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Urban Migrants
Building the Infrastructure
[…] the silent, or at least unacknowledged, partners in China’s rush to lead the way in global urbanization. Not only are these urban migrants building the infrastructure of today’s and tomorrow’s cities; they have become integral to the very functioning of urban life. To them are relegated jobs most city dwellers would be unwilling to […]
7 Trends: Why You Need to Pay Attention
[…] that would not have been possible 20 or 30 years ago. As a result, some contributions that foreigners made in past decades are no longer as critical today. Expatriate workers may still have an important role to play, but that role is shifting. Over the past year or so, events in China have lent […]
Generations of Church Leadership in China
[…] decades, set amidst the aftermath of the Communist Revolution, conjure up stark images cast in hues of grey. Meant to be an exciting era of forging a new future for China, its “can-do” spirit of self-sacrifice was marked by the violence and austerity of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. In the words […]
Who’s in Charge?
[…] prove unsatisfactory. Perhaps a better starting point would be, “How shall we lead together?” Joseph W. Handley and Micaela Braithwaite, “What is Polycentric Leadership?” <em>Lausanne Movement, </em>September 20, 2022, accessed May 23, 2024, <a href="https://lausanne.org/about/blog/what-is-polycentric-mission-leadership">https://lausanne.org/about/blog/what-is-polycentric-mission-leadership</a>. Joseph W. Handley, <em>Polycentric Mission Leadership: Toward a New Theoretical Model for Global Leadership </em>(Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2022), 90.
When “Apolitical” Is Not an Option
Echoes from the Church’s Past
[…] different era. China’s market-oriented economy was reshaping the nation, and a rapidly growing church was experiencing a new season of openness and opportunity. Chee contracted the SARS virus in 2003, along with his wife, Eleanor, and one of their children. Although his wife and son recovered, Chee did not. His doctoral degree from the […]
View From the Wall
China in 2020
Vol. 9, No. 3
[…] of the United Nations; even to shoot down a satellite in outer space or to spread Chinese culture to every country of the world through Confucius Academies. Today, in all corners of the earth, one senses the presence and influence of China. The Rising Economic Giant In 2006, China’s exports amounted to forty percent […]
Editorials
Chinas Youth in Perspective
Youth in China today undoubtedly represent the most privileged generation of any in China’s history. Globalization has brought iPods and McDonald’s, and the legacy of China’s one-child policy is that these “one and only” children are the sole recipients of the affection of multiple sets of grandparents, aunts and uncles. Previous generations of youth […]
Closing the Gaps
[…] who are suffering and to assist those who choose to leave. A longer-term approach might include advocacy on their behalf and efforts to reduce the pressure through promoting legal reform. All these may be needed, yet making freedom or the alleviation of suffering the ultimate goal misses the larger concern of God’s purposes in […]
4 Drivers of Change for Foreign Workers in China
A recent post by Swells in the Middle Kingdom (SMK) on China’s “ new normal” highlights the changing situation facing foreign Christians who serve in China. While the effects of President Xi Jinping’s policies upon foreigners in China have become increasingly evident; the changes go beyond simply a tightening political environment. Understanding the multiple […]
From Trailblazer to Fellow Traveler
[…] science, planted churches, started businesses, raised families, and served alongside a church that was moving from a period of severe repression to an era of unprecedented opportunity. Today as China’s Christians seize the opportunities before them, it is their turn to plow new ground. Urban church leaders, many of them first-generation Christians themselves, survey […]