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Documentary '1040' on Christianity in Asia Premiers in Hollywood
An unprecedented Christian documentary on Christianity in Asia is scheduled to premiere at the 2010 City of the Angels Film Festival this Friday in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Produced by Adventures TV in conjunction with Arowana Films, 1040 explores Christianity in the present Asia through the eyes of both Christians and non-Christians.
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Zac Kao Waited on God for Marriage, Wedding this Month
Hong Kong-based Christian celebrity Zac Kao has recently announced his wedding plan with his girlfriend Jacqueline, which will be held on March 7th. Last month, the couple went to Fiji to take their wedding photos.
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Chinese Pastor Jailed Three Months in Israel for Smuggling, Explains After Release
The director of a Hong Kong-based Christian ministry that has been leading tours to Israel had been jailed for three months by Israeli authorities on the charge of smuggling and was released early last month.
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Majority of Chinese Agree that Money is More Important to Them Now than Before
The latest research done on an international-scale revealed that the financial crisis in recent years have left the majority of those in Asian countries to value money more than ever before, in particular, China, Japan, and South Korea. The issue of how the church should introduce the proper views on money to the society has become more urgent than before.
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Chinese Welcome Golden Era after Two Decades of Transformation
The senior pastor of the fastest-growing and largest Chinese-church in America said at a special men’s conference to get ready to embrace the golden era that God has prepared for the Chinese people.
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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.
