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Returnee Ministry: Reflecting on Developments

The opportunities remain significant for the church and international student ministries to reach and disciple Chinese students and scholars, the majority of whom (about 80 percent) will go back to China.

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Social Media in China (Part 2)

WeChat: An Innovation Platform

What makes WeChat innovative is not only that it offers first rate messaging features, but more importantly provides easy access to other valuable services. 

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History: It’s Essential

[…] ideas that are new to us are only that: new to us. There are few things that are truly unprecedented. Reading of history is liberating: we are freed from the obligation to reinvent the wheel. We ignore history at our peril but are rewarded for our veneration of its lessons. Nowhere is this more […]

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Chinese Christian Returnees in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic

Contributions and Difficulties  

[…] campus. In 1931 Mei was appointed as the president of Tsinghua University. During his 17 years as the president of Tsinghua, Mei advocated for professorial governance and freedom of thought, which made Tsinghua’s academic reputation rise rapidly. Because of the Japanese invasion, in 1938, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University moved to Kunming, […]

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Social Media in China

Why Social Matters

Social media is impacting societies across the globe, but China's social technology landscape is unique and largely unknown to those outside China. Honestly, how many people outside of China have ever heard of any of the popular social technology brands listed in the image below?

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Is There a Role for the Western Church in China?

I have been reflecting recently on Brent Fulton’s challenge to rethink partnership between Western and Chinese churches. I have had an interest in the church in China for the past twenty years and have traveled there frequently for a variety of reasons—including work with several Chinese churches. My PhD thesis focused on historical efforts to reach the Chinese intelligentsia for the Christian faith. China has always been near the top of the list of places where exciting things are happening and where I, as a pastor of missions, would like to see our church make a contribution.

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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 […]

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Christianity’s Impact on Chinese Society

[…] of Chinese, particularly in the cities, have been improved by the economic miracle that their country has achieved. Less impressive has been the progress towards greater political freedom, the urgency of which has no doubt been blunted by the economic gains. Anecdotal evidence from those who observe the Christian scene in China suggests that […]

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Comparing Peaches and Coconuts

More on Indirect Communications

When we encounter cross-cultural differences like the indirect communication style featured in my recent post on the rule of three we have a choice. You either complain about the difference and become frustrated or seek to understand it better and adapt. 

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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 […]