Preserving and Nurturing Unity
Our calling is not to create unity, but to preserve and nurture it. Unity is a consequence, not something we can manufacture.
周宁现任华源协作伙伴关系与中国事工副总裁,并担任《每周中国快讯》(ZGBriefs)编辑。
加入华源协作之前,周宁曾在中国工作 28 年,期间担任过英语教师、语言学习者及项目主任,也为在中国工作的机构与企业提供跨文化培训。她曾在明尼苏达州的西北大学(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,并在惠顿学院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大学(Taylor University)教授中国文化与沟通。
周宁拥有西北大学社会科学学士学位,以及圣托马斯大学(University of St. Thomas)教学硕士学位。
周宁著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 两本书。
周宁也经营个人博客 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享对中国、明尼苏达州、旅行,以及“如何在不属于自己的地方好好生活”等主题的观察与思考。
读者也可以通过 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)关注周宁的动态。
周宁目前定居美国明尼苏达州新布赖顿(New Brighton)。
Our calling is not to create unity, but to preserve and nurture it. Unity is a consequence, not something we can manufacture.
In the next month, let’s use the Lord’s prayer as a model to pray, not just for the people of China, but for ourselves.
JD has put together a two-page Prayer Walking Launch Guide to help people get started. If you’re in China, it’s a great resource to help you pray for the city in which God has placed you, either by birth or by a call to sojourn.
God is actively working among his people throughout East Asia in ways that may be surprising to those of us in the West or may appear hidden.
The Chinese government announced an updated set of regulations to govern the religious activities of foreign personnel. These regulations went into effect on May 1 and apply to all foreigners living in or visiting China and their religious activities.
From that humble beginning, a worldwide prayer movement was launched.
China Partnership is a US-based organization that supports “an indigenous gospel movement in China.” They serve a network of urban churches that are able to provide timely and firsthand requests for prayer.
But the question is: should we still use the term "Nestorian" to refer to this early Chinese Christian movement?
B.F. Weston has recently started a website called PrayforChina.us, with the goal of “promote[ing] prayer from every US state for every Chinese province (and county).”
We are starting a series designed to introduce various resources that can be used by individuals and churches. One such resource is a site called Prayercast, a ministry of OneWay Ministries.
In a society and culture that values platforms and celebrity, may we be like the ordinary disciples of the early church—living to be forgotten so that Christ will be remembered.
Prayer is and has long been a hallmark of churches in China. As we enter a new year, we at ChinaSource are committing to a renewed emphasis on praying for China. What are some of the things that we want to see happen in China, in the lives of those we serve there, and in our own hearts and minds?