Shanghai CC&TSPM held a half-monthly learning salon about overseas short training.
Shanghai CC&TSPM on March 23 held a sharing session about overseas short training, attended by more than 20 members of the external affairs team and young and middle-aged pastoral staff, according to Shanghai CC&TSPM.
Rev. Xu Yulan, chairman of Shanghai CC&TSPM, pointed out that with the support of CCC&TSPM and CC&TSPMs in districts of Shanghai, they had successively sent more than a dozen pastoral staff abroad for further training. Through the training, the horizons of the working staff had been broadened, and their spiritual life had been shaped, she continued.
Rev. Tian Feng of Pudong New Area CC&TSPM shared his experience of going to Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the theological studies course of the Bossey Ecumenical of the World Council of Churches. He believed that it was necessary to be good at making a "Chinese voice" in ecumenical dialogue to reflect the self-confidence of the churches in China. The sinicization of Christianity itself also provided a new direction for enriching the theology of the universal church and embodied Chinese wisdom, he added.
Rev. Chen Yili from Huangpu District CC&TSPM shared her experience in social work training in Aarhus, Denmark. She said one could empathize only by personally contacting the vulnerable group and listening to their voice. The success of the sinicization of Christianity today also depended on the degree of acceptance by all walks of life. Adhering to public welfare, charity, and social services, Chinese churches could adapt to the new era of socialism, she concluded.
- Translated by Livingstones
上海市基督教两会举行半月学习沙龙之海外短训分享交流会。
据上海市基督教两会，3月23日，上海市基督教两会举行半月学习沙龙之海外短训分享交流会，对外交往事工组成员及部分中青年教牧同工20余位参加会议。
市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐玉兰牧师指出，在全国基督教两会及各区基督教两会的支持下，市基督教两会先后选送十多位教牧同工前往国外培训深造。通过培训，同工们视野开拓、灵命得到塑造。
浦东新区基督教两会田峰牧师分享了前往瑞士日内瓦参加世界基督教协进会博赛研究院普世神学研究课程的经历。田认为要善于在普世性对话中发出“中国声音”，体现中国教会的自信。基督教中国化本身也是为丰富普世教会神学提供新方向，体现中国智慧。
黄浦区基督教两会陈轶丽牧师分享了在丹麦奥胡斯进行社会服务事工培训的心得体会：唯有亲身进入弱势群体的角色当中，聆听弱势群体的心声，才能真正感同身受。今天基督教中国化成功与否也取决于社会各界的接纳程度，坚持公益慈善、社会服务，并以此为切入口，使中国教会与社会主义新时代相适应。
上海举行海外短训分享交流会
Shanghai CC&TSPM held a half-monthly learning salon about overseas short training.
Shanghai CC&TSPM on March 23 held a sharing session about overseas short training, attended by more than 20 members of the external affairs team and young and middle-aged pastoral staff, according to Shanghai CC&TSPM.
Rev. Xu Yulan, chairman of Shanghai CC&TSPM, pointed out that with the support of CCC&TSPM and CC&TSPMs in districts of Shanghai, they had successively sent more than a dozen pastoral staff abroad for further training. Through the training, the horizons of the working staff had been broadened, and their spiritual life had been shaped, she continued.
Rev. Tian Feng of Pudong New Area CC&TSPM shared his experience of going to Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the theological studies course of the Bossey Ecumenical of the World Council of Churches. He believed that it was necessary to be good at making a "Chinese voice" in ecumenical dialogue to reflect the self-confidence of the churches in China. The sinicization of Christianity itself also provided a new direction for enriching the theology of the universal church and embodied Chinese wisdom, he added.
Rev. Chen Yili from Huangpu District CC&TSPM shared her experience in social work training in Aarhus, Denmark. She said one could empathize only by personally contacting the vulnerable group and listening to their voice. The success of the sinicization of Christianity today also depended on the degree of acceptance by all walks of life. Adhering to public welfare, charity, and social services, Chinese churches could adapt to the new era of socialism, she concluded.
- Translated by Livingstones
Overseas Short-Term Training Sharing Session Held in Shanghai
