The year 2022 had seen ups and downs and mixed feelings for the church in China. While we recall the past year, a new era has come as we have the task of rebuilding.

Looking back and summarizing the past three years, great and far-reaching changes have taken place in many aspects of churches in China, especially in 2022, many have shown ten new trends. 

A painting exhibition presenting Bible stories was held by CCC&TSPM on the national Bible Day from the perspective of Chinese culture. 

Israel’s sixth Christian Media Summit was held in Jerusalem the first time in person since COVID-19, attracting 120 media professionals from 28 countries. 

The station of CCC&TSPM, Holy Trinity Church in Shanghai, opens to the public again after renovation.

Many have expectations for spiritual revival, but they believe it has requirements, such as prayer, repentance and holy living. But either way, the revival requires the crowd.

A very important practical problem is that rural churches lack pastors, or even have no pastors at all. In the future, will there be any pastors willing to go to the countryside? How do pastors train rural natives to do local pastoral work?

Alvin Austin's book China's Millions: The China Inland Mission and Late Qing Society, 1832-1905 was published.