- September 24, 2017 -
Among nearly 1000 pastoral staff from Chinese house church in 1st mobilization meeting of "2030 Mission China", Chinese house church leader point out the Strategic planning and Future Prospects on Mission China 2030.
During thirty years of reform and opening up, the freedom of religion being implemented, and China Christianity also usher in a new era of vigorous development. The growth of the number of Christians and churches has gradually brought a new urgent trend that we need to face: publicity.
There are 52,5000 orphans in China including 1/3 orphans whose life is extremely tough. To improve the situation, the Amity Foundation, which is one of the Christian charities, launched "E thousands ACT"--an orphan aid project aims at helping orphans in the poor mountainous areas.
A young chinese pastor stressed the importance of theological innovations of city church, reform of church system and communication with other churches. Besides. He also talked about common features of young pastors and the styles of church they liked.
A young chinese pastor stressed the importance of theological innovations of city church, reform of church system and communication with other churches. Besides. He also talked about common features of young pastors and the styles of church they liked.
What will happen if we cross the borders of these two models: The Private Advisory Board, and Fellowship?
“Although my mother left Anhui many years ago, she never forgot where she was born and rooted.” On Oct. 15, US former secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao, a loyal Christian, came back to Chuzhou, Anhui with her father Zhao Xicheng and sister Zhao Anji to find her “root”.
When mentioning the history of Chinese-Western communication , Matteo Ricci, a Catholic missionary who came from Italy must be mentioned. In 1583 (Wanli Era of Ming Dynasty) he arrived in China, has been servicing in China, and the rest of the 28 years in his life, and was finally buried in this land.
Love Your Neighbour: Theory and Practice of Church Community Work, by Theology Prof. Lung-kwong Lo was published inland. Prof. Lo appeals churches to focus on community work because it is not only the care and service, but also mission is closely related.
During the four-day state visit to the UK, Xi Jinping made a speech, which greeted and gave his best wishes to the members of the UK Parliament on behalf of the Chinese government and people. He also mentioned 24 naval cadets who joined the Battle of Normandy during World War II.
Recently the World Vision's Office in China signed a cooperation agreement called the Jiangxi Shicheng Children as the Development Program with the Jiangxi Shicheng government.
Shimenkan Church held a special memorial service for Reverend Keith Parsons who served the Miao people and passed away on Oct. 12. Rev. Keith Parsons had a close connection with the Miao churches. His father, Reverend Harry Parsons was one of those earliest to start the churches of Miao and worked with Samuel Pollard, a man who had profound influence in the Miao churches.
On the Academic Seminar on Samuel Pollard's Education Philosophy, many famous scholars, professors, etc., were in attendance. However, there are those who are not as popular but quietly serve and support the Shimen speech of ordinary Christians. Althouh their stories may be simple, they are still touching.
The "Academic Seminar on Samuel Pollard's Education Philosophy" was held in Beijing on October 17-18. The political scientist among Chinese younger generation and a researcher at the Institute of Chinese Culture of the Ministry of Culture, Liu Junning, used the topic, "Find Ourselves and Realize Ourselves: Samuel Pollard with Christianity education concept " to share his thought.
Famous writer Ran Yunfei has converted to Christianity recently. Being a famous public intellectual, the topic became a point of discussion to many Christians and non-Christians. Many Christians thanked God for His grace, while non-Christians were shocked.
From Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, an art exhibition named “Memory 2015” which displayed works of over ten Christian artists was held in Beijing No.1 Art Space.
The "Hong Kong Conference of the Chinese Pastors' Fellowship (CPF)" was held in Hong Kong from Nov. 2 to 6. The conference proposed three major core values of building churches: the vision of the Kingdom networking, the missions of evangelism and cultural mandate, and the three streams of Christian traditions.
On Nov. 15, Beijing Haidian Christian Church held the baptism service. Upon the Thanksgiving Day, over 60 people got baptized. After the baptism, they took the sacrament for the first time in the communion service.
The Christian ink wash painting exhibition entitled, "Vision and Context" by Daozi(Christian artist) is being held in Shantou University. During the opening ceremony held on Nov. 20, Daozi gave a speech on the enculturation and contextualization of Chinese Christian art.
She used to be a dance teacher in Hanwang town, Mianzhu city in Sichuan province before but she lost her mother-in-law, her daughter and her legs in the Wenchuan earthquake, and after which, her husband also divorced with her. However, disaster and abandonment did not crush her.
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