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Taiwan Churches See Hope in Desperation; 'WOW Project' Helps Young People Rise Up
Taiwan churches are growing rapidly. There are more than 1,000 new churches opened in the past 10 years. Churches tend to be large-scaled and enterprise-oriented. However, they are facing many potential problems, such as losing young people. In an interview with Christian Daily, Top Church’s founder, Pastor Zhang Maosong, pointed out that churches face the challenges of staying modern and relevant for younger members.
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Asian Media Form Alliance, Hope to Become 'Salt and Light' and Enter Cities
Taiwan "Asia Media Forum" was held on April 19th to discuss how to practice the Great Commission and establish partnership through the use of media in the era of the rapid technology development. Christian media and organizations hope to form an alliance to bring salt and light into cities.
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5,000 People Seek Revival at Taiwan 'Fire Conference' Pastor Chang, Zhen Wa: Visions Encourage Faith
5,000 Christians attended the Fire Conference in Taiwan. Pastor Chang, Zhen Wa says that God uses vision to encourage people's faith in desperation. He mentions that God does not give people strategies or methods but He gives them visions to bring revival.
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Churches Impacted by Pluralism Scholars: Diverse Yet Discern the Truth
Today’s society promotes diversity and criticizes the thinking in the past. Pluralism also impacts the church greatly. It challenges the sole truth of the church. A scholar points out that we should still discern the truth while being multicultural.
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Henan Government Draws ‘Red Line’ Hinders Christian Development
The Chinese government continues to regulate religious activities within the borders and gives out orders to strictly forbid the Christian community in Henan to evangelize to minors. By doing so, the Henan government draws “a red line” to hinder the development of Christianity.
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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.
