A church in Shenzhen celebrated the fifth anniversary of its small group ministry, with two other churches celebrating together.
More than 200 pastors and believers from Xiangmihu Church and Bantian Church celebrated the fifth anniversary of Shatoujiao Church’s group ministry on August 17, according to the church in Shenzhen.
The parish groups of Shatoujiao Church and four tutor groups of Xiangmihu Church expressed their gratitude and praise to God with performances featuring waist-drum dance, poetry, variety shows, sacred dramas, poetry recitations, dances, and praise dances.
Rev. Qiu Quan introduced the fundamental definition of a small group church in his encouragement, which functions as a miniature church, where all believers are invited to experience concern and pastoral care in Christ and receive visions. Afterwards, they can engage in the Great Commission, achieving the multiplication and expansion of the small groups. He particularly emphasized that the pastoral orientation of the cell group ministry is “Each believer is both pastored and pastors others; each one is cared for and also cares for others.”
According to the history of the Shenzhen Zhongying Street Historical Museum, Rev. Rudolf Lechler and Rev. Philip Winnes from the Basel Mission in Switzerland first came to Shatoujiao to preach as early as the mid-19th century. Subsequently, some missionaries from the Hong Kong churches came to preach, introduce people to Christ in factories and homes, and set up gathering points. After 2000, local believers in Shatoujiao organized family gatherings spontaneously and gradually formed three different family gathering sites, worshipping in Mandarin, Teochew, and Hakka. In 2004, the municipal CC&TSPM began to care about the registration of churches in Shatoujiao. In 2006, a place in Yantian District was rented as the activity venue. In 2007, the government’s religious department agreed to set up a worshipping place on June 8, and Shatoujiao Church was founded on September 29.
- Translated by Cassie Li
深圳一个教堂迎来小组事工成立五周年，另外2个教堂一起庆祝。
据深圳市沙头角堂，8月17日，香蜜湖堂和坂田教会牧者与信徒共200多人一起欢庆沙头角教会的小组事工成立五周年。
沙头角堂各牧区小组，香蜜湖堂4个导师组分别以腰鼓舞、诗歌、综艺节目、圣剧、诗朗诵、舞蹈、赞美操，表达对神的感恩颂赞。
邱铨牧师在勉励中，向大家介绍小组教会的基本定义。他说小组就是一间小型的教会，而所有信徒均会被邀请进入不同的“小型教会”中；享受在基督里的关怀和牧养，并且领受异象；继而实践传福音的大使命，至终达成小组倍增分植的效果。他特别强调细胞小组事工的关怀牧养导向是“人人被牧养，人人牧养人，人人被关怀，人人关怀人”。
据中英街博物馆历史记载，早在19世纪中期，有瑞士巴色会传教士黎力基牧师和韦永福牧师到沙头角传福音。随后，陆续有一些香港教会的宣教士来传道，在工厂、家庭引人归主，建立聚会点。
2000年以后，居住在沙头角当地的信徒自发组织家庭聚会，并渐渐形成以普通话、潮州话、客家话语言为划分的、互不往来的三个不同的家庭聚会点。
2004年，市基督教两会开始关心沙头角教会登记工作。2006年，租得盐田区一地为活动场所。2007年6月8日，年政府宗教部门同意设立活动处所。于2007年9月29日成立沙头角教会。
深圳教堂庆祝小组事工成立5周年
A church in Shenzhen celebrated the fifth anniversary of its small group ministry, with two other churches celebrating together.
More than 200 pastors and believers from Xiangmihu Church and Bantian Church celebrated the fifth anniversary of Shatoujiao Church’s group ministry on August 17, according to the church in Shenzhen.
The parish groups of Shatoujiao Church and four tutor groups of Xiangmihu Church expressed their gratitude and praise to God with performances featuring waist-drum dance, poetry, variety shows, sacred dramas, poetry recitations, dances, and praise dances.
Rev. Qiu Quan introduced the fundamental definition of a small group church in his encouragement, which functions as a miniature church, where all believers are invited to experience concern and pastoral care in Christ and receive visions. Afterwards, they can engage in the Great Commission, achieving the multiplication and expansion of the small groups. He particularly emphasized that the pastoral orientation of the cell group ministry is “Each believer is both pastored and pastors others; each one is cared for and also cares for others.”
According to the history of the Shenzhen Zhongying Street Historical Museum, Rev. Rudolf Lechler and Rev. Philip Winnes from the Basel Mission in Switzerland first came to Shatoujiao to preach as early as the mid-19th century. Subsequently, some missionaries from the Hong Kong churches came to preach, introduce people to Christ in factories and homes, and set up gathering points. After 2000, local believers in Shatoujiao organized family gatherings spontaneously and gradually formed three different family gathering sites, worshipping in Mandarin, Teochew, and Hakka. In 2004, the municipal CC&TSPM began to care about the registration of churches in Shatoujiao. In 2006, a place in Yantian District was rented as the activity venue. In 2007, the government’s religious department agreed to set up a worshipping place on June 8, and Shatoujiao Church was founded on September 29.
- Translated by Cassie Li
Shenzhen Church Celebrates the 5th Group Ministry Anniversary
