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20 Things a New Chinese Pastor Needs to Learn About Ministry
Christians in China today are able to share relatively easily about ministry on social media. Pastors’ personal blogs are one unique vantage point into church life in China. In this article, Chen Fengsheng, a Three-Self pastor in Wenzhou, provides budding pastors with timely advice on how to prepare for a healthy pastoral ministry. He gives “twenty realities” of ministry life that will help set up fresh seminary graduates for the pastorate.
The Next Decade of the Church in China
[…] perspective on biblical teachings, and a balanced view of various Christian doctrines. Emphasizing these two theologies is crucial for the needs of pulpit ministry, as they can promote academic rigor and enhance the church’s preaching ministry. The pulpit ministry in the church in China is extremely weak. The pulpit is where the Bible and […]
Which Chinese Bible Should I Recommend People Read?
[…] In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pastoral_Bible_(Chinese)&oldid=637046232 Wikipedia. (2015, June 18). Chinese Union Version. In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_Union_Version&oldid=667447748 Which Chinese Bible Should I Recommend People Read? was originally published on Thriving Turtles on June 20, 2016. It was subsequently updated, most recently on August 17, 2018. It is reprinted here with permission.
It Starts with “Nǐ Hǎo”
Cross-Cultural Ministry in the Most Unexpected Place
This experience reminds me that God often uses the ordinary to do the extraordinary. Ministry doesn't require a pulpit. Sometimes it begins with a simple “Nǐ hǎo.”
An Official Code of Conduct for China’s Pastors
[…] more vigilant in recognizing and preventing the capability of foreign infiltration as well as to stand on guard against cults, heresies, and extremism. In addition, the document promotes mutual respect and harmony between different religions as well as inter-religious dialogue and cultural exchanges. It also demands that staff conform to churches' rules and regulations […]
Diaspora Missions Today
Challenges and Opportunities for the Overseas Chinese Church
[…] to Asia and Europe to preach, train, and do short-term missions, serving Chinese diaspora churches. At the same time, my work has also included cultural bridging to promote cooperation between Chinese churches and non-Chinese Christian organizations. This issue of CSQ prompted me to think: How should Chinese diaspora churches seize the opportunity and meet […]
Crossing Cultures: Enlightenment and the Middle Kingdom
[…] To give some perspective, a person can survive, barely, on 1 pound of rice per day, 365 pounds per year. Eight thousand pounds of rice could sustain 20 human lives for a year. California’s rice lands produce enough food to sustain 4 billion people for a year. That productivity is a triumph of Enlightenment-enabled […]
Crossing Cultures: The Promise and the Blessing
[…] that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed… For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 20 The promise and the blessing. God promises blessing to and through his people. God is the guarantor of that promise: He will, he will, he will…And […]
Crossing Cultures: Boundary Events and Paradigm Shifts
[…] The Quest for Meaning</em>, Paperback ed. (New York: Harper Collins, 1995). Paul G. Hiebert, <em>Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change</em> (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008), Kindle ed., loc. 485, 925. Beliefs, behaviors and values correspond to Paul Hiebert’s worldview components he describes as “the foundational cognitive, affective, and evaluative assumptions and […]
Snake in the Chinese Culture and Serpent in the Bible
[…] sin and depravity. In the Book of Revelation, the evil dragon is also called the “ancient serpent,” likewise a clear symbol of Satan the devil (Revelation 12:9, 20:2). Yet as early as in Genesis 3, God foretold the salvation of Jesus Christ through the curse on the ancient serpent: “He shall bruise your head, […]