Tag: Beijing

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ZGBriefs – The Week’s Top Picks, September 11 Issue

Soft power, subways, and cell phones – our favorite stories of this week.

Chinese Christian Voices

150th Anniversary of Beijing’s Gangwashi Church

Gangwashi Church, Beijing's oldest Protestant congregation, celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding

Chinese Christian Voices

A Beijing Church Prays for Japan

A house church in Beijing prays for Japan.

Chinese Christian Voices

A Beijing Pastor Discusses the Vision of His Urban Church (II)

This is part 2 of a report on a conversation with a pastor of an unregistered urban church in which he talks about the importance of vision and his churchs vision to serve the community.

Chinese Christian Voices

A Beijing Pastor Discusses the Vision of His Urban Church (I)

The pastor of an unregistered urban church talks about the importance of vision and his churchs vision to serve the community.

Chinese Christian Voices

The Gospel and Beijing

Going back as far as the Tang Dynasty, this article traces the advance of the gospel in the city of Beijing over the space of more than 1000 years. Today its influence can be seen through contributions made by Christians of previous generations in areas such as medicine, economics, education, and culture, and in the exponential growth of the church since 1949. As China's most important city, Beijing plays a central role in the continued expansion of the gospel both within China and beyond China's borders.

View From the Wall

Everyone Is Not Local

Migrant workers make important contributions to China's cities but also pose tremendous challenges. A resident of Beijing explores how migrants fit in the capital and how Beijingers view them.