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The Next Decade of the Church in China
[…] from international organizations like Gallup and Pew have shown that the proportion of Christians in China is around 2%. A survey by Renmin University about 10 to 20 years ago found that the proportion of Christians on campus was around 3%. Through various research and observations, I personally tend to believe that the number […]
Social Service Ministry in China
While social service has long been part of missionary work in mainland China, today a host of different factors are driving Chinese Christians to explore for themselves the place of humanitarian concerns within gospel ministry. For a growing number of local Christians, loving one’s neighbor through acts of service is rapidly becoming an indispensable […]
Pressure on the Church, Pressure on the Party
A Reader Responds to the 2022 Winter CSQ
When pressure comes, Christians generally respond in one of three ways: fight, flight, or somewhere in the middle…. When praying for the Chinese church, we must not fail to pray...for the unity of Christians under pressure.
Supporting Article
Keys to Effective Service in China
<p>Four essentials for effective service in China.</p>
20 Things a New Chinese Pastor Needs to Learn About Ministry
[…] of knowledge and spirituality. There are many people in the church who are more spiritually gifted than you and who have more experience than you. Humble, devoted service is the wisest choice. You must pursue growth in your own spiritual maturity, as well as improving your physical fitness. No one will pity you if […]
Editorials
Effective China Service in the Era of WTO
[…] greater openness and prosperity, but it is also accentuating social inequality and exacerbating economic problems. Both the positive and negative consequences of WTO bring new opportunities for service. No one can predict what these opportunities may look like in five or ten years. However, recent discussions among ministry leaders elicited a number of “best […]
It Starts with “Nǐ Hǎo”
Cross-Cultural Ministry in the Most Unexpected Place
[…] shoes, and nametag, my mind began to wander a bit. This was an unexpected and unplanned development in my ministry journey. Working at a fast-food restaurant—or “quick- service,” as they prefer to call it—was not the usual ministry (or vocational) journey for someone with a PhD in international development and two master’s degrees in […]
China’s NGO Policy: Iron Cage or Ladder to Success?
The implementation of the domestic Charity Law in 2016 and the Overseas NGO Law in 2017 marked the end of an era in social service in China. Accustomed to working in a large grey area in which much was allowed but little was legally defined, local and foreign-run nonprofit organizations were suddenly faced with […]
3 Questions: Kerry Schottelkorb
A Home for the Forgotten in Qinghai
[…] about 120 children with mild to severe disabilities, at the children’s home we serve. Most of the children are Han Chinese. Over the past 18 years nearly 200 children have been adopted overseas, all of whom have disabilities. In addition, the rehabilitation center in Xining is drawing a growing number of families in the […]
A Forgotten People
[…] is little place for those who don’t measure up. Children born with spina bifida or other impairments are often abandoned by parents who cannot bear the social pressure or financial cost associated with raising such a child. Dr. Jeff McNair notes that such attitudes are not limited just to China. In its attempts to […]