In China, the number of Christians is growing constantlyeven the official figure is increasing. The latest estimate from the TSPM/CCC is sixteen million Christians. Among these Christians are a group of people who are busy with their business on weekdays but worship God on weekends; they are the Chinese Christian business people.
Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power by David Aikman.
The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun by Paul Hattaway.
Back To Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete The Great Commission by Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze and Enoch Wang with Paul Hattaway.
Book reviews by Samuel E. Chiang.
Who are the influentials who are most effectively impacting their communities? What characteristics do they share? What implications are there for reaching communities for Christ?
The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries by Rodney Stark.
Reviewed by Wayne Martindale
Migrant workers' churches are a light in urban darkness, for both the migrant workers and the broader community. Like any light, they need recharging in to continue to shine brightly.
Dedication and commitment on the part of Christians in China to respond in charity, mercy and compassion to the needs of their neighbors springs, as it does for Christians everywhere, from their basic understanding and acceptance of Christian doctrine and biblical teachings. Catholic Social Thought informs the way the Catholic church responds to the needs in China.
A summary of interviews with six senior leaders of two of the largest countryside house church movements in September, 2004.
A Christian Chinese doctor stood with a small group of Chinese believers on the 20th floor of a hotel overlooking their city. He asked them to take a good look at the city below. "There are 400,000 people out there who have never heard the gospel," he said. "Unless we do something about it, they are going to die and go to hell." Deeply moved, the believers responded with commitment. Six months later the group of eight Christians had grown to 96 and is still growing. One man boldly shared his burden, and now others are boldly sharing the gospel.
Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power, by David Aikman.
Reviewed by John Peace
China is on the road to becoming a world power. The question is not if it will, but rather what kind of influence it will exert on the world scene. What path will the nation take?
Is China being Christianized?
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.
Chinese edition: Chong Shen Ye Su by Lee Strobel, translated by Li BoMing.
Reviewed by John Peace