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30 Days on the Chinese Church

New Series: 30 Days on the Chinese Church

This entry is part 1 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

During the month of May I am going to write a series of articles on the Chinese church. Today is already May 2, but since …

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Developmental Stages of a Chinese Church

This entry is part 2 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

This article is part of the series “30 Days on the Chinese Church.” I want to start this series by sharing about the history of …

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The CFC Story: Moving toward Maturity

This entry is part 3 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

Many Chinese churches are content to remain in Stage 3 of the development of the English Ministry (see the previous post). But there is one …

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Why Translated Services Don’t Work

This entry is part 4 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

Many Chinese churches use simultaneous side-by-side translation in their services. I have spoken many times in various churches using this arrangement. But I think that …

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Growing Pains

This entry is part 5 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

In Chinese churches, we often compare the church to a family. Just as a family goes through many changes as the children grow up, immigrant …

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Models of Ministry in Chinese Churches

This entry is part 6 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

About 7-8 years ago someone gave me a copy of an article by Victor Lee of Toronto on “Models of Ministry in Chinese Churches.” I …

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A Tale of Two Mailboxes

This entry is part 7 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

Sometimes the way that things are actually done in a church are a better indicator of the true structure than what is written on paper. …

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Why we don’t have a Senior Pastor

This entry is part 8 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

While I am on the topic of church structure I thought that I should explain why CFC does not have a Senior Pastor. I don’t …

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Unity and Diversity in a Chinese Church

This entry is part 9 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

One of the big challenges in a bilingual Chinese church is to maintain the overall unity of the church while giving each congregation adequate freedom …

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Maintaining Unity in a Chinese Church

This entry is part 10 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

How does a bilingual Chinese church maintain unity? It has to be more than history or convenience. There must be a vision that encompasses both …

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The Resource Pyramid

This entry is part 11 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

I’d like to start this week by sharing the concept of The Resource Pyramid. This simple concept helps us to understand what we need to …

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Why Leadership Training is Job #1

This entry is part 12 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

I want to follow up yesterday’s article about The Resource Pyramid with a few more thoughts about leadership training. This topic is not specific to …

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