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Former and Incumbent CCCOWE Secretary Generals See Hope After Visiting Taiwan
The Ninth Chinese Coordination Center of World Evangelism (CCCOWE) conference will be held in Taiwan in 2016. Incumbent CCCOWE secretary general Rev. Joshua Ting and former secretary general Rev. Morley Lee recently visited numerous churches and ministries in Taiwan, going from the southern points to the northern points of the country.
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U.S.A. Cultural Regeneration Research Society Presents $73,000 Check to China Consulate SF for Poverty Alleviation in China
The U.S. branch of a China poverty alleviation and education ministry recently made a check of $73,000 to the China consulate San Francisco that will go towards funding student and teacher educations in the impoverished regions in Yunnan Province, China.
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Five Major Trends of China’s Church in Catching Up with World Missions
Asian Outreach honorary president Dr. David Wang was invited by Missions Fest Vancouver as its keynote speaker. In one of its seminars, he described China’s churches as the continuation of the book of Acts, where they are growing continuously under the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Yet, what is the actual outlook of the church in China today?
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China’s Internet Population Surpassed Half a Billion
The total number of internet users in China is estimated to have surpassed 500 million as of November 2011, meaning that one of every three Chinese uses internet, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said Wednesday.
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The Chung Brothers Praise God After Winning Hong Kong’s 2011 Metro Radio Hits Album Award
Having entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2009, The Chung Brothers have brought their canto-gospel music fused with an eclectic music genre to the public in Hong Kong. Their music has won wide-spread acclaim. On the 2011 Metro Radio Hits Music Award Presentation held on December 28, the Chinese-American musician brothers won the “Metro Radio Hits Album Award” for their latest album release titled "Gospel Songbooks."
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
