates in the holistic mission of God and seeks the peace of this land?
After the City on a Hill
By looking not only at the church in China itself but also to Christian communities in the global Chinese diaspora, these scholars offer both cautionary tales as well as hopeful visions of what it means to be a witness to the “public God.”
The Challenge of Scientism in Chinese Diaspora Mission
The thought patterns formed by long-term, deeply embedded atheistic education and scientism remain a major epistemological threshold that Chinese diaspora Christians must cross in evangelism, as well as a stronghold that apologetics must address.
From Gospel Posters to Public Theology
In the era of new media, every Christian is not only a user of media products but also a creator and distributor of content.
Reframing the Mission (2)
God is glorified as Christ’s followers become disciples, showing through their fruit—their true identity in him. The command here is not to bear fruit, but to abide.
Relevant Questions from the Past
In some ways, the challenge the older generation faced is the same as ours. If you are asked the three questions this report raises, what would be your answers in the 21st century?
A Divine Displacement
The Chinese diaspora in Europe is transitioning from being a “mission field” (the recipient of gospel activity) to a burgeoning “mission force” (the agent of missional change).
From Receiving Care to Building Care
This book explores the expansion of what is involved in missions and member care, member care in different regions and different sectors, and staying the course in good practice.