During the recent Holy Week and Easter in 2024, after visiting churches in some provinces, editors of the Gospel Times shared similarities and differences in the activities they observed.
During the joyous celebration of the Chinese New Year and the return to their hometowns, the editorial team of the Gospel Times had the opportunity to connect with grassroots churches. They discussed the changes observed in hometown churches during the grand festival.
As pastors have been studying external teaching materials to increase memberships, issues have arisen during the process. Three pastors discuss how to make these materials more contexualized in the Chinese context.
In recent years, theological education in China has been in full swing, but it has encountered problems and issues. Three pastors share their reflections on theological education.
As China sees more aging population, many older adults need care in the previous two stages of illness and death, and many children are unfamiliar and helpless. Facing the crisis, the church must realize the importance of hospice care and death education and step forward.
In the post-pandemic era, the phenomenon of a "hollow" faith has raised concern in the pastoral work. Five Christians and pastors share their insights into this issue.
Six Chinese pastors reflect on the three-year-long pandemic from different angles. In their opinions, perhaps the phrase “being washed out” is more appropriate than “impact” when describing how the pandemic influences the church.
Guests from various sectors share their experiences with Christian cultural tours. They talk about how Christian cultural tours impacts on our Christian faith.
In this round table discussion, four young pastors from different churches in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang focus on how to shepherd young people who tend to have humble hearts and strong intellectual curiosity yet resist being taught and feel inferior to others.