The House Church in China

The distance between Beijing and Tokyo is only a little over 1300 miles, about the distance between Boston, MA and Orlando, FL.  People in both China and Japan practice a version of Buddhism.  Chinese and Japanese writing systems share historical roots.  Japanese shows and cartoons continue to captivate every generation of Chinese children.  But to […]

Daisy and Mike wanted to follow God’s call. They longed to follow in the footsteps of generations of missionaries who sacrificed their lives so others might know God. After years of training in South Korea, the aspiring missionary couple finished their seminary degrees. Their basic education was complete, and they both knew that long-term, they […]

Mike and Daisy believed in Jesus. Now, they were Christians – but what would that mean? China’s economy was exploding, and the recent college grads expected a prosperous future. Would they follow their old dreams and pursue wealth and success? Or would embracing Christianity change their course?

Mike and Daisy were seminary students in South Korea from mainland China.  Their aim was to serve God in full-time ministry, what that may look like was still unclear to them.  They have both been greatly influenced by foreign missionaries in China.  Now as they were about to graduate, they wondered if overseas missions could […]

Large Churches in the U.S. host various conferences each year, the Gospel Coalition has a national conference every other year, each major denomination in America has annual assemblies and business meetings, but for the house churches in China, these types of gatherings are impossible due to political and security reasons.  However, our brothers and sisters […]

Up until April 2023, with a population of 1.4 billion people, China was known to be the most populous country in the world. Its high population was the main concern behind the famous one-child-policy. In recent years, however, birth rates in China have dropped significantly, leading the Chinese government not only to abolish the one-child-policy, […]

A month ago, we discussed a few major stumbling blocks that made it difficult for Chinese people to come to faith in Jesus. This month, we want to take you to the other side of this topic.  What are some of the biggest opportunities for Christianity in China?  As we said a few episodes ago, we […]

Ever since Christianity entered China, it has encountered many stumbling blocks: language barriers, clash of civilizations, foreign distrust, internal persecution. Jesus says in Matthew 11, “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.” The mission to expand the Kingdom of […]

With globalization, we can find the comforts of home almost anywhere in the world. Starbucks are everywhere, you can always get a Big Mac when you get tired of eating strange food overseas, and most people know Kentucky Fried Chickens even though they can’t find Kentucky on a map. But the world is not always […]

China is a big country, with almost 1.5 billion people.  We can say one thing and it will be true for a lot of people, but we can say the exact opposite and it will be true for a lot of people as well.  We want to take some time each month to dive into […]