Tag: Three-Self Church
Returning Home—The Chinese Church in Transition
Many Chinese believers enter the church at times of personal crisis. Financial troubles, broken relationships, health emergencies—real world trials often reveal to Chinese people the fractured nature of their safety nets, as friends, family, and the state fail to provide them with what they need. These moments of brokenness can be used by God to open people’s hearts to their own weakness and God’s strength.
Church in China. Or Churches in China?
A reminder that there is not simply the church in China, but there are churches in China.
The Registered Church in China
Flourishing in a Challenging Environment
Wayne Ten Harmsel pulls back the shroud of mystery surrounding Chinese registered churches for Western readers. Through interviews with Chinese pastors, evangelists, and lay Christians, he provides a rare view of what it means to live in the shadow of both the government and the well-known house churches.
Celebrating Easter across China
How did churches across China celebrate Easter? This article from China Christian Daily gives a flavor of some Easter celebrations in Three-Self registered churches in three different provinces.
Hope in the Sunset Years
Those who have faith in God and hope in the Lord, even if they are in the twilight of their lives, shall not be worried or afraid, because God has promised that “they still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green."
As Churches Reopen in China (2)
Wu Zhonyi highlights two areas more areas in which believers have demonstrated great enthusiasm as churches reopen.
The Chinese Church May Be More Complex than You Thought
When we talk about Protestant Christianity in contemporary China, two trademarks stand out: dual networks (Three-Self Patriotic Movement and house church movement), and strong governmental oversight or control of the church. However, they also point to a reality of great diversity, richness, and irony.
Supporting Article
The Church in China
Making a Difference in Society
The author discusses five key ways in which TSPM churches are having a positive and eternal impact on Chinese society. Although controlled by the government, these churches continue to faithfully serve their Savior knowing that, ultimately, Jesus controls everything
A Look at China’s Registered Church
From the 2020 Autumn Issue of CSQ
The autumn issue of ChinaSource Quarterly , comes out next week and here’s a glimpse of what’s in store.