The Asian Region Seminar to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the International Missionary Council was hosted in the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, Jiangsu, in person and virtually on October 27.
The seminar themed "The Attempt and Efforts of the Chinese Church to Move towards Independence in the First Half of the 20th Century: From Perspective of Mission" began, with a speech from Rev. Wu Wei in the opening ceremony.
Rev. Wu, president of China Christian Council (CCC), explained that Chinese Christians were fortunate to have this opportunity to hold this conference, as Chinese churches participated in the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC), according to CCC&TSPM. Churches in China should not be absent from the ecumenical movement and world mission, as the early leaders of the Chinese churches had made outstanding contributions in the movement, he added.
The one-day seminar contained three sessions.
The first session had discussions on the topics of "World War I and the Indigenization of the Chinese Church", "The 1956 Conference on Theological Education in Southeast Asia", "The Anglican Church and the Indigenization of the Chinese Church in the First Half of the 20th Century", and "'The Necessity for Sinicizing Christianity'—Chinese Christians and the World Mission Conference at Edinburgh 1910".
The second session focused on issues such as "The Early Self-Evangelism Attempts and Efforts of Chinese Christianity from the Development of the International Missionary Council's Concept of Evangelism", "The Growth of Singapore Chinese Church Outside the Sinophone World: The Transforming Singapore Chinese Church", and "The Chinese Church and the International Missionary Council".
The third session included the lectures titled "Theology of Love and the Greater Mission - Yang-chu James Yen's Christian Humanism and Civilian Education Movement", "Tsu Ch’en Chao and the Sinicization of Christianity" and "International Missionary Movement and the Church in China".
During the seminar, besides Chinese Christians serving in WCC, representatives from the Chinese mainland academic community, churches in Hong Kong and Singapore, and the Foundation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia gave remarks. In addition, the participants also discussed how to do a good job of evangelism, the relationship between the Singapore Chinese Church and other churches, the translation of "Mission" and other topics, with the responses from the speakers.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
10月27日，国际宣教协会成立100周年亚洲区研讨会在南京金陵协和神学院以线上线下相结合的方式召开。其主题为“20世纪上半叶中国教会走向独立的尝试与努力：从传福音的视角看”。
上午9时整，研讨会正式开始。中国基督教协会会长吴巍牧师在开幕式中致辞中说中国基督教很高兴有这样的机会承办这次会议，因为中国教会一直积极参与世基联的工作，中国教会早期的领袖也在普世教会运动中做出了杰出的贡献，普世运动和宣教事工不应缺少我们中国教会的故事和中国教会的声音。
一天的研讨会共分为三个专场进行。
第一场分别以“第一次世界大战与中国教会的本色化” “1956年东亚神学大会”“馨香流芳：圣公会与20世纪上半叶中国教会本色化”和“‘教会最终必须中国化’——中国基督徒与1910年爱丁堡世界宣教大会”为题进行研讨。
第二场分别以“从国际宣教协会传福音观的发展看中国基督教早期的自传尝试和努力”“汉语圈外华文基督教的发展：蜕变中的新加坡华文教会”和“中国教会与国际宣教协会”为题进行研讨。
第三场分别以“爱的神学与更大的使命——晏阳初的基督教人文主义精神与平民教育运动”“赵紫宸与基督教中国化”和“国际宣教运动与中国基督教会”为题进行研讨。
一天的研讨，既有中国教会在世基联各委员会任职的委员，也有来自中国内地学界、中国香港特区教会、新加坡教会和东南亚神学教育基金会的代表发言。研讨过程中，与会同工还就如何做好传福音的工作、新加坡华文教会与其他教会的关系、“Mission”的翻译等相关话题进行了探讨，讲员一一进行了回应。
纪念国际宣教协会成立100周年亚洲区研讨会在南京召开
The Asian Region Seminar to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the International Missionary Council was hosted in the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, Jiangsu, in person and virtually on October 27.
The seminar themed "The Attempt and Efforts of the Chinese Church to Move towards Independence in the First Half of the 20th Century: From Perspective of Mission" began, with a speech from Rev. Wu Wei in the opening ceremony.
Rev. Wu, president of China Christian Council (CCC), explained that Chinese Christians were fortunate to have this opportunity to hold this conference, as Chinese churches participated in the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC), according to CCC&TSPM. Churches in China should not be absent from the ecumenical movement and world mission, as the early leaders of the Chinese churches had made outstanding contributions in the movement, he added.
The one-day seminar contained three sessions.
The first session had discussions on the topics of "World War I and the Indigenization of the Chinese Church", "The 1956 Conference on Theological Education in Southeast Asia", "The Anglican Church and the Indigenization of the Chinese Church in the First Half of the 20th Century", and "'The Necessity for Sinicizing Christianity'—Chinese Christians and the World Mission Conference at Edinburgh 1910".
The second session focused on issues such as "The Early Self-Evangelism Attempts and Efforts of Chinese Christianity from the Development of the International Missionary Council's Concept of Evangelism", "The Growth of Singapore Chinese Church Outside the Sinophone World: The Transforming Singapore Chinese Church", and "The Chinese Church and the International Missionary Council".
The third session included the lectures titled "Theology of Love and the Greater Mission - Yang-chu James Yen's Christian Humanism and Civilian Education Movement", "Tsu Ch’en Chao and the Sinicization of Christianity" and "International Missionary Movement and the Church in China".
During the seminar, besides Chinese Christians serving in WCC, representatives from the Chinese mainland academic community, churches in Hong Kong and Singapore, and the Foundation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia gave remarks. In addition, the participants also discussed how to do a good job of evangelism, the relationship between the Singapore Chinese Church and other churches, the translation of "Mission" and other topics, with the responses from the speakers.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Asian Region Seminar to Commemorate Centenary of the International Missionary Council Held in Nanjing
