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The pastorate ordained two pastoral staff as pastors in Dongwang Church, Xinzhou, Shanxi, on June 21, 2022.

Interview With Grassroots Female Pastor: Low Pay for Pastors Becomes Detrimental to Chinese Churches in the Long Haul

Sister J reveals the difficulty of supporting pastors, hoping that church pastors and believers could pay more attention to those who remained on the front line despite the difficulties.

A cross on the roof of a church

Pastor in East China Says Reaching Common People Is a Good Way to Sinicize Christianity

L believed that the current China should not follow the top-down elite method advocated by Timothy Richard or the impoverished grassroots peasants method led by Hudson Taylor, but the populace method.

Citizens were undergoing COVID-19 tests in front of Gangwashi Church in Beijing during the first half of 2022.

'Group-Based, Family-Based, Digitalization': Three Trends of Chinese Churches Intensified in Post-COVID-19 Era

Based on the observations of several pastors, the churches in China are becoming more group-based and family-based, with a reliance on online ministry in the post-pandemic era.

A picture shows remains of a church building.

Burden of a Post-80s Preacher: How Can Rural Believers Learn Church History?

Pastor C believes that as many heresies of today had already happened in history, it is indeed very important to study church history, but it is difficult for believers to listen to it and there is no suitable opportunity to speak to them about it.

A shepherd and a flock of sheep

'God's Supply Is Always Steady': How a Pastor Served During COVID-19 Lockdown

During the more than four months of lockdown, a church had a little financial surplus rather than a financial deficit, for the pastor of the church never suspended the online pastoral care when the church was forced to cease the in-person gatherings many times during two and a half years of COVID-19.

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Zhongnan Theological Seminary Hosts Thanksgiving Celebration
Zhongnan Theological Seminary held a Thanksgiving celebration on the sinicization of Christianity on November 24.
Two Jiangsu Churches Support Theological Education Financially
Two churches in Jiangsu on China’s east coast, hold a charity sale and Sunday donation in support of theological education.
Beijing Churches Suspend Gatherings as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Due to the prevention and control of the epidemic, many churches in Beijing issued notices to suspend on-site gatherings and open webcasts.
CCC&TSPM Bible Ministry Committee Meeting Held Online
The fourth session of the Bible Ministry Committee meeting of the 10th National Committee Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and the eighth of the China Christian Council (CCC) was held online on November 24 to promote future work.
Jiangxi Bible School Delivers Lecture on 'Pearl Buck and Chinese Culture'
Jiangxi Bible School held a lecture on "Pearl Buck and Chinese Culture" on November 17, which was attended by more than 80 teachers and students.
China Bans Korean Heresy ‘Berea Church’
Local authorities in China have issued the announcement of banning Korean heresy “Berea Church” in the past three years.
Churches, Seminary Celebrate Thanksgiving
Many churches in Suzhou, Jiangsu and Northeast Theological Seminary presented Thanksgiving activities with different themes.
Interview: Traditional Church Can Target the Characteristics, Needs of Urban People
A southern China pastor recalled how his traditional church has been transformed to target the urban middle class based on the characteristics of cities and the workplace.
Reconstruction Begins at Centennial Church in Tianjin
A century-old church in China’s northern Tianjin City held a ceremony to launch a reconstruction project.
Zhejiang Church Choirs Perform Sinicized Sacred Music
A church in China’s southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province held a chorus exchange conference for the sinicization of sacred music and ordination ceremony.