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灵性成熟与心理健康是两回事。很多非基督徒心理上非常健康，很多灵性成熟的信徒却患上抑郁症。信徒在抑郁中还是可以荣耀神的。

本文分析了近年在美中国学生人数减少和印度学生人数增加的原因，以及华人教会应该如何回应这一趋势。

博德恩用短暂的一生投入宣教，他用生命印证了自己写在圣经上的话：“毫无保留、绝不退后，无怨无悔”。

异端的危害包括：诱人偏离正道、对弟兄姐妹进行精神控制、拉羊导致教会分裂，等等。

The strategies of those spreading false teaching include seducing people to deviate from truth, brain-washing brothers and sisters, “stealing sheep” and splitting the church.

这本书收集了返回中国的基督徒的真实故事。This book is a collection of actual testimonies of Christians who have returned to China.

一些中国留学生分享的他们对于海归事工的感受和对所听到的福音的看法。

We hope these suggestions will help you to continue to persevere in your faith, actively participate in church life, and boldly share the Gospel after you return.

Reverse cultural shock refers to the psychological and emotional discomfort experienced by individuals when they return to their original cultural environment.

Many returnees struggle with reverse cultures shock when they return to China.  A little preparation can help a lot.

仅从 App 产品和设计角度来做分析，这款收割大部分基督徒（尤其是年轻人）的 App 到底有何过人之处。

本站同工归纳的海归基督徒“反向文化冲击”的一些表现和应对策略。

希望这些关于如何坚持灵修的建议能帮助你在回国后继续坚持信仰，积极参与教会生活，并勇敢地分享福音。

There are several common problems that Christian returnees face when they return to China. This video is a short explanation of them.

There is much talk about the trust crisis in China and the possible role of religion in rebuilding China’s moral order. This study examines religion’s impact on the economy in China.

This book is written for people working in places where creative accounting is common.

In China’s second-tier cities, a battle is raging — a battle, that is, to attract new graduate talent. Despite being considered a step down from big cities on the glamor and prestige scale, second and third tier cities hope to tempt university graduates to settle within their limits.

A number of Chinese returnees have found the reality of coming home after obtaining an overseas degree is falling short of their dreams of a better job and higher salary.

Eric is offered a high paying exciting job, but it will involve a lot of travel which will impact his church ministry and family life. What should he do?

After returning to China with a Masters degree from the UK, Ethan had to settle for a job which paid half the average income.

Many Christians in China today are seeking to be salt and light in their communities and in society. But what does that look like?

Shanghai’s Marriage Market, where elderly residents gather in the hopes of setting up their children or grandchildren with “suitable” spouses by advertising their qualities.

The issue of unmarried females, often stigmatised as "leftover" women, has long been a topic of concern in a society that prioritises marriage and motherhood for women.

From the moment Mary sensed she was pregnant with her third child she knew she had received a gift. But the niggling question of how a third child would affect their life worried her.

The new era in China is seen as lacking love, ethics, and upbringing. While the original hierarchy and relationships have collapsed, a new order affecting relationships has not been established.

"Our generation of only-children is very self-conscious. We must shoulder all of our parents’ goals and their ever- bigger dreams...we don’t have our independent future, but rather, re-walk the path our parents didn’t finish."

What do we need to do to prepare a Chinese Christian to return to China?  We have created this check list for you to use with each potential returnee to see if there is more you can do to prepare them. 

As you return to your home country of China, you will face both challenges and opportunities. Chinese who have returned have told us stories of how God has used them and their experience overseas to influence their community after returning to China.

This article discusses the worldview that Chinese students and scholars come from, the issues they face when returning home and some lessons learned by Chinese returnees.

As more Chinese living abroad are coming to faith, the question of how to prepare them for integrating into the church when they return to China becomes ever more urgent.

The Christian faith is very community-based and uses a lot of language of family, and for Chinese people, it's all about family. Chinese are in a “we” culture, not an “I” culture. That's very much what the Christian church is, too.” 

The TV drama “A Love for Separation” provoked widespread discussion on Chinese social media. The show depicts the struggles of three children from different backgrounds as their families prepare to send them off to schools in the U.S.

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese come to the U.S. to study and work. Those who return to China are nicknamed sea turtles. We hear from a returnee to China who's trying to adjust to life in Beijing.

Last year I spent time interviewing a group of Chinese graduate students I regularly met with for bible study. With the permission of those interviewed, I published a series called “Stories from Chinese Millennials.”

Here are short stories from six different young Chinese people where they talk about what they have responded to while overseas.

