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Faith and Politics Study Guide: What Can We Learn From House Churches in China?
Church in the Wilderness: A Message to the Global Church from a House Church Pastor (Indonesian)
Ketika semua sistem pendukung eksternal gereja telah hilang atau berkurang, kita harus bertanya: Atas sumber daya apa gereja berdiri? Sumber daya apa yang diandalkan oleh para pendeta?
Persatuan dengan Kristus adalah jawabannya. Tulisan ini akan membahas mengenai apa yang dapat kita pelajari dari gereja rumah Tionghoa dalam bertahan menghadapi penganiayaan dan kesulitan.
Church in the Wilderness: A Message to the Global Church from a House Church Pastor (Arabic)
عندما تختفي أو تتقلص كل الأنظمة الخارجية الداعمة للكنيسة، علينا أن نسأل: ما هي الموارد التي تعتمد عليها الكنيسة؟ ما هي الموارد التي يعتمد عليها القساوسة أنفسهم؟ الإجابة نجدها في الإتحاد بالمسيح. يناقش هذا المقال الدروس التي يمكن أن نتعلمها من الكنيسة الصينية التي خاضت تجربة الاضطهاد والألم.
Church in the Wilderness: A Message to the Global Church from a House Church Pastor (French)
Lorsque tous les systèmes de soutien externes de l’église ont disparu ou sont réduits, nous devons nous demander : quelles sont les ressources de l’église? De quelles ressources dépendent les pasteurs eux-mêmes? L’union avec Christ apporte la réponse. Cet article examine ce que l’Église de maison chinoise peut nous apprendre sur la façon de survivre à la persécution et aux épreuves.
The Way of the Cross and the Choices That We Made (English)
A house church pastor looks back on the choices of his generation when they were forced to choose between loyalty to the state and loyalty to God in 1950.
Glorious Service: Lessons for Pastors from a Prison Cell (English)
When Paul writes to believers from prison, we see a pastor who has lost everything the world has to offer, yet through suffering has gained true glory.
The Theology and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (English)
In this interview, Xu uses his background in engineering and theology to help us understand AI and guide the development of AI ethics, with direct applications for the church.
Living in God's Plan in a Foreign Land (English)
This meditation on leaving China and Jeremiah 29 reflects the heartache and faithfulness of those house church leaders who have left home.
Where are You Running To? (English)
This heartfelt sermon from a younger pastor in China addresses the disciple Mark’s desire to flee and how he found salvation to be even greater in his weakness.
Should Christians Be Patriots? (English)
Wang Yi ponders what it means to be a Christian patriot who loves their country and strives for its betterment versus a nationalist who idolizes their nation.
Before Sending Someone Abroad for Seminary (English)
This blog post by a house church leader and former seminary student honestly describes the dangers of going abroad for a seminary degree.
Spiritual Formation in the House Church Seminary (English)
This paper discusses the challenges facing house church seminaries and offers suggestions for how seminaries can better prepare leaders in any context.
Creation and Consummation: The Church as the Goal of History (English)
The first and last chapters of the Bible tell us God’s will and plan for humanity. What was started in the garden will be perfected in the church.
Who is Wang Yi? An Interview with the Editor of Faithful Disobedience
J. D. Tseng (pseudonym), the co-editor of Wang Yi’s Faithful Disobedience, recalls meeting Wang Yi twenty years ago and traces his journey from human rights lawyer to pastor.
Faith in the Wilderness Study Guide: Turning to the Gospel in Times of Suffering (English)
The book Faith in the Wilderness and this study guide are resources for anyone seeking to encounter the gospel message with fresh eyes while tackling such difficult subjects as death, sin, and hell.
The Lord is Preparing a Deliverer (English)
Where is God in the midst of evil rulers, slavery, and genocide? This meditation on Israel’s enslavement in Egypt speaks to many of the crises we face in our world today.
Walking with God in the Last Days (English)
We often compromise our faith when we come up against hardship, or the temptations of a materialistic life. Walking with God means putting him first in these circumstances.
The Glorious Gospel of the Son of God (English)
The preference for sons over daughters has led to immeasurable suffering for women in China. However, it has also led to great burdens for men, who carry the hopes and expectations of the entire family.
The Political Dimension of the Gospel (English)
The Bible intentionally uses—and subverts—political terms like "army," "kingdom," and "justice." This article offers a deeply biblical and countercultural meditation on worldly politics.
The Primary Colors of Sin (English)
A house church pastor describes his relationship to the classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West, as a metaphor for his own changing worldview.
Church in the Wilderness: A Message to the Global Church from a House Church Pastor (English)
When all the church’s external support systems have gone, what resources does the church stand on? This essay looks at what we can learn from the Chinese house church about surviving persecution and hardship.