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Observation: 'Starfish' Management Empowers Church to Renewal
Pastor W said that the traditional church model is more of a spider and a centralized model, while the re-emerging trend of micro-churches is a starfish model, and the key of starfish model lies in decentralization. In the organization of starfish model, any part of the organization can be as flexible, flat and completely autonomous as the organs of a starfish.
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Gen Z Series:Pastors Need to Build Relationships with Young Believers and Cultivate Church Culture
Pastor Cao Qien and Brother Liang Weibin (pseudonym), from South China, shared their pastoral experiences on how the church can better reach and shepherd Gen Z.
Doctors from local hospitals offered to diagnose and treatment for weak and elderly persons in a charity campaign launchd by the church of Hantai District, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province in middle Novembe
‘Cooperation But Not Integration’, Christian Charity Leader Says About Relationship Between Charity and Church
Cao, who has served in a charity for many years, believes "evangelism and social actions are distinct activities, and cooperation but not integration is the proper relationship between church and charity."
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Voice: A New Mission Field in China is Community
Many have expectations for spiritual revival, but they believe it has requirements, such as prayer, repentance and holy living. But either way, the revival requires the crowd.
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Different Chinese Bible Translations Can Broaden Christians’ Horizons, Says Chinese Scholar
A Christian scholar urged that besides the Chinese Union Version (CUV) which is popular among the Chinese Christian community, Christians could also read some other well-translated Chinese Bible versions to broaden their horizons.latest from opinion
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With the Spiritual Lyre of Thousands of Years, We Call You, Holy Spirit of God
Pentecost is described as a mysterious and transcendent holiday that symbolizes the Holy Trinity and the presence of the Spirit of God, inviting people to tune their souls to the hymn of God, while emphasizing the importance of deep silence and attuning to the divine voice for spiritual purification and preparation for Pentecost. -
Observation: Three Pastors Become Employees During Pandemic, Reflecting Decline and Transformation of Traditional Church
There are three brothers who were once influential pastors but have now taken on roles as migrant workers or street vendors. The transformative effects of the three-year pandemic have not only impacted their daily lives but have also altered social dynamics. -
Senior Pastors Training Church Workers May Be Church Growth Trend
In the aftermath of the three-year pandemic, there has been a discernible shift in pastoral ministry: a growing number of pastors are providing additional training to church workers and decentralizing authority more than in the past. -
Reflections on How Christianity Can Help China to Flourish
The Chinese government official was telling me about how he had experienced changes during his career in the government’s policies dealing with religious groups. When he was first studying for government service, he said, the party line was that religion was a bad thing, and the ultimate goal was to banish it from Chinese culture. -
Chinese Pastors Explore What True Revival Is Through Asbury Revival
A number of pastors in China, especially those in the young adult ministry, took great interest in the Asbury Revival. Three Chinese pastors and prayer ministry worker shares their insights into the recent revival. -
Churches Urged to Unite Rather Than Divide Ascribe to COVID-19
Graduating from the same theological training class, two pastors rarely sat down with peace of mind despite theological differences. The economic recession due to COVID-19 prompted them to unite more than ever. -
Pastor from South China: Chinese Churches Need to Reemphasize the Great Commission
"God's mind and plan are not only about the salvation of an individual, but more importantly about the salvation of all nations, all people, and all states by every saved person," urged a pastor from southern China. -
Southern Pastor: Chinese Churches Need to Foster Missionary Culture
A pastor from southern China says that the Chinese churches need to foster a missionary culture for themselves in addition to learning how to do world missionary work. -
Where Was God - Where Was Allah? Catastrophe Philosophy in the History of Thought in Europe and Our Christian Faith
Where was God - where was Allah? These questions are in the wake of the two most recent devastating earthquakes. The article combs catastrophe philosophy in the history of thought in Europe and our Christian faith. -
Pastor Calls on Churches to Develop Business Sense
A pastor in eastern China shares his attitude toward money in today's materialistic world and how much his mindset has changed from the theology of suffering since going into business.
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