Prayer is a way we can all draw closer to Christ and be a more unified church. This moment is not only about China or the United States. It is also about how the global church, as the body of Christ, remembers those who suffer, prays for those in power...
The journey from mythmaking to mission entails putting aside our chosen metanarratives, seeing with fresh eyes and listening with fresh ears, not only to the facts as we perceive them but also to the narratives of those in the stories as they interpret their own reality.
How are churches inside China discerning faithfulness amid shrinking space? And how should we learn to listen, respond, and accompany—without assuming a clarity we do not possess?
We thought this would be a good time to give a roundup of resources that can help you stay up-to-date with developments.
Earlier this month brought word that dozens of pastors and leaders of Zion Church, one of China’s so-called megachurches with locations in Beijing and around the country, had been arrested.
Beyond the story of suffering lies the sacred narrative of how the church continues to be the church.
The persecution story may be unending, but neither is persecution the end of the story.