Resources from 2008
The Resource Library is where you will find the latest resources from across our publications.
Peoples of China
The Chinese Athletes
Their Daily Lives and Futures
Dedication, difficulties, and questions about what's next following an intense but relatively short career.
Editorials
Countdown to Glory
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Beijing 2008" (CS Quarterly, 2008 Summer).
View From the Wall
Are We Ready?
A View from Beijing before the Olympics
For the one-year countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, two musicians from Hong Kong contributed a song entitled "We Are Ready." The author takes these three words and turns them into a question. Are we ready? And, from that to extract the layers of readiness needed before the Games.
Supporting Article
Providing Community through Festivals
Community "festivals" can bring harmony and love.
Supporting Article
Dreams of a Chinese Sports Outreach
Sports events can become a means to encourage Christian service.
Lead Article
Benefits from Hosting the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are bringing major changes to Beijing and to the nation.
Supporting Article
What Is Our Role?
Toward a Set of Shared Considerations for Outside Involvement in Chinese Leadership Development
In the decades since China's opening to the outside world, literally hundreds of organizations, educational institutions and churches have responded to the perceived need for training leaders to shepherd China's rapidly growing church. A discussion of what role Christians from outside China should play in responding to the need as the church grows and develops.
Lead Article
Leader Development
What Is Our Role?
In the last decade or so, there has been an increasing realization in the church around the world—especially in areas of fast church growth—of the need to build leaders. In response, there has been a steady growth of "leader development ministries." But, what exactly does a "leader development ministry" do?