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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 […]
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Using New Media for Digital Evangelism on Chinese Cyberspace
[…] before the new regulations. Today, many Chinese Christians are still using WeChat to share biblical content and evangelistic articles—at least links if not full texts. Some use coded words and pinyin initial abbreviations in text to get around the censorship (e.g., “JH” for church and “JDT” for Christians). Chinese Christians organize and share information […]
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, […]
Editorials
Returnee Ministry: Reflecting on Developments
[…] Chinese students studying abroad dropped (it is now rising again), the number of Chinese students and scholars returning to China has remained high—around 700,000 per year. In 2021, the total number of returnees to China exceeded one million. There are no clear statistics on how many of these returnees are Christians, but assuming the […]
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Chinese Christian Returnees in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic
Contributions and Difficulties
[…] in 13 provinces of China and Southeast Asia.14 In that era, many Chinese intellectuals paid special attention to education to save the country from perishing and to promote the transformation of China into a modernized country. Yan Yangchu (Y. C. James “Jimmy” Yen, 晏阳初; Yale University, 1918; Princeton University, 1921) initiated the national mass […]