1. Time, Part 1
(社群/网志 - English)

... a huge piece of what makes for truly effective China service, and yet we rarely discuss it.  Put simply, good China ministry takes time, and the Spirit is not bound to operate in accordance with our strategic ...

2. Serving by Listening
(社群/网志 - English)

... for worship.  According to the open letter written after that service, 700 people were in attendance, including brothers and sisters from other churches (as well as plainclothes policemen).  Pastor Tian ...

3. Analyzing China
(Resources and Reviews/Reviews)

... innovation.  Music, dance, poetry and other performing arts are encouraged and subsidized by the government and their popularity is pervasive.  Naisbitt recounts how he tried to purchase tickets to the ...

4. Time, Part 1
(Community/Blogs)

... a huge piece of what makes for truly effective China service, and yet we rarely discuss it.  Put simply, good China ministry takes time, and the Spirit is not bound to operate in accordance with our strategic ...

5. Chinese Religiosities
(Resources and Reviews/Reviews)

... structures in the country.  The conception that modernization carries with it the burden of secularization has been exemplified within the West as European and American churches continue to lose attendance ...

6. Serving by Listening
(Community/Blogs)

... for worship.  According to the open letter written after that service, 700 people were in attendance, including brothers and sisters from other churches (as well as plainclothes policemen).  Pastor Tian ...

7. Security Guidelines
(Events/Private)

... the liberty of telling others about the meeting, but should instead recommend such persons to the organizers. By virtue of their attendance at the meetings, participants agree to be held accountable ...

8. From Doing-Centered to Being-Centered Leadership
(Articles/Leadership Development)

... critical to your ministry to find and maintain a healthy balance of being and doing.  Pray for it, fight for it and seek God’s help and guidance daily that you might reclaim it and maintain it in every ...

9. Nanjing
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... Resources: Iron ore is mined from the Huadong area along the Yangtse River. Brass, zinc, lead, strontium, limestone and many other ores are also found in abundance in the region.   Industries: Local industry ...

10. Chengdu
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... area of more than 700 square kilometres (270.27 square miles) with 150-180 million kilowatts of water. Having an abundance of mineral resources, the land is extremely fertile. Its mineral deposits include ...

11. Changsha
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... fire-cracker producing region in China. It is a significant agricultural area producing an abundance of rice, tea leaves, oranges, tangerines, rape, rapeseeds, peanuts, day lily, pork and fresh water fish. ...

12. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... lauded as a land of song and dance, melons and fruits, precious stones, and carpets, is situated in the heart of the Eurasia Continent. Xinjiang was a key link on the Silk Road and a hub for east-west ...

13. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... herding is carried out by Evenks in the Evenk Autonomous Banner. Industry: Inner Mongolia has an abundance of resources, especially coal, cashmere, natural gas, rare earth elements; it also has more deposits ...

14. Achang
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... instrument), the bamboo flute, the gourd-shaped sheng (a wind instrument), the sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument), the elephant-leg drum and the gong. The most popular forms of dance are drum ...

15. Bai
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... old men and women burn joss sticks and pray for a good harvest and a happy life for the village. On the side, dancers participate in operas or folk dances. When the tree has burned to the middle, children ...

16. Baoan
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... the Yellow River. Some of their customs are similar to those of nomadic tribes. This people love to sing and dance. Most of their songs have six lines and mention a flower or use flowers as an allegory; ...

17. Bulong
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... limbs, chests, and bellies and make bamboo products while women produce tea and treat visitors to 'sour' tea. They tell folk tales and ballads, dance to elephant-leg drums, cymbals and three-stringed instruments. ...

18. Buyi
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... drums. They dance the weaving dance and lion dance. Some sources say that the traditional religion of the Buyi is a mixture of animism and Taoism. Paraphernalia and techniques of priests resemble those ...

19. Dai
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... on their teeth. After several applications, the teeth turn black. Dyeing begins at ages fourteen or fifteen. The Dai love dance, drama, and poetry. One way young men and women express love for one another ...

20. Duar
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... kowtow and offer wine to the elders. Women perform the Lurigail dance during the New Year, slack farming season, or festival days. Two women sing antiphonal while performing simple dance movements. Some ...