China’s Church and Its Future
A fundamental question for Christians in China—who will lead the Chinese church of the future.
傅邦宁博士是华源协作的创办人,并担任首任总裁,直至 2019 年卸任。
傅邦宁博士曾于 1995 年至 2000 年担任惠顿学院(Wheaton College)中国研究所执行主任;1987 年至 1995 年担任中国福音会(China Ministries International)美国分会创会主任;1985 年至 1986 年则任职于香港中国教会研究中心,负责英文出版物的编辑工作。
傅邦宁博士拥有南加州大学(University of Southern California)政治学硕士及博士学位,以及弥赛亚学院(Messiah College)广播、电视与电影学士学位。
傅邦宁博士长期关注中国发展,对中国教会及中国社会与政治现象有深入研究,并广泛撰文及授课。他著有 China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden,并与 Luis Bush 合著 China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World。
2006 年至 2017 年间,傅邦宁博士与妻子 Jasmine 居住于香港,目前定居美国加州北部。
傅邦宁博士目前负责协调一个宣教士关顾专业人员网络,为从中国差派至海外的宣教士提供支持。他也为其他机构提供咨询,帮助他们理解中国宗教政策所带来的影响。
A fundamental question for Christians in China—who will lead the Chinese church of the future.
Following a rather chaotic start, the process of registering foreign entities under the Overseas NGO (ONGO) Law is getting underway, albeit slowly.
A genuine "must-read" for those seeking to understand the complexities of religious life in China today.
A recent Chinese Church Voices post featured one Chinese believer’s reflections on several related decisions she had made in her struggle to live out an authentic faith. Each decision involved saying “no” to the prevailing social norms, putting the author, Wei Chen, at odds with the expectations of co-workers, family, and even her fellow Christians. While Wei posed her decisions in the negative, they together represent a positive affirmation of the counter-cultural values to which many Christians in China aspire.
A ChinaSource "3 Questions" interview with Kärin Butler Primuth, CEO of visionSynergy, discussing the characteristics of high-impact networks.
When I wrote China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot be Hidden, it was with the conviction that massive urbanization in China had significant implications for China’s church. The emergence of a new kind of church in the city was not merely an extension of the experience of China’s primarily rural house church movements or of churches affiliated with the TSPM. Rather, a fresh set of dynamics was impacting the development of China’s newly forming urban Christian communities.
The latest issue of ChinaSource Quarterly, with its theme of urban church theology, delves into these dynamics. Guest editors Mary Ma and LI Jin have pulled together an impressively well-rounded look at the increasingly complex urban church environment.
Reading Kathleen Lodwick’s How Christianity Came to China (Fortress Press 2016) was disturbing for two reasons.
马可牧师(Pastor Mark)是一位在中国服事、长期投身穆斯林世界跨文化宣教的基督徒。 去年,为了更深刻地理解他所服事的群体,马可牧师亲身参与了穆斯林的斋戒月(Ramadan)。他将这段经历写成文章,刊载于2016年冬季号《华源季刊》。 对马可牧师而言,这段为期一个月、全球数百万穆斯林共同参与的年度仪式,成了一次改变生命的经历。他如此描述: 对我来说,那三十天绝非寻常意义上的三十个日子,也不仅仅是一个可以用「一个月」来丈量的时间概念。无论是从夜晚到清晨的轮回,还是日出日落的交替更迭,我突然意识到,那三十天竟如同一个独特的四季轮转——让人看见了严冬的深邃,也发现了早春的丰盛;让人领略了盛夏的炎热,也踏入了秋日的收获。那三十天,对我而言是一段格外触动心灵的旅程…… 在这三十天里,我不仅消瘦了将近五公斤,也诞生了这篇文字。我所经历的,是过去从未有过的。 马可牧师对斋戒月的观察,成了他作为一位服事中国穆斯林群体的中国信徒生命写照。身体承受的饥饿,让他联想到跨文化工作者在异乡常面临的资源匮乏,以及对熟悉事物的渴望——这种饥饿感,唯有在基督里才能获得终极的满足。他身处背景全然不同的人群中,参与这项陌生的仪式;这份身为中国人的孤独,让他联想到,中国跨文化工作者在异文化中服事时,必然会面临的孤立境遇。 最后,斋戒月结束之际,马可因深层的心灵挣扎而陷入低潮。他指出,这种挣扎对于身处异文化、并致力于实践「替代性救赎」(substitutive atonement)般的受苦精神的人来说,是预期中的代价——他们选择为了所爱的人群,去承担并面对这份痛苦与挣扎。 在亲身体验了这些切实可感的身体、情感与灵性冲击之余,马可牧师也从这段长达一个月的旅程中,获得了对中国跨文化工作者如何预备终身服事的崭新洞见。他开始反思:受差派者,究竟需要具备哪些素质?他也进一步深思:像他这样的差派者,又该扮演什么样的角色? 如欲阅读马可牧师完整的斋戒月见证,请参阅原文《这三十天》。 本文原以英文撰写,中文译稿由华源协作翻译刊载。
What are people saying about China's new Overseas NGO Law?
A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Werner Mischke, author of The Global Gospel: Achieving Missional Impact in Our Multicultural World and coordinator for “Honor, Shame and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message for 21st Century Ministry,” to be held June 19-21 in Wheaton, Illinois.
How do we respond to the trends impacting foreign Christians in China? What questions do we need to ask?
The final article in a series by Brent Fulton exploring seven trends that are impacting the way foreign Christians can effectively serve in China.