Providing Community through Festivals
Community "festivals" can bring harmony and love.
In-depth academic and theological research.
Community "festivals" can bring harmony and love.
Sports events can become a means to encourage Christian service.
The Olympic Games are bringing major changes to Beijing and to the nation.
In the decades since China's opening to the outside world, literally hundreds of organizations, educational institutions and churches have responded to the perceived need for training leaders to shepherd China's rapidly growing church. A discussion of what role Christians from outside China should play in responding to the need as the church grows and develops.
2008 Spring Issue
In the last decade or so, there has been an increasing realization in the church around the world—especially in areas of fast church growth—of the need to build leaders. In response, there has been a steady growth of "leader development ministries." But, what exactly does a "leader development ministry" do?
The background, education and experience of house church leaders of China varies greatly. These profiles provide a glimpse of that variety and the challenges these leaders face.
From the editor's point of view ...
A Chinese pastor shares his experience of participating in a leadership training program.
2007 Winter Issue