Signals of the Coming Kingdom: A Letter of Encouragement
Editor’s note: This year, China Partnership is praying for the church in China to hold fast. In the fall of 2022, we spoke with Chinese house church leaders and asked them how the global church can pray for and support them in 2023. They specifically asked that we pray that they would hold fast to […]
Our Hand Grasps Yours: A Letter of Encouragement
Editor’s note: This year, China Partnership is praying for the church in China to hold fast. In the fall of 2022, we spoke with Chinese house church leaders and asked them how the global church can pray for and support them in 2023. They specifically asked that we pray that they would hold fast to […]
How the Chinese Church Helped Me Pastor in the U.S.
Editor’s note: How does a church under pressure stay renewed in the gospel of grace? For 70 years, house churches in China have grown amidst cultural marginalization, political disenfranchisement, and periods of active persecution. In recent years, a growing movement of Reformed, urban house churches have begun to articulate an important theology of ‘walking the […]
9 Tips for Talking with Chinese
Editor’s note: The school year often brings international Chinese travelers and students to the U.S., Australia, Singapore, and other places all around the world. How can you best care for and befriend these Chinese internationals in your community? There’s no need to be intimidated. We’ve gathered together several articles from over the years that offer […]
A Mighty Witness: A Letter of Encouragement
Editor’s note: This year, China Partnership is praying for the church in China to hold fast. In the fall of 2022, we spoke with Chinese house church leaders and asked them how the global church can pray for and support them in 2023. They specifically asked that we pray that they would hold fast to […]
The Promise of a Bright Future: A Letter of Encouragement
is this suffering worth it? Have you had moments when you question whether it is worth it? Suffering is messy, and most of us do not look like heroes when we experience it. Jesus knows that. He went through it himself. So, even if we do not emerge from suffering as heroes, it is more important that Jesus endured his suffering and was victorious over sin and death.
Praise In All Circumstances: A Letter of Encouragement
I want to encourage you that many in the American church are praying for you. Yes, we are praying your safety and peace. But above all, we are praying his steadfastness would enable you to praise him in all circumstances, knowing that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Jesus Longs for More: A Letter of Encouragement
There are days when I don’t pray or long for you to hold fast to the promise found in Philippians 1 – that God will hold fast to you. This is where I often find my heart when I pray for my brothers and sisters in China. I want to hold fast to you. I want you to be preserved. I want you to be with your children as they grow up. I long for you to experience peace, comfort, and joy. Jesus longs for more.
Jesus longs for more.
Lights of Hope and Grace: A Letter of Encouragement
In the United States our church is also facing many challenges, though perhaps not as severe as the physical danger you are frequently enduring. Our challenges often revolve around questions of compromise with the current culture to remain relevant, and how to hold to the truth of God’s Word as the only hope for salvation. When we are facing these challenges, we at times turn to the example of your churches.
What I Learned: That Our Joy May Be Made Complete
Christians everywhere need the Christians in China and vice versa. We need one another, not only to show us our blind spots, but to show us God.
