A Glimpse of What God Is Doing Down Under
There is a renewed sense that God is calling the Chinese church in New Zealand to be part of the global advancement of the gospel.
周宁现任华源协作伙伴关系与中国事工副总裁,并担任《每周中国快讯》(ZGBriefs)编辑。
加入华源协作之前,周宁曾在中国工作 28 年,期间担任过英语教师、语言学习者及项目主任,也为在中国工作的机构与企业提供跨文化培训。她曾在明尼苏达州的西北大学(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,并在惠顿学院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大学(Taylor University)教授中国文化与沟通。
周宁拥有西北大学社会科学学士学位,以及圣托马斯大学(University of St. Thomas)教学硕士学位。
周宁著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 两本书。
周宁也经营个人博客 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享对中国、明尼苏达州、旅行,以及“如何在不属于自己的地方好好生活”等主题的观察与思考。
读者也可以通过 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)关注周宁的动态。
周宁目前定居美国明尼苏达州新布赖顿(New Brighton)。
There is a renewed sense that God is calling the Chinese church in New Zealand to be part of the global advancement of the gospel.
There is a renewed sense that God is calling the Chinese church in New Zealand to be part of the global advancement of the gospel. They may be geographically isolated, but they have a key role to play in what God is doing worldwide.
In this lecture, Professor Yang will present the geographical distribution of Catholic and Protestant churches in China, discuss several characteristics, and trace some of the historical and social patterns of church development.
Our commitment to collaboration is rooted in our belief that unity in the ministry community comes through recognizing the unique roles, gifts, and resources that each individual and organization brings to advance the kingdom of God in China and globally, and that working together for their strategic deployment results in multiplied effectiveness.
In his April 7 webinar, Dr. Easten Law provided a historical overview of the different threads running through Chinese Christianity’s modern development, including themes of folk religiosity and healing, ethical living, familial belonging, and national salvation. What can these historical themes tell us about the church’s role amidst China’s current inward, nationalistic turn and how should we orient ourselves in response?
In this webinar, Dr. Easten Law will provide a historical overview of the different threads running through Chinese Christianity’s modern development including themes of folk religiosity and healing, ethical living, familial belonging, and national salvation.
The annual gathering of the National People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress concluded in Beijing last week. Here are articles and resources about that key event.
Imagine the confusion for young children who left their toys at home when they went on vacation, and then never returned. Instead, they found themselves back in the land of their grandparents, often bouncing from one temporary home to another.
Fifty years ago on February 21, 1972, Air Force One touched down at Beijing’s Capitol Airport. President Richard Nixon, his wife, and a rather large entourage of officials were onboard. That this visit was momentous is an understatement as it marked the beginning of a thaw that would not only change the relationship between the US and China, but would change the world.
Attend the latest lecture in the series Exploring Christianity and Culture in China: Today and Yesterday, presented by the US-China Catholic Association, the China Academic Consortium, and ChinaSource.
As churches in China experience continued tightening, it’s worth considering the wider context of the measures and what their broader purpose is.