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State Dominance of Religion
Breaking with Tradition
Surveying the fraught relationship between church and state in China, the late Chinese church historian Daniel Bays asserted that government control of religion has been a constant feature from Imperial times to the present.
Traditional China Meets Christianity
China and Christian Faith (Part 2)
Traditional China’s worldview—Confucianism, Daoism/folk religion, Buddhism, and the management of “heterodoxy”—shaped how Christianity was first seen: foreign, sometimes tolerated, and often misunderstood.
ZGBriefs | September 25, 2025
Official 2025 Beijing Visa, Residence Guide Drops for Foreigners (September 22, 2025, The Beijinger) The English-language guide consists of 39 pages of information related to entry, exit, visas, business, and residence for foreigners in China.
Chinese Youth and International Students
Faith, Challenges, and the Future of Ministry
Chinese students are not just recipients of ministry but future leaders—pastors, entrepreneurs, educators, and bridge-builders in the global church.
Thin Office Walls and Thinner Egos
Challenges and Lessons from Robert Morrison
When we peel back the layers of opposition we face in ministry, we often find something nasty and dark disguised within ourselves, calling out for “innocent clout,” legitimate influence, or ministerial camaraderie, but is it really just that we want to be liked?
Loving the Pope: Reflections on China’s Catholic Story
A Book Review of China’s Church Divided
China’s Church Divided tells the story of the fraught relationship between the Chinese Catholic Church, the Vatican, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), focusing on the post-Mao reform era that began in the late 1970s.
ZGBriefs | September 18, 2025
Seeking News, Making China: A Conversation with John Alekna (September 12, 2025, Made In China Journal) In Seeking News, Making China: Information, Technology, and the Emergence of Mass Society (Stanford University Press, 2024), John Alekna explores how the rise of radio and the circulation of news transformed China’s political and social landscape.
A Timely Call to Discernment on Traditional Gnosticism for the Chinese Church
Liberating Our Reason and Spirit in the Logos and the Holy Spirit
Unlike Chinese Gnosticism, which emphasizes "feelings dominating, reason suppressed, and the mind set aside," Orthodox spirituality emphasizes "reason as gatekeeper, mind in charge, and feelings set aside."
Practical AI for Ministry
AI is only ever a tool. The power of the gospel remains in the message itself and the Spirit’s life-giving work in human hearts.