Blog Entries on Church Life
The Challenge of Contextualization
Another Perspective
In an atmosphere of increased social tightening, some younger Christians are asking whether some current expressions of the church might actually stand in the way of an effectively contextualized message that resonates with today’s urban Chinese.
Are China’s Churches Too Much Alike?
Pastor Wang Zhenmin says homogenization is one of the major crises facing China’s church.
Not Exclusively Political: Learning from the Diversity of China’s Church
“TSPM or house church?”—often the first question asked about a particular church or pastor, in China.
Pray for China in 2018
Seeking to facilitate strategic, comprehensive, and specific prayer for China.
How Can Chinese Christians Foster a Reformation Spirit?
Today Christians celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. But why?
Too Quickly to Be Astonished
Surveying China’s extraordinary rise over the past decade, Graham Allison, in his book Destined for War, paraphrases former Czech President Vaclav Havel when he says, “It has happened so quickly, we have not yet had time to be astonished.”
China’s Church and Its Future
A fundamental question for Christians in China—who will lead the Chinese church of the future.
Reflections on the Reformation 500 and the Gospel Conference
We caught up with our friend Jackson Wu at the Reformation 500 conference in Hong Kong and asked him to share his reflections on the conference.