When all the church’s external support systems have gone or are diminished, we must ask: What resources does the church stand on? What resources do pastors themselves depend on? Union with Christ provides the answer. This essay looks at what we can learn from the Chinese house church about surviving persecution and hardship.

When Paul writes to believers from prison, we see a pastor who has lost everything the world has to offer, yet through suffering has gained true glory.

This blog post by a house church leader and former seminary student honestly describes the dangers of going abroad for a seminary degree.

This paper discusses the challenges facing house church seminaries and offers suggestions for how seminaries can better prepare leaders in any context.

The Bible intentionally uses—and subverts—political terms like "army," "kingdom," and "justice." This article offers a deeply biblical and countercultural meditation on worldly politics.

When all the church’s external support systems have gone, what resources does the church stand on? This essay looks at what we can learn from the Chinese house church about surviving persecution and hardship.