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Chinese Athletes
Dedication, difficulties,and questions about what's next following an intense but relatively short career.
Preparing for China
A resource for preparing to thrive in China.
Practical Advice for Chinese Relationships
Encountering the Chinese: A Guide for Americans by Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius L. Grove.
Reviewed by Sarah Doyle and G. Wright Doyle
English and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games have never been awarded to a host country whose citizens did not have English as a common language. The promise to be the host city presented enormous language challenges to Beijing. Many of Beijing’s 13 million people will be working with the athletes and spectators. Nearly every walk of life will need bilingual English skills by 2008.
Preparing for 2008
It’s not about the Olympics or sports, but about what God is already doing in China.
Church and Community Sports Partnerships
Are there opportunities for churches in China to build on the increase in interest in sports due to the coming Beijing Olympics?
The Clash of Culture and Class in China’s “Olympic Era”
Many challenges face China today and have resulted in clashes of culture and class.
The Gospel, Evangelism and Social Action in China
The author moderates a series of conversations through questions as a means of looking for better ways to engage Chinese urban professionals. Here are some of the assumptions we are making that raise the questions we are tackling.
Conversation Launchers
Expanding upon his previous article, "The Gospel, Evangelism and Social Action in China," the author asks and answers some penetrating questions.
Tentmaking and Indigenous Urban Mission in China
Few rural evangelists and pastors have really given up their farms or relied on the churches for their living. The author explains more.
Behind China’s Urbanization
The Chinese government’s release of its latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure of $1,000 per person at the end of 2003 signifies that China…