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A kerosene lantern burning brightly. In northern China, there is a large family that has followed Christ for nearly a century and has given birth to preachers for four consecutive generations.

The Lamp That Never Went Out

In northern China, there is a large family that has followed Christ for nearly a century and has given birth to preachers for four consecutive generations.

Sunset light over Beijing skyline, symbolizing hope and faith amid challenges.

When the Tolerance Ends

Earlier this month brought word that dozens of pastors and leaders of Zion Church, one of China’s so-called megachurches with locations in Beijing and around the country, had been arrested.

Group of students walking along a college corridor, talking and smiling.

Chinese Youth and International Students

Chinese students are not just recipients of ministry but future leaders—pastors, entrepreneurs, educators, and bridge-builders in the global church.

Good AI vs. Bad AI. Two AI robots staring at each other.

AI—Amplifying Virtues and Vices

This new ChinaSource Journal issue focusing on AI comes at an important time, where the practical benefits of AI are being weighed against important ethical and theological issues that come with every new technology.

The global footprint of the Chinese diaspora. Now that God has spread us to all parts of the world, allowing us to contact and interact with all global ethnic groups, how can we not seize this great opportunity to participate and serve in cross-cultural missions?

Opportunities for Diaspora Missions

Now that God has spread us to all parts of the world, allowing us to contact and interact with all global ethnic groups, how can we not seize this great opportunity to participate and serve in cross-cultural missions?

A man holding a camera lens close to his eyes. In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.

Seeing with New Eyes

In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.

A collage featuring Catholic foot washing, a Chinese Protestant church, and an Orthodox cross and icons. In response to this same central narrative—the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ—Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communities have developed remarkably different expressions of remembrance.

How the Global Church Remembers

In response to this same central narrative—the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ—Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communities have developed remarkably different expressions of remembrance.

The Central Station area including the Newcastle Chinese Christian Church in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Who Are Our Ninevites?

Expressions of distrust and judgment have loomed so large that some Mandarin-speaking churches and newly established Hong Kong congregations in the same cities avoid any interactions.