Zhongnan Theological Seminary held a Thanksgiving Celebration on the sinicization of Christianity.
Churchgoers entered the college chapel on November 24 only after taking personal precautions for epidemic control.
The Thanksgiving celebration was divided into two parts: the Thanksgiving service and separate performances. During the Thanksgiving worship, Rev. Zhang Shuilian, the executive vice-president, preached a sermon titled "The True Meaning of Gratitude", according to CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Zhu Zhiguo reviewed the journey of the seminary to the new campus, adding that the Chinese are a grateful people. He claimed the old saying, "A drop of grace should be repaid with a full spring of water." He expressed the hope that students would be grateful to their alma mater, parents, teachers, society, and all those who had aided them.
During the second segment, students expressed their gratitude for God, parents, and teachers with Chinese dances, choruses, sacred drama, poetry, and a Sanjuban(“three and a half sentences”, a type of Chinese free talk). Programs presented by the first-year group included: "Grateful Heart" and "Filial Piety". The second-year class performed “The Light of Life" and "An Ode to Joy". The third-year did "Doing and Not Doing" and "Whispering Hope". The final year performed "Happiness" and "Grateful for Your Existence”. The class of volunteers chose “Do Your Best to Glorify God" and "River of Life".
These performances demonstrated the students' artistic talents for song and dance while integrating traditional Chinese cultural elements into the Christian faith.
- Translated by Livingstones
2022年11月24日，中南神学院举行基督教中国化感恩节活动。
大家做好了个人的疫情防控措施下进入学院小礼堂。感恩活动分两部分，第一部分是感恩崇拜，第二部分是感恩汇演。感恩崇拜由常务副院长张水莲牧师分享了“感恩的真义”,据中国基督教两会。
朱致国牧师带领大家回顾了神学院搬入新校舍的旅程，提到中华民族是感恩的民族。他说“滴水之恩，当涌泉相报”，希望同学们感恩父母、母校、老师、社会、和所有帮助过他们的人。
在感恩汇演部分，同学们用中国化的舞蹈、合唱、圣剧、三句半、诗朗诵等表达了自己对上帝、父母、老师的感恩之情。如一年级的《感恩的心》《尽孝心》、二年级的《生命之光》《欢乐颂》、三年级的《做与不做》《微声盼望》、四年级《幸福》《感恩有你》、义工班的《尽力作工荣耀神》《生命的河水》等。将中国传统文化元素融入基督教信仰之中，呈现出同学们的能歌善舞的艺术天赋。
中南神学院举行感恩节活动
Zhongnan Theological Seminary held a Thanksgiving Celebration on the sinicization of Christianity.
Churchgoers entered the college chapel on November 24 only after taking personal precautions for epidemic control.
The Thanksgiving celebration was divided into two parts: the Thanksgiving service and separate performances. During the Thanksgiving worship, Rev. Zhang Shuilian, the executive vice-president, preached a sermon titled "The True Meaning of Gratitude", according to CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Zhu Zhiguo reviewed the journey of the seminary to the new campus, adding that the Chinese are a grateful people. He claimed the old saying, "A drop of grace should be repaid with a full spring of water." He expressed the hope that students would be grateful to their alma mater, parents, teachers, society, and all those who had aided them.
During the second segment, students expressed their gratitude for God, parents, and teachers with Chinese dances, choruses, sacred drama, poetry, and a Sanjuban(“three and a half sentences”, a type of Chinese free talk). Programs presented by the first-year group included: "Grateful Heart" and "Filial Piety". The second-year class performed “The Light of Life" and "An Ode to Joy". The third-year did "Doing and Not Doing" and "Whispering Hope". The final year performed "Happiness" and "Grateful for Your Existence”. The class of volunteers chose “Do Your Best to Glorify God" and "River of Life".
These performances demonstrated the students' artistic talents for song and dance while integrating traditional Chinese cultural elements into the Christian faith.
- Translated by Livingstones
Zhongnan Theological Seminary Hosts Thanksgiving Celebration
