China’s Church and Its Future
A fundamental question for Christians in China—who will lead the Chinese church of the future.
傅邦寧博士是華源協作的創辦人,並擔任首任總裁,直至 2019 年卸任。
傅邦寧博士曾於 1995 年至 2000 年擔任惠頓學院(Wheaton College)中國研究所執行主任;1987 年至 1995 年擔任中國福音會(China Ministries International)美國分會創會主任;1985 年至 1986 年則任職於香港中國教會研究中心,負責英文出版物的編輯工作。
傅邦寧博士擁有南加州大學(University of Southern California)政治學碩士及博士學位,以及彌賽亞學院(Messiah College)廣播、電視與電影學士學位。
傅邦寧博士長期關注中國發展,對中國教會及中國社會與政治現象有深入研究,並廣泛撰文及授課。他著有 China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden,並與 Luis Bush 合著 China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World。
2006 年至 2017 年間,傅邦寧博士與妻子 Jasmine 居住於香港,目前定居美國加州北部。
傅邦寧博士目前負責協調一個宣教士關顧專業人員網絡,為從中國差派至海外的宣教士提供支援。他也為其他機構提供諮詢,協助他們理解中國宗教政策所帶來的影響。
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.
馬可牧師(Pastor Mark)是一位在中國服事、長期投身穆斯林世界跨文化宣教的基督徒。 去年,為了更深刻地理解他所服事的群體,馬可牧師親身參與了穆斯林的齋戒月(Ramadan)。他將這段經歷寫成文章,刊載於2016年冬季號《華源季刊》。 對馬可牧師而言,這段為期一個月、全球數百萬穆斯林共同參與的年度儀式,成了一次改變生命的經歷。他如此描述: 對我來說,那三十天絕非尋常意義上的三十個日子,也不僅僅是一個可以用「一個月」來丈量的時間概念。無論是從夜晚到清晨的輪迴,還是日出日落的交替更迭,我突然意識到,那三十天竟如同一個獨特的四季輪轉——讓人看見了嚴冬的深邃,也發現了早春的豐盛;讓人領略了盛夏的炎熱,也踏入了秋日的收穫。那三十天,對我而言是一段格外觸動心靈的旅程…… 在這三十天裡,我不僅消瘦了將近五公斤,也誕生了這篇文字。我所經歷的,是過去從未有過的。 馬可牧師對齋戒月的觀察,成了他作為一位服事中國穆斯林群體的中國信徒生命寫照。身體承受的飢餓,讓他聯想到跨文化工作者在異鄉常面臨的資源匱乏,以及對熟悉事物的渴望——這種飢餓感,唯有在基督裡才能獲得終極的滿足。他身處背景全然不同的人群中,參與這項陌生的儀式;這份身為中國人的孤獨,讓他聯想到,中國跨文化工作者在異文化中服事時,必然會面臨的孤立境遇。 最後,齋戒月結束之際,馬可因深層的心靈掙扎而陷入低潮。他指出,這種掙扎對於身處異文化、並致力於實踐「替代性救贖」(substitutive atonement)般的受苦精神的人來說,是預期中的代價——他們選擇為了所愛的人群,去承擔並面對這份痛苦與掙扎。 在親身體驗了這些切實可感的身體、情感與靈性衝擊之餘,馬可牧師也從這段長達一個月的旅程中,獲得了對中國跨文化工作者如何預備終身服事的嶄新洞見。他開始反思:受差派者,究竟需要具備哪些素質?他也進一步深思:像他這樣的差派者,又該扮演什麼樣的角色? 如欲閱讀馬可牧師完整的齋戒月見證,請參閱原文〈這三十天〉。 本文原以英文撰寫,中文譯稿由華源協作翻譯刊載。
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.