To unite the over 100 million Chinese-speaking Christians worldwide, one must address the complex situation of the church in China, where believers are divided between unregistered house churches and the government-approved Three-Self church. Furthermore, stark political differences hinder the global Chinese-speaking church's unity. Despite these challenges, global evangelical leaders are striving for cohesion within this community. Recently, representatives from the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) visited China to engage with leaders of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and the China Christian Council (CCC), both supervised by the Chinese Communist Party, and extended an invitation for collaboration.
The WEA established the World Chinese Christianity Alliance (WCA) a year ago to support the Chinese-speaking church through a think tank, publishing house, media center, academic exchanges, resource sharing, and training programs.
Ezekiel Tan, general secretary of both the WCA and the Evangelical Alliance of Singapore, discussed with CT the WCA’s goals, its achievements so far, and the distinct challenges it faces in uniting ethnic Chinese Christians globally (referring to all ethnic Han people, regardless of their location).
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