The 2022 Year End Chinese Missionary Mobilization Conference to commemorate Olympian Eric Liddell was held virtually.
Co-hosted by Chicago Chinese Servant Leadership Center and Global Servant Leadership Revival Platform, the meeting was conducted on December 26-30, with the theme “Press on Toward the Goal to Win the Prize from Christ”.
It was co-organized by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Malaysia Bible Seminary, Mandarin Christian Fellowship in Metaverse, LifePlus Online Academy, Led Road Luoshang Platform, and New Heart Music Ministries.
Lasting for five consecutive days with one keynote lecture and two mobilization workshops each day, the conference covered seven areas of revival movements, including cross-cultural church planting, online digital application, meta-universe, business as mission, education mission, family worship, hymn creation, and Jewish ecological home. It also featured a metaverse space.
The convention invited some world-renowned speakers, including Francis Chan (an American Protestant author who founded Eternity Bible College in 2004), Rev. Manchild Yu (founder of Rutgers Community Christian Church), Dr. Jason Lim Jit Fong (principal of Malaysia Bible Seminary), and Dr. Chan Kei Thong (president of Leadership Development International). They shared how Christians discovered their destiny, set up the goal, ran to the end, and got rewards in heaven.
During the opening ceremony held on December 26, Dr. Evan Joseph Liu, founder of Chinese Servant Leadership in Chicago, was invited to share a lecture themed "Looking at the Significance of Citizenship in God’s Kingdom to the Mission from the Book of Revelation in the Light of Eric Liddell", sharing the dual identity of Christians.
Dr. Evan Liu, professor of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and John Maxwell certified coach, specializes in theological education and mission training.
Dr. Liu reveals the dual citizenship of a Christian— a leader and priest.
"Leaders have authority." Dr. Liu said, "The Greek term for 'church' is Ecclesia, which means a called-out assembly. The church itself has authority over the world of the dead."
"And evangelism is facing spiritual resistance, just as John 1:5 says, 'The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it'. The Great Commission God entrusted us requires us to release the slaves captured by darkness with authority and bring them into the kingdom of God."
"Mission is a spiritual warfare." Dr. Liu emphasized, "The gospel has a transformational impact on the secular culture."
When facing battles, we must learn to use the authority given by the Lord Jesus. In this regard, Liu narrated the saving story of Eric Liddell, who accepted challenges from the sports and political circles with his citizenship of the kingdom of heaven, showing his loyalty to Christ.
Born in Tianjin in China in 1902 with his parents as missionaries in the country, Liddell died at the age of 43 in Weihsien Camp Prison Camp (the Courtyard of the Happy Way) in 1945, a few months before the end of World War II. Showcasing his sports talent from an early age, he became a professional sprinter. Selected to represent Great Britain at the Paris 1924 Olympics in France, Liddell abandoned the men's 100m preliminary round and the 4x100 meters relay which were held on Sunday afternoon, as he insisted on attending the Sunday service.
Dr. Liu said, "Liddell confronted others’ persuasion of changing his position with his status and authority as a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. Facing the British princes, marquis, and dukes, he firmly stated that he would be loyal to God. So he hit the mark with authority and the Spirit."
Eric won the bronze medal in the next 200-meter dash and set a world record in the 400-meter race that his teammate set but he was not good at. He became the first Jew to win an Olympic gold medal in the 400 meters.
On July 3, 1925, after graduation, Eric gave up his privileged life in the UK and the aura of an Olympic champion, returning to his birthplace of Tianjin to serve as a teacher for nearly 20 years. He taught and did some mission work in the Tientsin Anglo-Chinese College set up by a British missionary.
At the same time, Liu said that Christians were also priests who were called to sanctify themselves and serve humbly with the essence of the culture discarding the dross. Jesus came for the first time as a priest and servant preaching God’s gospel with humble and self-sacrificing love.
The Christian leader said, "The Great Commission is not against society, but a transformation of society."
Learning that Liddell was imprisoned in the Courtyard of the Happy Way, the then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had been looking for an opportunity to rescue him and bring him back to Britain. In the end, the Japanese and British agreed upon a prisoner exchange, with Eric on the list of the first batch of persons to be exchanged. While his health was deteriorating, he changed his name to a pregnant woman without any hesitation.
