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Greetings! As China Christian Daily enters a new stage this year, we hope this monthly newsletter will continue to serve as a window into the life, history, and global connections of the church in China.
Last month, we covered the Asia Conference on Church and Mission 2026 held on June 9-11 in Manila, Philippines, under the theme "Disciple or Die 3.0." Centered on disciple-making and action, the conference called Asian evangelical leaders, amid a context where only 8.2% of the population are Christians, to move disciple-making from conference discussions into practice.
We conducted exclusive interviews with Botrus Mansour, secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance, and Rev. Godfrey Yogarajah, chairman of the Asia Evangelical Alliance and the WEA International Council. Both expressed their hope for deeper relationships with the Chinese church and emphasized China’s important role in the global church.
Beyond the conference, we featured stories on faith, history, culture, and media, including the legacy of a Danish medical missionary in China, reflections on the Christian values through the pupular Chinese movie "Dear You", and the global impact of The Chosen through storytelling and AI-assisted translation.
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The Asia Conference on Church and Mission 2026 officially opened on June 9 in Manila, bringing together approximately 210 delegates from 25 nations. Organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance, this year's conference is held under the theme "Disciple or Die 3.0", with the rallying prayer drawn from Habakkuk 3:2.
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At the Asia Conference on Church and Mission 2026, Rev. Godfrey Yogarajah, chairman of the Asia Evangelical Alliance and chair of the World Evangelical Alliance International Council, described the Asian church as standing at a hopeful but sobering moment.
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"Today, on my birthday, I performed eight operations." This single sentence from a 1910s diary captures Dr. Laurits K. Larsen's exhausting life in Manchuria. Published by his grandson, this gripping history chronicles a Western doctor's journey from trying to convert a "dangerous" land to learning a profound lesson in cultural humility.
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Recently, the Chinese movie "Dear You" has been a big hit in theaters. What makes the film so moving is not simply its romance, family bonds, or nostalgic memories of a bygone era. What truly touches the audience is something increasingly rare in our time: "qingyi."
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Mark McKane, chief growth officer of the Come and See Foundation, which supports the translation and distribution of the epic seven-season series of The Chosen, shared the ministry's ambitious vision, its groundbreaking translation model, and the upcoming final seasons of the show in an interview.
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