The recently released movie "Dead to Rights" has drawn widespread attention for its depiction of Japanese wartime atrocities in China, prompting renewed public interest in the historical figures behind the story, including two American missionaries, Minnie Vautrin and John G. Magee.

Rev. Jin Park, a Korean American pastor, has served in four churches over the past 28 years. Thirteen years ago, he planted a new church in Los Angeles, seeking to build a community that stands apart from what he sees as the typical church model: serving the marginalized through the lens of decolonization and cultural diversity.

As severe rainfall and floods continue to affect northern China, including parts of Beijing and Hebei Province, the Amity Foundation has swiftly mobilized emergency relief efforts in coordination with government agencies and corporate partners.

Robert and Linda Banks have spent the last 15 years researching the contributions of Australian women who lived and worked in China for nearly 50 years. They authored The Flower Mountain Quartet series, which includes four books on this topic. In an interview with China Christian Daily, they discussed their third book in the series, In the Province of the Dragon: A Pioneer Deaconess in Southern China from the Boxer Uprising to the Communist.

Seth Kim, regional director for East Asia at the Lausanne Movement and co-founder of Arise Asia, recently shared in the Lausanne Movement podcast how a new generation across East Asia is rising with a renewed hunger for the gospel. Drawing from the legacy of the Student Volunteer Movement, Kim described how Arise Asia is equipping young people to lay down their lives for missions and bring the gospel to places where it has never been heard.

Seth Kim, Lausanne Movement’s Regional Director for East Asia, recently shared his reflections on gospel ministry in East Asia during an episode of the Lausanne Movement podcast. Drawing from his personal background and extensive experience in church planting, discipleship, and student ministry, Kim outlined the challenges and hopes facing the church in one of the world’s most complex and spiritually significant regions.

As a Chinese missionary serving in Australia for 19 years, Paul Yuan shares his reflections on cross-cultural mission and the strategies he has adopted. He also provides an overview of the countries in Oceania where he serves and encourages Chinese Christians to step out and learn from one another.

Drawing on years of frontline experience, Paul Yuan reflects on the spiritual landscape shaped by postmodernism—examining how this cultural environment shapes young people’s thinking, learning styles, and spiritual receptiveness, and how Christian educators and missionaries can adapt their approach without compromising the core of the gospel.

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.