I recently read an article (A Great Leap Forward, by Rob Moll) in Christianity Today (May 2008) about the present move of God in China. God has moved in profound ways. For instance, Christianity began to take solid ground in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1970’s, where it also suffered massive persecution. China suffered tremendously during this time where roughly 7 million people died of widespread violence and famine. There were nearly 3 million Catholic and Protestants living in China at that time. 30 years later, there are an estimated (maybe a low estimate) of 130 million believers, which is nearly 43 times many as there were in the late 1970’s, WOW!
The Chinese (and the East for that matter) is casting a tremendous shadow of influence on the way that we are doing church today. They can teach us so much, and Ginger and I are praying for God’s Spirit that is resting upon to the Asian believers to apprehend us in this hour in America!
Some Chinese leaders from the Church met together to agree upon 7 common principles that they would emphasize among churches everywhere. I want to remind us of those so we can be taught the Chinese way. I will start with one element at a time, starting with the next post.
Until then, HOLY SPIRIT COME!
