"I think part of the appeal for some in the house church movement is the desire to return to a simpler expression of church," said Ed Stetzer, a seminary professor and president of Lifeway Research, ...

At a November conference, “The International Symposium on Evil Cults,” the Chinese government urged local authorities to focus not on the beliefs of accused cults, but instead to assess whether they ...

"I think part of the appeal for some in the house church movement is the desire to return to a simpler expression of church," said Ed Stetzer, a seminary professor and president of Lifeway Research, ...

A house church pastor imprisoned and violently attacked for his faith is providing an insider’s look at the situation for Christians living in China. Pastor Yang Hua, an alias he uses for ministry, ...

Contrary to its external portrayal, Christianity has had a deep historical and cultural impact on modern China. But in the mid-20th century the Communist Party suppressed the religion due to perceived ...

“I think part of the appeal for some in the house church movement is the desire to return to a simpler expression of church,” said Ed Stetzer, a seminary professor and president of Lifeway Research, ...

John Fenn's involvement in the house church movement is a return to his spiritual roots. When he and his wife became Christians in the 1970s, their formative spiritual years were spent in the intimate ...

Rodriguez, one of his ministry partners in this nontraditional movement, also known as “simple church,” will be in Rapid City on Feb. 26-28 to lead the Black Hills House Church Conference. The ...

The pandemic forced these ‘polymorphic’ churches to shift into house churches. When the Philippine government imposed restrictions on public gatherings in early 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, ...

David Lin wanted to create a space in China for people to worship as they choose. A pastor from an evangelical Protestant church in California, Mr. Lin told his family that, on many visits, he found a ...