The British did not learn of the news of Liddell's death in Weihsien Camp until the liberation. The Times reported that "Scotland lost a great son who made each one proud of him every moment of his life." Anne, the nurse who took care of Eric when he was dying, came to China again two years after World War II as she was moved by him and the blood of the martyrs continued to be the seeds of Chinese Christians.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
为纪念并效法苏格兰来华宣教士李爱锐诞生120周年，网络使命大会线上举行。
2022年12月26-30日，“2022岁末全球华人宣教动员大会——纪念来华苏格兰宣教士李爱锐诞生120周年”举行，主题为“向着标杆、努力奔跑、得主奖赏”。
此次大会由美国华仆领导力中心、全球仆人领导力复兴平台共同主办。由美国中西浸信会神学院、尼西旌旗数位事工、马来西亚圣经神学院、元宇宙基督徒中文团契、LifePlus教育网、带路驼商、生命树媒体、新心音乐协办。
大会连续5天，每天进行1场主题讲座和2场动员工作坊，涉及七大领域的复兴运动，内容包括跨文化植堂、网络数位APP、元宇宙、营商宣教、教育宣教、家庭敬拜、诗歌创作、犹太生态家园等。大会还特色采取了元宇宙空间的形式。
此次全球华人李爱锐宣教大会邀请了陈恩藩牧师（英国沃特金斯评论为全球百大最有信仰影响力的人物，百万畅销书作者）、于慕洁长老（北美若歌华人教会创会长老）、林日峰博士（MBS神学院待任院长）、唐振基博士（LDI国际教育集团创办人）等来自世界各地的讲员。
在开幕式上，此次大会发起人、华仆领导力中心的刘主生博士，以“从李爱锐看启示录中天国公民身份对宣教的意义”为主题，分享了基督徒作为天国公民的双重身份。
刘主生博士，芝加哥华仆领导力中心创建主管、美国中西浸信会神学院教授、约翰麦克斯威尔国际领导力授权教练，，主要从事神学教育和宣教培训等相关服事。
刘博士揭示了基督徒的双重天国公民身份——领袖与祭司。
“领袖就意味着有权柄，”刘博士说：“基督的教会在希腊语中是Ekklesia，意思是治理者议会。主耶稣基督所建造的教会是有权柄的，并且胜过阴间的权柄。”
“而传福音面对的是背后抵挡上帝的势力，就像约翰福音所说‘光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光’。大使命的委任是让我们带着权柄把被黑暗俘虏的奴隶释放出来，带到上帝的天国里。”
“宣教是一场征战。”刘博士强调：“是福音大能对世俗文化的转化之战。”
而在面对征战时，我们要学会使用主耶稣赐给我们的权柄。如何面对征战.对此刘博士讲述了李爱锐的感人事迹，李爱锐用效忠基督的天国公民身份来接受了体育界和政治界的挑战。
李爱锐1902年出生于中国天津，1945年他在日本人设立的中国山东潍县集中营中去世，死于第二次世界大战结束前的几个月，享年43岁。他的父母亦是来华宣教士。他从小就展现出了极佳的运动天赋，并成为一名职业短跑运动员。1924年初，李爱锐拿到奥运赛程，却突然发现男子100米预赛是在周日进行，那是基督教的主日。对李爱锐来说，主日就应该待在教堂，去赛场比赛是不可接受的。李爱锐最终放弃参赛，顺带还放弃了主日举行的4x100米接力赛。
刘博士说：“李爱锐使用了天国公民的身份权柄来面对世俗文化的劝说——改变他的立场。他面对英国的王子、侯爵与公爵，他斩钉截铁的说要效忠于上帝。这样的权柄和精神使他直奔标杆。”
李爱锐在接下来的200米获得了铜牌，并在队友让给他的、他所不擅长的400米比赛中获得了金牌，并打破了世界记录。他成为了赢得奥运会400米赛金牌的第一个犹太人。
1925年7月3日，李爱锐毕业后放弃在英国优越的生活和奥运会冠军的光环，回到他的出生地天津，到“新学书院”（Tientsin Anglo-Chinese College，担任老师并做些宣教工作，从此开始了他近20年的教学生涯。
同时，刘博士表示基督徒也是分别为圣并进入到文化中谦卑事奉的祭司，使用文化好的方面谦卑事奉，拒绝文化的糟粕和黑暗影响我们。这是祭司所要带出的生命特质。耶稣基督第一次来也是以祭司、仆人的身份，在地上用谦卑舍己的方式来传扬神的福音与爱。
刘博士说：“大使命从来不是对社会的抗拒，而是对社会的转化。”
英国首相丘吉尔得知李爱锐被关押在潍县集中营，一直在寻找机会把他救回英国。最终日方同意用500名敌侨交换战俘，李爱锐的名字当然出现在了交换名单上。可是身体每况愈下的李爱锐完全没有犹豫地就把自己的名字换成了一名孕妇。
英国人直到战后才获悉李爱锐逝世于潍县集中营的消息，《泰晤士报》如此报道说：“苏格兰失去一个伟大的儿子，他在一生中每一时刻，都使大家以他为荣”。而那位在李爱锐临终时照料他的护士安妮，于二战结束后两年，因受李爱锐的感动，再次踏上中国宣教之路，使殉道者所流的血，继续在中国开花结果。
2022岁末全球华人李爱锐宣教动员大会网络举行
The 2022 Year End Chinese Missionary Mobilization Conference to commemorate Olympian Eric Liddell was held virtually.
