Dr. Nina Balmaceda, associate professor and director of the Center for Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School, attended the recent 12th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia (NARI) in Okinawa, Japan. Originally from Peru, Dr. Balmaceda shares in an exclusive interview with China Christian Daily about the mission of the center, her reflections on reconciliation in diverse contexts, and her hopes for dialogue between China, the United States, and the global church.

Samuel Kahn, recently appointed Deputy Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, sat down with China Christian Daily to share his impressions of China, his vision for strengthening Israel–China relations, and his reflections on Jewish culture and interfaith dialogue.

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Jongho Kim, chairman of the Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia (NARI), shares why the ministry of reconciliation and Christian fellowship are vital in Northeast Asia.

At the 12th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Japan, Dr. Dong Jin Kim called for “humanizing peacebuilding,” highlighting the role of local communities, shared humanity, and creative engagement in healing historical and social divisions across Northeast Asia.

At the first morning worship service on July 29, Rev. Watari Tomari, senior pastor of Goya Baptist Church in Okinawa, preached from Genesis 35:1, urging Christians to seek peace and return to the foundations of faith.

Around 75 Christian leaders and peacebuilders from Northeast Asia and beyond gathered in Okinawa, Japan, from July 28 to August 2 for the 12th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia (NARI), centered on the theme “Reconciliation Through Resilience: Learning from the Okinawa Context and Beyond.”

From October 2025, the Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology will start visiting scholarship programs every academic year.

A college conversion set Pastor Lucy Kang on an extraordinary path: from a new believer to a missionary navigating the complexities of sharing the gospel in Muslim-majority Egypt, and now, planting churches in Turkey. Reflecting on her cross-cultural journey, she emphasizes not just the challenges, but the profound joy of walking with God—and urges Chinese Christians worldwide to share the gospel wherever they are.

John Holliday, the great-grandson of Walter Henry Medhurst, wrote a book titled Mission to China: The Life of Walter Henry Medhurst to recount the 40 years of the ancestral missionary’s traveling and engaging with the Chinese communities across Asia. In an exclusive interview with China Christian Daily, Holliday shared about his book and Medhurst’s mission work in China and the Chinese diaspora.

A large-scale Bible attitude survey reveals that 76% of Asian people know nothing about the Bible, and 56% have never heard of it. So what can we get from the figures and what should we do about it?