Holding Up Half the Church
The challenges faced by women in the church in China today.
Ideas
Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.
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Understanding the Times to Facilitate Chinese Missionary Sending
Christians of today need to hold the Bible in one hand and the daily newspaper in the other. Understanding both, with attention to the thrust of meaning of each, Christians can be a bridge facilitating God’s purposes in today’s world.
When “Apolitical” Is Not an Option
Reflecting on the response of earlier leaders of the Chinese church.
Looking Back on an Emerging Missions Movement
Understanding “Back to Jerusalem,” one of the roots of today’s missions movement from China.
Why Are the Migrants Being Kicked Out?
Ridding Beijing of unsafe and illegally built structures—is it about ridding the city of structures or people?
A Pivotal Decade
Writing in 2001, Dr. Carol Lee Hamrin anticipated the major milestones in a decade—the 2000s— that in many ways served as a defining period for China.
“Digital Leninism”
How is the Chinese government using cutting technology in their efforts to maintain social control?
9 Best Practices for a Chinese Missionary Sending Organization
The Chinese church passionately desires participation in missionary sending. Through a survey of the mission sending literature and field research with Chinese missionaries, nine best practices for Chinese mission sending are proposed that may facilitate long-term Chinese missionary sustainability.
Majority World Missions and Chinese Missions
Where will the Chinese missions effort fall on the spectrum of long-term missions-sending success?
Returnees and the Church in China
What we need is the word of God’s grace, which is more than able to ensure that returnees not only survive, but thrive, as committed members of churches back in China.
We Don’t Know “Nuthin’”
Our assumptions drive our conclusions about the motivation behind government policies. But are they correct? Do we have any way of confirming or refuting them? Do we really know what is going on?
5 Random Observations on the 19th Party Congress
The Communist Party of China just wrapped up its 19th Party Congress in Beijing. Here are some “takeaways.”