Tag: Missionaries
Social Service Ministry in China
While social service has long been part of missionary work in mainland China, today a host of different factors are driving Chinese Christians to explore for themselves the place of humanitarian concerns within gospel ministry. For a growing number of local Christians, loving one’s neighbor through acts of service is rapidly becoming an indispensable aspect of Christian witness. This essay will first explore the role of social service in the history of mission in China before analyzing its place in the ministry of the contemporary Chinese church.
Lead Article
The Christian World They Made Together: 1850–1911
History of Chinese Christianity in North America (1)
The author explains the growth of the Chinese diaspora and Chinese immigration to the United States and Canada as well as the events that gave birth to North American Chinese Christianity.
Supporting Article
Short-Term Missions in Africa with Chinese Diaspora Mission
Today's Challenges
Two short-term team members tell us their purpose, give us a model, and recount their experiences in Kenya. They hope to mobilize Chinese churches in North America and mainland China to send short-term and long-term missionaries to Africa as well as raise up diaspora Chinese missionaries from Africa.
A Response to Richard Cook
Few things are more meaningful to a scholar than to have their work read carefully by respected authorities in their field. I am deeply honored that Richard Cook chose to devote his time and attention to such a close reading of my research on . . . Timothy Richard.
Real Lives of Real Missionaries
A Webinar on the Life and Ministry of Timothy Richard
Are there lessons to be learned about effective cross-cultural work from a 19th century Welsh Baptist missionary? According to Dr. Andrew Kaiser the answer is a resounding yes!
“The Mind of a Missionary”
A Book Review
A fast-moving and fascinating survey of missionary stories that doesn’t just tell what happened but also why it happened.
The People and Places of Chinese Soccer
China’s long history with soccer and the influence of missionaries in its modern development.
10 Women Who Served China
Ten pioneering Western female missionaries to China who with their Chinese co-laborers made significant contributions to missions work in China.