Tag: Minorities
Cross-Cultural Ministry in the Chinese Church
In recent years, some churches in China have begun to think about and become more involved in cross-cultural ministry among China’s ethnic minorities. In August the Mainland site Gospel Times published an article about efforts by some churches in eastern and northeastern China to establish churches in minority areas.
ZGBriefs – The Week’s Top Picks, November 6 Issue
All our favorite stories this week are about people or communities that are on the margins of Chinese society, either culturally or geographically: Orthodox Christians, Uighur factory workers, Hong Kong taxi drivers, and Miao villagers in Guizhou.
A Church for Hani and Yi People in Yunnan
While much is written about the explosive growth of the church among the Han (dominant ethnic group in China), less is written about the spread of Christianity among the minority peoples. The article translated below is about a county in Yunnan Province that is praying and raising money to build a church.
The Power of the Gospel — a Miao Village that is 80% Christian
This article, translated from the Mainland based website Christian Times, is a testimony to the power of the Gospel among the Miao people of Yunnan Province.
Lead Article
The Hidden China
An overview of the ethnic minorities of China and the background of how they have been categorized by the Chinese government.
Supporting Article
China’s Christian County
The Lisu of Fugong
The story of a Christian county in rural Yunnan.
Book Reviews
The Untold Story
The Liberating Gospel in China, The Christian Faith among China’s Minority Peoples. by Ralph R. Covell.
A review by Jim Ziervogel
Peoples of China
How Many Unreached Peoples Are There in China?
How do we define "people groups" and how many unreached groups are there in China today?