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China's House Church Reps' Joining Lausanne III Draws Concerns
Only eight more days left until the third Lausanne Congress. While China's house church representatives are making their last minute preparations to attend this year’s conference, overseas Chinese Christian leaders have expressed their concerns.
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Liu Tong-Su: Significance of China's House Church Reps Joining Lausanne III
In less than a month’s time, the third Lausanne congress will gather 4,000 Christian leaders from 200 countries for a conference to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 16-25 October 2010.
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U.S. and Chinese Church Leaders Unite in Vision at Biblical Worldview Conference
A church leadership conference on instilling the biblical worldview into the society and on church leadership was held in late August in New Mexico, where Chinese church leaders from mainland China were invited and speak.
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Hong Kong Churches Mourn for Victims of Manila Bus Hijacking Incident
Since the August 23 hostage hijacking incident in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, the political parties in Hong Kong legislative council have united together in a march for “grieving for the victims and demanding for a complete investigation to uncover the truth”; over 80,000 people joined in the march, mourning for the deceased Hong Kong citizens.
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Church of China Seeks Prayers as Deadly Mudslide Toll Passed 1,117
A massive rain-triggered mudslide hit Zhouqu in northwest China’s Gansu Province Sunday, causing 1,117 deaths, with 627 still missing, local authorities said Wednesday.
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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.
