A Theology for the 21st Century from Urban China
Faithful, countercultural, and walking the way of the cross. We seek to capture the theology & teaching of the modern Chinese house church so that the global church can learn from its experience.
It’s time to hear new voices.
In China, the church has always been countercultural, often met with persecution, and always proclaiming the gospel with the full cost of following Jesus in mind.
The rest of the world increasingly faces this situation. It’s time to learn from our Chinese brothers and sisters who are preaching and living out the gospel in the face of marginalization and suffering.
The Center for House Church Theology (CHCT) publishes books and articles by leaders committed to the historic gospel of grace in China’s urban house churches.
Latest Article
Where Are You Running To?
In the wake of Zero Covid policy and increased government persecution, the second generation in the house church are discovering what it means to be persecuted and tested. When things are overwhelmingly difficult, where can we find the courage to face our fears? This heartfelt sermon from a younger pastor in China addresses the disciple Mark’s desire to flee and how he found salvation to be even greater in his weakness.
Previous Article
Should Christians be Patriots?
In a context in which Christians have been forced to either come under the Chinese government's oversight or face persecution, Wang Yi ponders what it means to be a Christian patriot who loves their country and strives for its betterment versus a nationalist who idolizes their nation.
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New Resources in Indonesian
Download the article by S.E. Wang, four chapters from the book Faith in the Wilderness, and two papers from the book Faithful Disobedience, in celebration of launching our website in Indonesian.
What People Are Saying
“I am hoping in many ways the Chinese church will be able to teach the whole church what it’s learning.”
—Timothy Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church
"The sermons in Faith in the Wilderness are haunting. Suffused by hope, they escape the zoom rooms where they were originally uttered, and echo around a world reeling from pandemic, war, and recession. I'm including them in my preaching class at Western Seminary because I want our students to study preaching from the Majority World and to learn how to preach missionally-sensitive sermons amid suffering. In the secular city in which I live and minister, these hope-filled homilies are a breath of fresh air that shows us that we can have faith, even in our secular wilderness."
—Stephen Stallard, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry & Master of Divinity Program Director, Western Seminary
“In the English speaking world, a significant amount of key theological writings from the Three-Self churches in China have been translated for quite some time. But this has not been the case with the house church movement in China. As the global church and academic community are increasingly eager to hear the voice of the house church in China, CHCT’s materials represent the first intentional and systematic attempt to make the house church’s voice heard beyond China and the Chinese world.
Overall, CHCT’s timely translation project fills a huge vacuum, corrects a long-standing imbalance, and meets an urgent need in popular and scholarly understanding of the Church in China. The primary sources from the house church movement in China will surely benefit the global church in its ministry as well as the academic community in its research.”
— Jin Chen (pseudonym), Researcher, Chinese Christianity
Meet the Team
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Hannah Nation
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
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S.E. Wang
CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THEOLOGICAL CONTENT
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Clara Kim
CONTENT AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
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