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History of Christian Missions May Be Removed from Chinese History Curriculum
Due to the lack of teaching periods, the recent development consultation for the Hong Kong Junior Secondary Chinese History curriculum proposed to remove the history of Christianity in China. This section includes Western missionaries, such as Matteo Ricci and Robert Morrison, who brought Catholicism and Christianity to China. However, Principal Cheng Kwun Kit and other history teachers point out that Christian history in China played a vital role in the modernization of China and the developmen
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7 Years of War Affects Education; Bible Class in Burma’s Kachin State Blesses Students
Lumaf Dama Bima talks about how Bible courses are giving Kachin people in Burma an opportunity to get higher education.
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Chinese Christian Organization Calls on New Generation to Inherit the Mission; Hopes to Say Goodbye to the 'Elderly Conference'
On April 17th evening, the Chinese Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (CCCOWE) held a conference “CCCOWE Night”, in which Pastor Chen Shiqin and President Peng Shurui had a conversation to find out how CCCOWE could reach people of different age groups in response to Jesus’ Great Mission.
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Secret Passage Found in Syria; Hiding Place for Christians Evading Roman Persecution
Archaeologists discovered a secret passage where the early churches hid and evaded persecution from the Roman government.
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Christian Japanese Woman Gives Up Wealth and Marries Aboriginal Taiwanese; True Light Shines on Red Light District
The daughter of deputy mayor of Japan and an aboriginal Taiwan young man got together because of their faith despite the huge gap between them in terms of their social status, history of ethnic grievances, language barriers, financial pressures, cultural shocks, etc. The woman became “daughter-in-law of Taiwan” and the man became a “hotel pastor."
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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.
