Not Exclusively Political: Learning from the Diversity of China’s Church
“TSPM or house church?”—often the first question asked about a particular church or pastor, in China.
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Why Christians in China Must Prepare Themselves for the New Regulations on Religious Affairs
As a Chinese house church pastor who has studied church-state relations and followed religious legislation for a long time, I have the following five views toward these new regulations. Wang Yi
Beijing!
So which is it? Beijing or Peking? Yes!
A Winter Reading Recommendation
Find a warm, comfortable spot and enjoy this excerpt from Stranger in Every Land: Reflections of a Transcultural Adult in a Shrinking World.
China’s Mission Movement: A Call to Incarnation
Today the forces of urbanization have brought Han Chinese believers face-to-face with a diverse range of cultures, from international students and business people to members of the hundreds of ethnic groups resident within China’s borders.
A Sojourner’s Story
I remember an auntie from Henan Province. She lived in the single-story district and prayed with us every day. She always prayed for Beijing and blessed Beijing. . . . She left for her hometown after a round of demolitions, or perhaps a forced migration.
3 Questions: Jennifer Lin
An interview with the author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family.
Supporting Children in Cross-Cultural Transition
A reader responds to "Kids in Transition."
Surviving the State, Remaking the Church
Selected by the International Bulletin of Mission Research as one of the ten outstanding books of 2017 for Missions Studies, this sociological portrait presents how Chinese Christians have coped with life under a hostile regime over a span of different historical periods, and how Christian churches as collective entities have been reshaped by ripples of social change.
3 Questions: A New Look at Chinese Christians
A ChinaSource "3 Questions" interview with one of the authors of Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China.
The Chinese Church Prepares for Missions
Experienced missions workers talk about challenges and opportunities for the Chinese church.
The Linfen Church Demolition
Is this part of a broad campaign or a local dispute? At this point, it’s hard to know for sure.