Pastor Mark Chan, a Malaysian Chinese pastor serving across Southeast Asia shares his journey from inherited faith to a personal calling. Speaking about the spiritual challenges faced by believers in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, he emphasizes the urgent need to teach the full message of salvation and to call Christians into a life of true discipleship.

The sub-forum “Religion and International Relations After the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election” explored how religion influences diplomatic agendas and global politics amid current great power rivalries.

Jingqin Gu, interim chief of the Overseas Relations Department of the China Christian Council, has been elected as a member of the second Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches.

Professor Lauren Pfister particularly addresses moral cultivation in Ruist tradition and Christian faith in two perspectives: the concept of Christian gracious moral cultivation as an alternative to voluntaristic self-reliance and the interplay between the Ruist "sage" (Shengren) and the Christian "saint" in shaping moral ideals.

In his presentation at the seminar and workshop "Theological Reception Histories in Modern & Contemporary China", Professor Lauren Pfister explored the cultural understanding of theological worldviews and highlighted four corporate transformative dimensions of culture in the development of Chinese Theology.

Professor Lauren Pfister's presentation explored interdisciplinary theological reception in Greater China, highlighting cultural integration, critiques of voluntarism, transformative Chinese theology, and global engagement, urging Chinese theology’s contribution to worldwide Christian discourse.

Currently serving as the communication coordinator for her.BIBLE, a ministry of Cru offering an audio Bible in the New Living Translation voiced entirely by women in diverse and comforting tones, Jennifer Huff, the daughter of the JESUS film's producer Paul Eshleman, shared her thoughts on the enduring relevance of I Just Saw Jesus and "JESUS" film, and how the reimagined version might shape the faith of a new generation.

China Christian Daily interviewed Jennifer Huff, Eshleman’s daughter, and author of the new foreword of I Just Saw Jesus. From a daughter’s perspective, Huff shared personal insights into her father’s remarkable ministry, unwavering faith, and the profound impact he had on her life.

As 2024 came to a close, CC&TSPMs of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou issued retrospectives summarizing major events of their local Christian communities over the past year. Leadership transitions, the advancement of the sinicization of Christianity, governance initiatives, and training programs were among the key highlights.

Mingjie, a typical Gen Z believer with a science-oriented mindset, grew up in a Christian environment, attending Sunday school and student fellowships. Despite God's protection throughout his life, his faith often stagnated at the level of legalism, struggling to move into a relationship of love and trust. Recently, however, his spiritual journey took a turn, thanks to the help of an AI tool, ChatGPT.