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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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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 […]

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 […]

Chinese Christian Voices

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 […]

View From the Wall

China’s Christian Education Today

View from the Wall

[…] having to provide the basic education for these workers. Commercialization of Christian Education Christian schools are registered private schools in Western countries. Tuition and fees are not cheap—even for the country’s citizens. In the United States, for example, generally the annual tuition is $10,000 or more. An international student’s tuition is three times more. […]

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Two Transformations

The Future of Christianity in China

[…] going to describe all of its aspects but attempts to emphasize a few aspects of its current situation that deserve the most attention. Very rapid increase in number. The most obvious change in Christianity in China is the increase in the number of its believers. According to the estimate of “Religion Blue Paper 2010” […]

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Deploying Appropriate Technology

[…] usually have at least two people per Internet account—and China is no different. Thus, the currently reported numbers are, in reality, already under-estimated. The figures for mobile phone users are even more astounding. By the beginning of 2001, there will be 80 million mobile subscribers representing 6% of the population. Analysts project that by […]

Chinese Christian Voices

A Closer Look at the China Religion Survey

[…] not provide any type of retirement insurance for their clergy, and 26% of places of worship did not purchase health insurance for clergy. ‪Regarding the issue of tickets for entry (to temples and other religious sites) there seems to be a significant gap between reality and the criticisms made by the media and public, […]