Two decades ago, China’s urban churches embraced ambitious visions for the future. Today, a scholar reflects on those hopes, their legacy, and the realities that followed.
Recently, the Chinese movie "Dear You" has been a big hit in theaters. What makes the film so moving is not simply its romance, family bonds, or nostalgic memories of a bygone era. What truly touches the audience is something increasingly rare in our time: "qingyi."
Long before England became a Christian nation, long before many of Europe's great churches were built, the Gospel had already travelled east along the Silk Road and found a home in China.
The article demonstrates how the Four Gospels serve as foundational models for contextualized narrative, precisely tailoring the message of Jesus to the unique cultural "prisms" of their original audiences. It argues that modern ministry must move beyond rigid models to address the specific postmodern anxieties—such as involution, isolation, and meaninglessness—facing today’s fragmented urban population.
In recent years, many churches in China have observed a noticeable decline in the number of young people attending services or participating in church life. While this trend is not unique to China, it has prompted leaders and believers to reflect more deeply on its causes.
Perhaps the greatest gift AI can offer to the church is to bring us back to the very foundation of our faith: when all external technologies and packaging are stripped away, could what remains be a heart that earnestly looks to the Lord alone?
Recently, the Chinese movie "Dear You" has been a big hit in theaters. What makes the film so moving is not simply its romance, family bonds, or nostalgic memories of a bygone era. What truly touches the audience is something increasingly rare in our time: "qingyi."
Pastor Benjamin Lee Faircloth (1968–2026) was an American pastor and mission leader who served for many years as senior pastor of Ignited Church in Lavonia, Georgia, United States, and founded World Outreach Ministries International (WOMI), a ministry engaged in evangelistic outreach and humanitarian assistance.
While the Chinese winter solstice and the Christian Christmas stem from different traditions, comparing them offers profound insight into how we understand time and light.
China’s Christian landscape, the state-approved Three-Self churches, and the house churches have been a topic of discussion that has attracted global attention. Nigerian Christians who are under intense persecution sometimes view the Chinese church through simplified narratives. But some erroneous impressions must be corrected.
A church library’s function goes far beyond simple reading. It is another field for nurturing believers and pastors, and it forms a Christian knowledge service system.
As China is celebrating the annual Chinese New Year across the country, our dear readers have given their heartfelt prayers and words to encourage Chinese Christians in this new year.