Heilongjiang Provincial CC&TSPM started the elders' advanced courses and teacher certification programs.
A total of 40 elders and Christian teachers to be certified across the province attended the opening ceremony on April 23, reported CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Lv Dezhi, chairman and president of Heilongjiang CC&TSPM, pointed out that this training course would promote the healthy inheritance of churches in the province and foster churches’ participation in promoting Christianity in the Chinese context.
The week-long class included an interpretation of the "Regulations on Religious Affairs of Heilongjiang Province," an analysis of the "Church Orders of Churches in Heilongjiang, the course of the Old Testament theology, and a written exam.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
