Overall, the conference featured not only an array of varying perspectives on Chinese ecclesiology—some stretching the interpretation of that term to its limits—but also diverse approaches to the importance of perspective itself, which was eye-opening.
Knowing our final destination is not only hope for the future—it changes how we face sorrow today.
What does it mean to do theology as a person of mixed linguistic, cultural, and geographic heritage who honors both tradition and context?
Chinese people are quick to cluster together, but that does not necessarily mean we are united.
This post aims to provide a careful explanation of the term “Sinophone” and why it is important for genuine engagement with plurality.
If unity is indeed the key to world evangelization, then the hard work of reconciliation will be required to get there.
What was most noteworthy about this congress was not only what it said, but also how it was experimenting with new ways to speak, lead, communicate, and understand the next generation.
Jacob Chengwei Feng clarifies the distinction between Pentecost historiography and Pentecostal historiography, explaining how the Pentecost narrative in Acts 2 offers a lens for retelling the history of Chinese Christianity.
Next time you are riding the subway, in a transfer station, or looking at a subway map, be reminded that the Bible has also been carefully written and designed as an interconnected whole.
Over the past year, Ritual Studio has had the privilege of walking alongside the ChinaSource team as they reflected on how this work is presented and carried forward. Our role has been a supporting one—listening carefully, learning the history, and helping give form to values that have long guided ChinaSource’s work.
A new ChinaSource website is coming—shaped by listening, conversation, and a shared desire to explore Chinese Christianity together.
The call of cultural apologetics, I realized, begins with repentance: before we can witness to truth in the world, our own loves must be reordered by grace.