Expats in China’s Marketplace
Inside the Issue
Living Wisely in China
Understanding Chinese culture requires more than good language acquisition. The author explains four aspects of Chinese culture that are not easily understood by foreigners.
Serving China Revisited
The editor's point of view ...
The People of the Hour
The “Chinese” Way of Doing Things: Perspectives on American-Born Chinese and the Chinese Church in North America by Samuel Ling with Clarence Cheuk.
A review by John Peace
Into the Marketplace
Can top executives in multinational companies offer meaningful Christian service despite the demands of their jobs? Can a walnut farmer use his occupation as a platform for witness? Is it possible for foreign teachers to witness to their faith with their students? Each of these questions can be answered with a resounding “yes.”
Mission in Practice
While the author’s reflections are based on observations she made in Russia, countries of the former Soviet Union and of East Central Europe, there…
Reverse Culture Shock
Recognizing the challenges of returning "home" after being overseas and ways to cope and adjust.
Maintaining the Integrity of the Gospel
Today, the church needs to commission and groom a new generation of middle-management “China experts” with China experience. These individuals must learn the language, they should have a firm foundation placed by seminary training which believes in the inerrancy of Scripture, they must have much experience among the Chinese, and perhaps a doctoral degree in Chinese history or intercultural studies. And they must hold to a strong, unqualified confidence in the Bible, the inerrant Word of God, and a high view of God, Scripture and the cross. More than anything else, what China needs is a clear message of the sound, complete gospel.
Getting on Target
Are the Han Chinese a "reached" people group?