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Beyond the Door: A Decade of Encounters and Concerns at a Christian Bookstore

After spending a decade running a Christian bookstore, Brother Wang Shutong has welcomed everyone from university students exploring Christianity to volunteer preachers seeking books to enrich their sermons. Yet one group is notably absent: full-time pastors. Through his experience as a bookstore owner and a longtime church volunteer, Wang reflects on the reading habits of Chinese Christians and the challenges facing church pastoral care.

Choosing Spouses Becoming Increasingly Difficult: Challenges and Reflections of Single Christians in China

Concerning single Christians in today's church in China, many people immediately come up with phrases such as "mid-aged single female Christians," "too few male believers," "high personal standards", or "a reluctance to commit." These observations are not without some basis in reality, but relying on any one of these explanations alone oversimplifies the complex challenges that Christians face in finding a marriage partner today.

A Digital Missionary's Three-Year Journey: From Skepticism to AI Training

A "digital missionary" who has long been creating Christian content was initially highly skeptical of artificial intelligence (AI). However, an experience using AI to create images changed his opinion of it, and he began to reconsider its potential. Gradually, he started applying AI in church ministry and was later invited to share practical AI applications in different cities.

No House, No Car, No Bride: Economic Plight of China's Young Clergy

Zibu's story is a microcosm of the survival status of a generation of Chinese preachers. In a world that increasingly values immediate satisfaction and material security, Zibu's waiting is a difficult, solitary, yet powerful testimony. He stands as a question mark to the modern age: Is there still room for a faith that relies solely on God's provision?

The Unseen Unreached: Realities and Needs of Deaf, Mute Christians in China

Among China's nearly 30 million deaf and mute people, countless souls still quietly await the good news from the gospel. Brother Zibu's story reminds us that the deep divide between the hearing and the deaf and mute is not beyond bridging—it requires not pity, but understanding; not charity, but companionship.
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