A training course on "Adhering to the Sinicization of Christianity" was held in Shanghai.
Rev. Xu Xiaohong, chairman of the Chinese Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee (TSPM), and Rev. Xu Yulan, chairman of the Shanghai TSPM, were invited to give lectures on March 30 in Abundant Grace (or Hong’en) Church, located in the station of Pudong CC&TSPM, reported CCC&TSPM.
Shanghai CC&TSPM said that the commissions of ethnic and religious affairs and branch CC&TSPMs in Pudong New Area and Putuo District organized the course, attended by more than 70 local pastoral workers and officials.
In his speech titled "Do a Good Job in Religious Work in the New Era and Adhere to the Principle of Developing Christianity in the Chinese Context," Rev. Xu Xiaohong shared that the sinicization of Christianity had epochal character, direction, function, and cultural traits. He said people could understand it from the four aspects of political identity, social adaptation, cultural integration, and respect for faith, followed by the introduction of the practice of promoting the sinicization of Christianity in Chinese churches.
In the afternoon, Rev. Xu Yulan urged pastoral staff to adhere to the sinicization policy and the "three-self" course of self-preaching, self-governing, and self-supporting and continue to love the country and the church. They were requested to protect the holy call they have received from God, fulfill the mission of the church, demonstrate virtue by pursuing spiritual maturity, and integrate themselves into groups to serve.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
在上海一教会举办“坚持我国基督教中国化方向”培训班
据全国基督教两会，3月30日，“坚持我国基督教中国化方向”培训班在上海市浦东新区基督教鸿恩堂举办。本次培训班由浦东新区民宗办、普陀区民宗办、浦东新区基督教两会、普陀区基督教两会联合主办。 上海市民宗局、浦东新区委统战部、区民宗办有关干部，两区教牧同工70余人参加此次培训。
培训班特邀中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐晓鸿牧师与上海市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐玉兰牧师主讲。
上午，徐晓鸿牧师以“做好新时代宗教工作，坚持我国基督教中国化方向”为主题，作了分享从“政治上认同、社会上适应、文化上融合、信仰上尊重”四个维度来认识基督教中国化的内涵及其所具有的“时代性、引领性、文化性”特征；介绍了各地教会推进基督教中国化的实践；
下午，徐玉兰牧师三方面对教牧同工提出要求：一是要坚持三自原则，要继续走爱国爱教的道路；二是要坚定中国化方向，承担时代责任；三是要坚守神圣呼召，践行教会使命。要以追求灵性来彰显德行，将个人侍奉融入群体。
“坚持我国基督教中国化方向”培训班在浦东举办
A training course on "Adhering to the Sinicization of Christianity" was held in Shanghai.
Rev. Xu Xiaohong, chairman of the Chinese Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee (TSPM), and Rev. Xu Yulan, chairman of the Shanghai TSPM, were invited to give lectures on March 30 in Abundant Grace (or Hong’en) Church, located in the station of Pudong CC&TSPM, reported CCC&TSPM.
Shanghai CC&TSPM said that the commissions of ethnic and religious affairs and branch CC&TSPMs in Pudong New Area and Putuo District organized the course, attended by more than 70 local pastoral workers and officials.
In his speech titled "Do a Good Job in Religious Work in the New Era and Adhere to the Principle of Developing Christianity in the Chinese Context," Rev. Xu Xiaohong shared that the sinicization of Christianity had epochal character, direction, function, and cultural traits. He said people could understand it from the four aspects of political identity, social adaptation, cultural integration, and respect for faith, followed by the introduction of the practice of promoting the sinicization of Christianity in Chinese churches.
In the afternoon, Rev. Xu Yulan urged pastoral staff to adhere to the sinicization policy and the "three-self" course of self-preaching, self-governing, and self-supporting and continue to love the country and the church. They were requested to protect the holy call they have received from God, fulfill the mission of the church, demonstrate virtue by pursuing spiritual maturity, and integrate themselves into groups to serve.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Training Course on Advancing Sinicization of Christianity Held in Shanghai
