Chinese pastors in North America initiated an online celebration in commemoration of the 120th birthday of Chinese evangelist John Sung, the “Wesley of China”.
On October 26-29, the conference was held by the Chinese Pastors’ Fellowship of North America Mainland Chinese Mission, with the theme "Commemorate, Repent, and Revive".
John Sung Shang Chieh (1901-1944), born in Putian of Fujian Province, played an influential role in the revival movement in churches of China during the 1920s and 1930s. He went to the United States to study chemistry and earned a doctorate within five years. Committing himself to serve God, he cast his academic awards into the Pacific Ocean on the road back to China. Forsaking the promising major and wealthy life, Sung chose to live a poor but blessed life to save souls. With a profound influence on Chinese churches, he was regarded as "the apostle of China" and the "Wesley of China".
During the commemorative conference, five pastors and a Christian writer were invited to give six different lectures.
Rev. James Hudson Taylor IV, the great–great grandson of the founder of the China Inland Mission (now OMF International), J. Hudson Taylor, shared a lecture on "The Blueprint of Revival" on the first day, followed by Rev. Timothy Wang (a grandson of Sung) who preached on "Nailed with the Lord on the Cross".
On the second day, Rev Edwin Su, president of the magazine Overseas Campus Ministries, shared on "The Spiritual Inheritance of the Revival of Chinese Church" and Rev. Tsu-Kung Chuang, a pastor in Boston who also teaches in seminaries across the world, gave a speech titled "John Sung - A Prophet Changed the Times".
Shi Wei, an American Chinese poet and writer, give remarks on "The Repentance and Conviction of Chinese Intellectuals" and Pastor Ka-Tong Lim, senior pastor of a Chinese church in the U.S. on "John Sung and the Work of the Holy Spirit" on the third day.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
()北京时间2021年10月26-29日，由华人牧者团契主办的“纪念主仆宋尚节诞辰120周年大会”举行，大会主题为“纪念 悔改 奋兴”。本次纪念大会以线上聚会的方式进行。宋尚节(1901年9月29日－1944年8月18日)），福建莆田人，是二十世纪三十年代在中国教会复兴具有影响力的一个奋兴布道家。二十世纪二十年代的留美化学博士，立志事奉神；把奖章和荣誉证书扔进太平洋，放弃前途似锦的专业和优裕的生活，走上了拯救灵魂的艰辛清贫但却蒙神祝福的道路，后来被视为“中国使徒”，他对中国教会影响深远。
此次的纪念大会内容分为六个主题，每一个主题邀请了一位牧师或者弟兄姊妹来讲解分享，六个主题分别为：主题一：复兴的蓝图——戴继宗牧师主题二：与主同钉十字架——王天声牧师主题三：灵火继焚烧—中国教会奋兴的属灵传承——苏文峰牧师主题四：宋尚节—扭转时代的先知——庄祖鲲牧师主题五：中国知识分子的悔改与坚信之路——作家 施玮主题六：宋尚节与圣灵的工作——林加东牧师
除了这六个主题的专题讲员之外，大会也邀请了张路加牧师和张志刚牧师等牧者做为分享讲员。
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纪念主仆宋尚节诞辰120周年大会举行 主题“纪念 悔改 奋兴”
Chinese pastors in North America initiated an online celebration in commemoration of the 120th birthday of Chinese evangelist John Sung, the “Wesley of China”.
On October 26-29, the conference was held by the Chinese Pastors’ Fellowship of North America Mainland Chinese Mission, with the theme "Commemorate, Repent, and Revive".
John Sung Shang Chieh (1901-1944), born in Putian of Fujian Province, played an influential role in the revival movement in churches of China during the 1920s and 1930s. He went to the United States to study chemistry and earned a doctorate within five years. Committing himself to serve God, he cast his academic awards into the Pacific Ocean on the road back to China. Forsaking the promising major and wealthy life, Sung chose to live a poor but blessed life to save souls. With a profound influence on Chinese churches, he was regarded as "the apostle of China" and the "Wesley of China".
During the commemorative conference, five pastors and a Christian writer were invited to give six different lectures.
Rev. James Hudson Taylor IV, the great–great grandson of the founder of the China Inland Mission (now OMF International), J. Hudson Taylor, shared a lecture on "The Blueprint of Revival" on the first day, followed by Rev. Timothy Wang (a grandson of Sung) who preached on "Nailed with the Lord on the Cross".
On the second day, Rev Edwin Su, president of the magazine Overseas Campus Ministries, shared on "The Spiritual Inheritance of the Revival of Chinese Church" and Rev. Tsu-Kung Chuang, a pastor in Boston who also teaches in seminaries across the world, gave a speech titled "John Sung - A Prophet Changed the Times".
Shi Wei, an American Chinese poet and writer, give remarks on "The Repentance and Conviction of Chinese Intellectuals" and Pastor Ka-Tong Lim, senior pastor of a Chinese church in the U.S. on "John Sung and the Work of the Holy Spirit" on the third day.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Online Celebration of Rev. John Sung’s 120th Birthday Initiated by Chinese Pastors in North America
