The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. The international church seeks to partner with Chinese missionary senders. In addition to prayer, the international church can support Chinese missionary-senders through resource sharing, mission-sending organization support, and through business cooperation. Chinese medical missionary tentmaking as a business opportunity is examined as a prototype for other potential Chinese tentmaking missionaries. Leadership of Chinese missionary sending efforts must remain in Chinese hands.
Lo Qi, 罗七, Si Shi (四石)
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2017年8月17日
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观点
The same difficulties that local churches in the west have had in sending out workers cross-culturally are being seen in Chinese churches as they send missionaries beyond their borders. Are mission-sending organiszations needed to minimize those difficulties?
Si Shi (四石)
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2017年7月21日
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观点
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. In China, there are problems with current church-based mission-sending models. Mission-sending organizations can deal with many of the unmet needs of the Chinese missionary and facilitate missionary sending.
GJ, Si Shi (四石)
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2017年7月20日
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观点
Family needs, particularly the needs of the spouse and children, are among the causes of the high attrition rate among Chinese long-term missionaries.
Si Shi (四石)
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2017年6月23日
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故事
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending to unreached peoples. Field research findings with Chinese missionaries and with prospective Chinese medical missionaries highlight issues related to the needs of the Chinese missionary’s nuclear family. Although mission-sending organizations can help, much of the impetus for resolving difficulties faced by the Chinese missionary’s spouse and children must come from the Chinese missionaries themselves.
GJ, Si Shi (四石)
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2017年6月22日
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观点
Reflecting on the deaths of two Chinese missionaries to Pakistan.
Steve Schirmer
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2017年6月21日
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故事
News of two Chinese Christians killed in Pakistan last week by ISIS shocked many Chinese Christians. On Chinese social media channels, bloggers have offered their prayers for the two martyrs and have tried to piece together exactly what happened. Lots of confusion surrounded the events. Details are still forthcoming.
华源协作团队
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2017年6月20日
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故事
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。
傅邦宁
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2017年6月7日
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故事
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The Chinese church is vibrant and has growing passion to participate in missionary sending through undertakings like the Back to Jerusalem (BTJ) movement and the Indigenous Mission Movement from China (IMM China). Chinese Christians feel God calling them to long-term mission service. The principal factor encouraging them to long-term sustainable service is calling.
Si Shi (四石)
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2017年5月19日
Understanding Chinese missionary perspectives on calling enables a clearer view of the foundations of the Chinese missionary undertaking. The Chinese missionary call is deeply rooted in a personal relationship with God. Despite personal loss or suffering, Chinese missionaries experience a joy that is centered in knowing Christ.
GJ, Si Shi (四石)
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2017年5月18日
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学术
For a missionary, raising support is no easy task. When we were preparing for our first term of service, I wasn’t sure how we were ever going to raise the required budget. But for Chinese missionaries, the task is even harder. Coming from a culture that is not accustomed to supporting missionaries, obtaining financial backing is an uphill struggle.
Si Shi (四石)
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2017年4月21日
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故事
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. A study performed with long-term Chinese missionaries reveals four main current sources of support for Chinese mission activity. Common methods of missionary fund-raising are examined and frequently encountered fund-raising difficulties are reviewed. The Chinese church has difficulty financially supporting mission service and at the current time alternative strategies for Chinese missionary funding are still needed.
GJ, Si Shi (四石)
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2017年4月20日
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观点