Chambon’s reflections begin with an important question: How do Chinese Christians navigate their faith within a context shaped by deep ancestral traditions, material symbolism, and political restrictions?
To work effectively in today’s China necessitates letting go of the buffer of foreign privilege... and humbly embracing a still deeper engagement with Chinese society.
I realized I had a spiritual inheritance I had turned a blind eye to.
They patiently persevered as "people of the soil," knowing trees take a long time to grow and bear fruit.
We are the workers, not the master builder. And we are part of a vision that is beyond us. And you are just a small part of this big picture, and there’s comfort in that.
: When we see and value others—even in something as ordinary as noticing someone patiently waiting for an order—God can use it for ministry.
Piety and an expectation of suffering have provided a strong motivation and foundation for Chinese missionaries in their service to the Lord.
I showed Ying the website of a local Chinese church with a wonderful children’s program and pointed out the Sunday school times. That weekend, Ying sent me a photo of the classroom door.
A Korean missionary fluent in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese, serving Chinese in Tokyo, Park’s story is a powerful testament to God’s work in diaspora and global missions today.
Changing Normal is a book that I have revisited often. Re-reading the chapters is like confiding in a friend committed to help me persevere in the same direction for the sake of love.
I pray for more women and men from around the world, to view China—not through the lenses of journalists, internet celebrities or politicians, but as God sees it.
In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.