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January 2020
The beginning of the Chinese Lunar Year 2020 has been a special time for China. Rather than enjoying a reunion with family and friends, the Chinese people have been attacked by the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan. Apart from numerous deaths and infections, the pneumonia epidemic, declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization in late January, has also affected the church in China. Online worship, Bible studies, and prayer meetings have replaced traditional services and gatherings. We have selected articles to give a glimpse of what the church is dealing with in the current situation.
January 2020
December 2019
As the year 2019 marked the centenary of the Chinese Union Version Bible, churches across China held different forms of celebrations to commemorate the good news, including popular Bible transcribing campaigns. It was the year when China also produced 200 million copies of the Bible for its own church and the world. Last December, Christmas was considered as a very important festival for Chinese Christians. At we embrace the New year, let us recall what happened in 2019 in order to move forward. We have selected the top 10 Christian news stories of the Chinese church in 2019. You can also read December's trending news as well as features about Christmas and American missionaries in Dengzhou.
December 2019
November 2019
“Marriage” is a very important time for our life. As divorce is quite common in our secular world, what is the view of marriage in the Chinese church? Single Christians wait patiently on God for his blessings. As singles, they experience ups and downs and then once they are married, they taste the sweetness and also hardships of normal life. We have selected three articles to give you a glimpse of how Chinese Christians view the issues around marriage. You can also read November's trending news as well as features about Macau Bible Institute and Hangzhou Tianshui Church.
November 2019
October 2019
In recent years, “pastoring through small groups” has gotten widespread attention as urban churches and church management by organizational systems thrive in China. Derived from the idea of a cell , “small groups” has become one of emerging words in pastoral ministry. Large churches attempt to solve pastoral dilemmas through starting “cell groups”, “discipleship groups” or “group fellowships”. We have selected three articles to give you a glimpse of small groups in China. You can also read October's trending news as well as features about pastoral care and a prominent founder of China YMCA.
October 2019
September 2019
Since the 16th century when Christianity truly took root in China, massive churches were built in the great land of China, whether in a western style or with Chinese characteristics. Some of them still remain to tell the stories of God's love and grace. We have selected some church buildings to give you a glimpse. You can also read September's trending news as well as features about how to interpret Christianity in China and a story about a church-run primary school.
September 2019
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