Chinese Priests Serving in the United States
In recent decades, a quiet yet significant development has unfolded within the global Catholic Church: an increasing number of Chinese priests are now serving in dioceses across the United States.
In recent decades, a quiet yet significant development has unfolded within the global Catholic Church: an increasing number of Chinese priests are now serving in dioceses across the United States.
Looking back at history, we can see the importance of Chinese-language text ministries—and later digital ministries—in outreach to the Chinese diaspora outside China.
Today and for the next three months, we are engaging the public phase of the campaign with a warm invitation to all of our ChinaSource friends to partner with us in this pivotal moment.
Seeing any aspect of our faith through others’ eyes—especially in another culture, is like a set of new glasses. The questions, the doubts, the rejection, the wonder and yes, the amazement force one to look anew at what might be treasured but unchallenged.
In Chinese culture, it is challenging to bring domestic violence into the light.
Ministry doesn’t have to be spectacular—it often just begins with showing up alongside the people around us.
If you’re working with Chinese "sea turtles," this is for you!
Hong Kong today plays a dual role in global Chinese Christianity—as both a host to newcomers and a sender of migrants who reshape diaspora churches abroad.
When we peel back the layers of opposition we face in ministry, we often find something nasty and dark disguised within ourselves, calling out for “innocent clout,” legitimate influence, or ministerial camaraderie, but is it really just that we want to be liked?
He carried a knightly spirit, expansive in presence, yet gentle in manner, his manner free of the aloofness common among intellectuals. I knew immediately: this was the mentor I had been seeking.
I used a soccer match as an analogy for forming effective teamwork in an outreach program for delivering holistic blessings to the community. The ministry can be initiated by a faith-based non-profit with church members joining the endeavor.
The volume’s case studies mirror many of the challenges Chinese cross-cultural workers and churches face today. The book covers not only culture-specific pressures on the field but also how national churches and agencies responded—or did not respond—to missionary stresses.