Co-hosted by Chicago Chinese Servant Leadership Center and Global Servant Leadership Revival Platform, the meeting was conducted on December 26-30, with the theme “Press on Toward the Goal to Win the Prize from Christ”.
It was co-organized by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Malaysia Bible Seminary, Mandarin Christian Fellowship in Metaverse, LifePlus Online Academy, Led Road Luoshang Platform, and New Heart Music Ministries.
Lasting for five consecutive days with one keynote lecture and two mobilization workshops each day, the conference covered seven areas of revival movements, including cross-cultural church planting, online digital application, meta-universe, business as mission, education mission, family worship, hymn creation, and Jewish ecological home. It also featured a metaverse space.
The convention invited some world-renowned speakers, including Francis Chan (an American Protestant author who founded Eternity Bible College in 2004), Rev. Manchild Yu (founder of Rutgers Community Christian Church), Dr. Jason Lim Jit Fong (principal of Malaysia Bible Seminary), and Dr. Chan Kei Thong (president of Leadership Development International). They shared how Christians discovered their destiny, set up the goal, ran to the end, and got rewards in heaven.
During the opening ceremony held on December 26, Dr. Evan Joseph Liu, founder of Chinese Servant Leadership in Chicago, was invited to share a lecture themed "Looking at the Significance of Citizenship in God’s Kingdom to the Mission from the Book of Revelation in the Light of Eric Liddell", sharing the dual identity of Christians.
Dr. Evan Liu, professor of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and John Maxwell certified coach, specializes in theological education and mission training.
Dr. Liu reveals the dual citizenship of a Christian— a leader and priest.
"Leaders have authority." Dr. Liu said, "The Greek term for 'church' is Ecclesia, which means a called-out assembly. The church itself has authority over the world of the dead."
"And evangelism is facing spiritual resistance, just as John 1:5 says, 'The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it'. The Great Commission God entrusted us requires us to release the slaves captured by darkness with authority and bring them into the kingdom of God."
"Mission is a spiritual warfare." Dr. Liu emphasized, "The gospel has a transformational impact on the secular culture."
When facing battles, we must learn to use the authority given by the Lord Jesus. In this regard, Liu narrated the saving story of Eric Liddell, who accepted challenges from the sports and political circles with his citizenship of the kingdom of heaven, showing his loyalty to Christ.
Born in Tianjin in China in 1902 with his parents as missionaries in the country, Liddell died at the age of 43 in Weihsien Camp Prison Camp (the Courtyard of the Happy Way) in 1945, a few months before the end of World War II. Showcasing his sports talent from an early age, he became a professional sprinter. Selected to represent Great Britain at the Paris 1924 Olympics in France, Liddell abandoned the men's 100m preliminary round and the 4x100 meters relay which were held on Sunday afternoon, as he insisted on attending the Sunday service.
Dr. Liu said, "Liddell confronted others’ persuasion of changing his position with his status and authority as a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. Facing the British princes, marquis, and dukes, he firmly stated that he would be loyal to God. So he hit the mark with authority and the Spirit."
Eric won the bronze medal in the next 200-meter dash and set a world record in the 400-meter race that his teammate set but he was not good at. He became the first Jew to win an Olympic gold medal in the 400 meters.
On July 3, 1925, after graduation, Eric gave up his privileged life in the UK and the aura of an Olympic champion, returning to his birthplace of Tianjin to serve as a teacher for nearly 20 years. He taught and did some mission work in the Tientsin Anglo-Chinese College set up by a British missionary.
At the same time, Liu said that Christians were also priests who were called to sanctify themselves and serve humbly with the essence of the culture discarding the dross. Jesus came for the first time as a priest and servant preaching God’s gospel with humble and self-sacrificing love.
The Christian leader said, "The Great Commission is not against society, but a transformation of society."
Learning that Liddell was imprisoned in the Courtyard of the Happy Way, the then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had been looking for an opportunity to rescue him and bring him back to Britain. In the end, the Japanese and British agreed upon a prisoner exchange, with Eric on the list of the first batch of persons to be exchanged. While his health was deteriorating, he changed his name to a pregnant woman without any hesitation.
The British did not learn of the news of Liddell's death in Weihsien Camp until the liberation. The Times reported that "Scotland lost a great son who made each one proud of him every moment of his life." Anne, the nurse who took care of Eric when he was dying, came to China again two years after World War II as she was moved by him and the blood of the martyrs continued to be the seeds of Chinese Christians.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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