Tim Brookings

Tim (pseudonym) has been involved in campus ministry for more than 25 years, including 11 years living in western China. Throughout his time in China, he enjoyed building connection and partnership with Chinese church leaders engaged in campus ministry around the country. Since returning to the US in late 2019, Tim has continued to engage with Chinese church and campus ministry issues, particularly through contributions to ChinaSource and through his ThM thesis completed in 2024.

 

Blog Entries

Urbana 2025: Gen Z, Global Mission, and the Chinese Church

In a world marked by conflict and chaos, Urbana 25 revealed a generation still willing to say yes to God—and place their lives in his hands.

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What the Chinese Mission Movement Means for the Global Church

As the Chinese mission movement collaborates with the rest of the global church in mission, how will it reshape global Christianity?

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Challenges and Opportunities for the Chinese Mission Movement

Though Chinese house churches experience ongoing and intensifying restrictions, they have begun to develop sending structures to support cross-cultural missionaries. Even churches that have been forced to close are still finding ways to support missionaries that they have sent.

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God’s Holistic Mission: Beyond Evangelism 上帝的全人使命

We are the workers, not the master builder. And we are part of a vision that is beyond us. And you are just a small part of this big picture, and there’s comfort in that.

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The Core of Chinese Mission: Piety and Suffering 中国差传的本质:敬虔与苦难

Piety and an expectation of suffering have provided a strong motivation and foundation for Chinese missionaries in their service to the Lord.

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The Rise of Chinese Missionaries 中国差传者的兴起

A Historical Perspective

This blog post is the first of a series that will discuss the rise of the Chinese mission movement, particularly through the lens of university graduates. Today’s post will consider the historical background of this movement.

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Real Relations and Real Connections

A Reader Responds to the Autumn CSQ

Whether campus ministry continues to happen primarily online, changes back to in-person, or becomes a hybrid version of the two, building relationships with students is key for the development of campus ministry.

Book Reviews

Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China

A Book Review.

This brief volume covers David Adeney’s involvement in student ministry as well as events that occurred during that turbulent time in China—the backdrop of WWII, civil war, and the communist takeover.

Editorials

Campus Ministry within Mainland China

From the desk of the guest editor.