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Back to Church in Post-COVID China
For most churches, stagnant ministry and the loss of believers were inevitable during the pandemic. Churches need to focus on how to expand further, gain new believers to compensate for the loss, and even achieve growth in the number of believers.
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A Place to Grow in Faith:
The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Faith Formation Programs in China
[…] a structured setting. In recent years, however, there has been a gradual rise of home-grown initiatives and program models adopted from overseas that are starting to change this situation. Nevertheless, challenges remain and the author looks at a number of reasons (beyond the more obvious political challenges) why the deepening of faith has been difficult.</p>
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The Challenge of Returning Chinese Scholars
<p>With the number of Chinese scholars studying abroad increasing and many of them coming to faith in Christ, understanding the challenges they face in returning to China is vital for their ongoing spiritual growth. What is being done to deal with those challenges?</p>
Changing Ministry in the New Normal
<p>It had been an engaging but exhausting two days. Pastors and ministry leaders from all across China had gathered with a smaller number of expatriate China workers to reflect together on some of the key trends in the mainland Chinese church. The meeting was conducted almost entirely in Chinese, and the range of topics […]
Book Reviews
A Much-Needed Update about Chinese Christianity
[…] that Cannot Be Hidden</em> by Brent Fulton<br /> <em>Reviewed by Li Jin</em></p> <p>Due to urbanization and social change, China’s churches look different today than they did a number of years ago. Urban churches, with unusual diversity, now comprise a major part of Chinese Christianity. Fulton identifies many of the changes the church has experienced […]
Peoples of China
Conversation with a Migrant-Worker Church Minister
<p>An interview by Dr. Mary Ma with the minister of a migrant worker’s urban church which identifies a number of issues characteristic of urban churches comprised of migrant workers from rural areas. These concerns include living conditions, economic status, long work hours, mobility, and other factors that all contribute to the church’s spiritual health and stability.</p>
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A Piece of the Puzzle
Training Mainland Chinese to be Cross-Cultural Missionaries
[…] Jerusalem (BTJ) phenomenon, the issue of training Chinese missionaries seems to have fallen on the sidelines. More attention has been given to issues such as the controversial number of 100,000 missionaries, abuse of the genuine grass-root missionary spirit, and who has the right to represent BTJ. Despite the legitimacy of all these concerns, traininga […]
ZGBriefs | March 6, 2025
The Chinese Migrants Hoping for a New Life in Germany (February 25, The Guardian) A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its reputation as a safe haven for refugees.
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A Big Piece of the Puzzle
[…] Jerusalem (BTJ) phenomenon, the issue of training Chinese missionaries seems to have fallen on the sidelines. More attention has been given to issues such as the controversial number of 100,000 missionaries, abuse of the genuine grass-root missionary spirit, and who has the right to represent BTJ. Despite the legitimacy of all these concerns, traininga […]
When the Police Come Knocking
A Guide for Churches
[…] is unknown, we will not give up seeking and praying. 5. The church encourages brothers and sisters to use all legal means (such as voice recording, video, phone calls, letters, and in-person visits) to report the case to the police, to file complaints, to request a supervising police officer to be present, and to […]