On February 13, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China promulgated the "Measures for Banning Illegal Social Organizations," comprising 23 articles. The regulations will take effect on May 1, 2025.

The journal Religions (A&HCI) is inviting submissions for a special issue titled Chinese Christianity and Knowledge Development, focusing on how Christianity in the transmission has advanced knowledge in China.

In 2012, Ellen Touchstone, an American educator, moved from the United States to Suzhou, Jiangsu, the city where her grandparents served as Methodist missionaries around 100 years ago. For over a decade, she has been exploring their legacy through research and local archives, hoping to uncover even more.

Open Doors has released its latest World Watch List, the annual roster of countries where persecution of Christians is most extreme. Not surprisingly, China moved up in the rankings, from 19th to 15th place among the 50 nations profiled.

This Wednesday, CCC&TSPM called for papers for the upcoming symposium and training on the systematic advancement of Sinicized theological theory, focusing on Christology.

I was invited to serve as an interpreter at a one-week training session outside China, where a seasoned US trainer and Chinese worship leaders gathered for training, retreat, and reunion. This experience revealed a new way God is working amidst the challenges of restricted foreign missions and limited large gatherings in China. By stepping outside the country, such retreats offer weary Chinese brothers and sisters an opportunity to rest and be spiritually refreshed as they face the pressures of surveillance and persecution.

Beginning on February 3, a three-session course, “The Church in China: Beyond the Headlines,” will focus on the current state of churches in China at the University of Minnesota, USA.

A recently published academic paper titled "The Growth of Christianity in China May Have Come to an End" may imply that Christianity in China has stopped growing based on national surveys.

According to the Christian Times, an online Christian newspaper, in 2024, two major challenges of Chinese Christianity stand out: the crisis of leadership succession and the mixed ethical practices in the business sector, as some churches and believers increasingly engage in commerce.

Anxiety is a universal human emotion that arises when we, as finite beings, are confronted with the infinite and uncertain. Philosophically, anxiety is an essential state of human existence. The Bible also addresses anxiety extensively, acknowledging its universality while urging us not to let it dominate our daily lives, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34). Scripture also teaches that trusting in God can help us overcome anxiety: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6).