我们不仅在教会中敬拜上帝，更在日常工作、生活的每一刻都向上帝献上我们的心。

世界上最大的心理伤害，往往来自最亲的亲人。

圣经和中国传统的儒家文化都教导人应该“孝敬父母”，尽管“孝敬”在两者中的含义不尽相同。

教会里通常称初信主的基督徒为属灵“婴儿”，他们得救受洗之后，不但需要被喂养，还需要特别的呵护和关心。

圣经中的相关教导，能够帮助我们认识散居宣教的重要性和策略性。

We have walked hand in hand these last years and learned that no matter what our circumstances, God is a faithful God.

我找到很好的教会，有本地的弟兄姊妹，也有从海外回来的弟兄姊妹。这些年来我们都一起走过。

One life can impact so many others! Song Shangjie is indeed a fruitful returnee Christian.

宋尚节一个人的生命影响了这么多人，他确实是一名结出丰硕果子的海归基督徒。

Every night, I would cry when I looked at the photos of my overseas church life.

回国三年，服事三年，耶和华我的神，一直与我同在。祂带领我经历高峰和低谷，让我学习谦卑，让我愿意破碎，为要使用我，成为别人的祝福。

那个时候，我害怕基督徒这个身份所带来的异样和不被理解的眼光，害怕别人说我之所以信无非是软弱无能的表现。

Although the past year here has been very different than I expected, I'm happy for the reasons I stayed.

上帝的应许仿佛一颗定心丸，使我不再惧怕回国后的未知与挑战，带着祂所赐的平安可以勇敢前行。

虽然这一年在这里的生活和我之前的想象有天壤之别，但是我为我留下来的理由而开心。

其实活在世界中，逃避永远比面对要容易得多，可是那不是出于神的心意。

后来牧师分享说：我们的坦诚相待很打动她，她也很感谢我们的主动分享。

In truth, it is always easier to run away than to face challenges, but fleeing from difficulties is not God's will.

The pastor later shared that our openness touched her and she appreciated our initiative to share.

Why we should join a local congregation

问卷调查中发现，中国基督徒对于圣经，尤其是对于传统纸本圣经的珍爱程度，远高于电子工具和其他流行的工具。

When Chinese believers say that they love reading the Bible, they are not thinking of their favorite Bible translation. For Chinese Christians, there is just one Bible translation, the ‘Chinese Union Bible.’

在中国，信主是准备付代价的。然而在北美的教会，似乎只强调信主的好处。

This resource is a list of questions that a couple can use for open and frank discussions before they get married.

If you are learning Mandarin Chinese with the goal of doing ministry in Chinese then this page has links to some useful resources.

Without a supportive church community, how else will our friends stand firm in such a challenging context as China. Several helpful articles on the church in China.

In this third part of the series we will focus on how to help returnees settle in a church or fellowship where they can serve and be supported in their daily Christian walk.

Here is a call for root and branch acceptance of Jesus as Saviour and Lord in a way that gladly accepts the deep cost of life-long Christian commitment.

The media and news have reported that the Bible has been withdrawn from sale or banned in China.

This resource has been designed as a do-it-yourself seminar to help Christian women learn what the Bible teaches about singleness and to discuss it together.

This article is intended to help those working with Chinese students overseas to understand more about the situation of marriage in China.

Going home is not what I thought it would be:  The unique challenges faced by returnees

In this second part of the series, we consider the need for pre-return training to prepare returnees for the issues they will face on returning home.

In this first part of the series we consider how new Christians need to be discipled as Chinese believers - that is we need to engage in contextualized discipleship.

In 2016 Thriving Turtles conducted a survey amongst Chinese International students at four universities in Sydney, Australia. This survey indicates that most Chinese Christian students do not intend to return to China upon completion of their studies.

在中国找教会最好的方式是通过介绍。教会就像一个大家庭，每人都要参与、帮忙。

This is a brief introduction to the church in China for Chinese who have become Christians while overseas and want to understand something about the church in China before returning there.

31 daily readings from Ephesians designed to help believers form a good habit of Bible reading during their first month back home.

This post has some suggestions for Chinese and English Bible study materials.  We have included links to sites where you can order or download the materials.

When you meet someone who is interested in exploring Christianity and reading the bible, its important to make sure they have access to a bible they can read.

Choosing a Chinese Bible involves not only choosing a version, but choosing a script and other factors as well. This article will explain these considerations so you can make a good recommendation.

Xiao Ming studied in Australia where he also became a Christian. This is a story of the challenges he faced when he returned home.

Many aspects of Chinese culture are consistent with the Christian gospel, but there are other aspects which can or do conflict with the Christian gospel.