Church History

Blog Entries

History as a Theological Laboratory

More from the webinar “Real Lives of Real Missionaries: Timothy Richard (1845-1919)."

Blog Entries

A Foot Wide on the Edge of Nowhere

A Book Review

The story of Olive and Theo Simpkin.

Blog Entries

Lessons from Timothy Richard

“Real Lives of Real Missionaries: The Life and Ministry of Timothy Richard,” a webinar presented by Dr. Andrew Kaiser.

Books

Encountering China: The Evolution of Timothy Richard’s Missionary Thought (1870–1891)

Welsh Baptist missionary to China Timothy Richard (1845-1919) was once widely regarded as "one of the greatest missionaries whom any branch of the Church, whether Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, or Protestant, has sent to China." Today, few have heard of Richard and his remarkable lifetime of ministry in China.

Blog Entries

Plans Can’t Keep Up with Changes

An in-person lecture becomes a webinar.

Blog Entries

Bringing the Gospel to Guangxi

While Guilin is often considered a “must see” tourist site, Guangxi province itself remains, for many, a relatively unknown corner of China. This book helps fill the gap.

Blog Entries

Insights from a 19th Century Welshman

A Webinar on the Life and Ministry of Timothy Richard.

Are there lessons to be learned about effective cross-cultural work from a 19th  century Welsh Baptist missionary? According to Dr. Andrew Kaiser the answer is a resounding yes!

Webinars

Real Lives of Real Missionaries

A Webinar on the Life and Ministry of Timothy Richard

Are there lessons to be learned about effective cross-cultural work from a 19th century Welsh Baptist missionary? According to Dr. Andrew Kaiser the answer is a resounding yes!

Supporting Article

Singing from Underground to the World

Listening to the Music of Contemporary Chinese Christianity

This article looks at the development of Chinese hymns and spiritual songs, along with some examples, during recent periods of Chinese history. These provide insight into the hearts of Chinese Christians during both the difficult days and today’s contemporary church.

Chinese Christian Voices

Those Who Have Served Faithfully

In the Nujiang Valley, Yunnan

Some of the stories and faces of those brought the gospel to remote areas of China.