Chengdu: We Beg You to Pray Alongside Us
Editor’s note: This July, we are praying for Chengdu, one of Western China’s most important cities. In this final portion of our series on Chengdu, several church leaders shared prayer requests for themselves and their ministries. Although there are many challenges, there is also much to be grateful for. Here are a few of the […]
Chengdu: Discipleship in Difficult Times
Editor’s note: This July, we are praying for Chengdu, one of Western China’s most important cities. In this third portion of our series, two pastors shared how their communities have been inward-looking in recent years, focusing on discipleship and building up their local church. Society has changed following the Covid pandemic, they say, and people […]
Chengdu: Opportunities and Challenges
Editor’s note: This July, we are praying for Chengdu, one of Western China’s most important cities. Chengdu people are known for their relaxed and comfortable lifestyle, and have a strong love of education and culture. In this second portion of this series, several Chengdu house church pastors talked about how their city and their churches […]
Chengdu: Relaxed, Comfortable, Leisurely
Editor’s note: This July, we are praying for Chengdu. Chengdu is a city of more than 20 million, and is widely recognized as one of the most important cities in Western China. Chengdu is seen as a “land of plenty,” and its people are known for enjoying life. It has a strong literary and educational […]
Chengdu: A Church Built on Prayer
Editor’s note: In 2019, we published this interview with a Chinese pastor. We are happy to re-publish it this July as we pray for the city of Chengdu. In this conversation, the pastor describes his city, and explains how prayer connects his young church with the global heritage of faith. Through prayer, he has fellowship […]
Nanjing: Loving People Through Prayer
Editor’s note: This June, China Partnership is continuing a year of praying for cities around China with a month of prayer for Nanjing. We are again re-running a 2018 interview with a Nanjing pastor’s wife. She shares how her church prays, and how she has experienced God’s supernatural work through prayer. Prayer gives us God’s […]
Nanjing: Bringing the Gospel Into Life
Editor’s note: This June, we are praying for Nanjing. In this second section of our interview (part one is linked here!), Nanjing pastors share how their cities and churches have changed over the past five years. While there are still many challenges, these pastors have seen their faith grow, and the hard times have helped […]
Nanjing: A Welcoming City of Newcomers
Editor’s note: This June, we are praying for Nanjing, an ancient and important city in eastern China. Nanjing is a port on the Yangtze River, and has a population of nearly 10 million. In this introductory post, several Nanjing pastors talk about the accepting attitude that makes their city special, as well as some of […]
Nanjing: A Relational Gospel
Editor’s note: This June, China Partnership is continuing a year of praying for cities around China with a month of prayer for Nanjing. We begin this month of prayer by re-publishing an 2018 interview with a Nanjing pastor. He leads a church full of college students and young professionals, and says his church has changed […]
Shanghai: We Need More New Churches
Editor’s note: This May, we are praying for Shanghai. Today, we continue our conversation with five Shanghai pastors. They discuss how their city has changed over the last several years, since the beginning of the Covid pandemic and as oversight of faith in China has become more stringent. Many of the pastors referenced the difficult […]
