After nearly half a month of preparation, Gushi County CC&TSPM held a contest on biblical knowledge for Christians in Dongguan Church, in Henan Province.
Held on November 9, the contest contained three parts: a written examination, a challenge quiz, and a debate, according to the county CC&TSPM.
Pastor Hong Nianqin, the chairman and president of Gushi County CC&TSPM, gave a speech to encourage everyone to actively participate in the contest. The purpose of the contest was not to compete for first place, but to demonstrate the knowledge that the contestants had acquired.
The first part of the contest was a written examination, containing fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice and true or false questions. The exam covered the first five lessons in the course. After half an hour of intense answering, the examiner selected the top 18 persons from all the townships.
The second part of the contest was a challenge quiz. They selected one responder and one person to provide the answer from each township. After answering the questions, the judges scored the answers of each representative. They removed the highest score and the lowest score, and used the remaining average as each township’s final score. After the challenge quiz, the top 8 entered the finals.
The third stage of the contest was a debate, and the eight townships’ representatives drew lots to decide which issue they would defend. In the finals, the four topics were about whether Christians could divorce, whether the church needed to support a pastor, whether Christians could keep dragon and phoenix patterns in their homes, and whether Christians could work hard and become wealthy. The contestants defended their positions on each of these issues.
Finally, the local religious officers chose the top three finishers.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
2020年11月9日，经过将近半个月的筹备，固始县基督教“两会”在东关教堂隆重举办了“固始县基督教第一届义工学习知识竞赛”。
本次竞赛共有第一阶段笔试、第二阶段抢答和第三阶段辩论三部分。
竞赛由固始县基督教“两会”主席会长洪念钦牧师进行致辞，鼓励大家积极参与本次竞赛。竞赛目的不是为了争名次，而在于巩固学过的课程。
第一阶段考试为笔试。笔试部分包括经文填空题、选择题和判断题三大模块。考试内容均为课程中的前五课内容，经过半个小时紧张的答题后，阅卷人选取各个乡镇的代表团作为笔试成绩，决出前18名。
第二阶段考试为抢答题。各乡镇选取一人为抢答人，一人为回答人。答题后由评委为各个乡镇的回答进行评分，去掉一个最高分和最低分，选取平均分为各乡镇的抢答成绩。在众位同工激烈的抢答后，决出前8名进入总决赛。
第三阶段考试为辩论题，8个乡镇抽签决定自己的辩护问题和辩护立场。总决赛于在基督徒可不可以离婚、教会需不需要供养传道员、基督徒家里能不能出现龙凤的图案以及基督徒能不能努力挣钱这四个问题中，参赛人员为各自的问题和立场进行辩护。
最后决出最后的前三名，并由当地宗教官员分别为前三名进行颁奖。
固始县基督教第一届义工学习知识竞赛
After nearly half a month of preparation, Gushi County CC&TSPM held a contest on biblical knowledge for Christians in Dongguan Church, in Henan Province.
Held on November 9, the contest contained three parts: a written examination, a challenge quiz, and a debate, according to the county CC&TSPM.
Pastor Hong Nianqin, the chairman and president of Gushi County CC&TSPM, gave a speech to encourage everyone to actively participate in the contest. The purpose of the contest was not to compete for first place, but to demonstrate the knowledge that the contestants had acquired.
The first part of the contest was a written examination, containing fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice and true or false questions. The exam covered the first five lessons in the course. After half an hour of intense answering, the examiner selected the top 18 persons from all the townships.
The second part of the contest was a challenge quiz. They selected one responder and one person to provide the answer from each township. After answering the questions, the judges scored the answers of each representative. They removed the highest score and the lowest score, and used the remaining average as each township’s final score. After the challenge quiz, the top 8 entered the finals.
The third stage of the contest was a debate, and the eight townships’ representatives drew lots to decide which issue they would defend. In the finals, the four topics were about whether Christians could divorce, whether the church needed to support a pastor, whether Christians could keep dragon and phoenix patterns in their homes, and whether Christians could work hard and become wealthy. The contestants defended their positions on each of these issues.
Finally, the local religious officers chose the top three finishers.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Henan County Church Sponsors Contest on Biblical Knowledge
