In order to cultivate and train more young pastoral talents, a preaching exchange meeting was held at a church in Shanxi.
Linfen CC&TSPM held a sermon on “Life, Health, and Expectation” at Yaodu District Church on August 16th, with more than 60 participants, including speakers and representatives of pastoral staff from CC&TSPMs of the city and district , according to Linfen CC&TSPM.
Guo Yan, vice minister of the Linfen Municipal United Front Work Department (Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs), pointed out that the city CC&TSPM had held eight consecutive seminars and sermon communication meetings on the sinicization of Christianity, which has made some achievements in practice. He added that how to construct a sinicized theological thought system was an important issue at present. Twelve speakers selected from many counties, cities, and districts preached from diverse perspectives, such as life, health, and expectation based on Bible verses, which had strong theological thoughts and practical significance, and gave in-depth thoughts on life and society. And finally, the meeting selected one first prize, two second prizes, and nine excellence awards.
Rev. Huang Hailin, director of Linfen TSPM, summarized and commented on the strengths and weaknesses of the speakers, as well as the content of the sermon, making arrangements for the next step of the city’s missionary work.
- Translated by Cassie Li
