My uncle’s conversion to Christianity came naturally. After retiring, he began attending church with my aunt and soon became a core member of the congregation. Skilled in musical notation and piano, he also led the choir in hymns.

Quanzhou is the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and the southern gateway for the introduction of religions to China. Thus, in the old Quanzhou, onw will see religious sites: Buddhist temples, Taoist shrines, General Guanyu's temples, or Christian churches.

Without external environmental crises, the traditional Christian model, a model of responding to suffering, can no longer meet the needs of the generation born since the 1990s. They are searching for meaning in life, personal value, and goals worth pursuing, things the traditional church model cannot provide at all.

The true meaning of going home for the Spring Festival is not to show off superficial appearances, nor to satisfy the gossip and chatters of the village. It is about family reunions and seeing the loved ones we have been apart from for a whole year.

The church's urbanization development spanned twenty years following China's entry into the WTO. These were also the years when the church's great ideals became widely embraced. This was a defining characteristic of that era, and it reflected the aspirations of the time. Today, it is rare to hear talk of grand gospel plans, and believers with such lofty ideals are few and far between.

The best way to spread the gospel is not through exam questions or forcing children to memorize key points. Jesus took his disciples into the people; he moved from place to place, responding to people’s needs.

In traditional church evangelism, we often see a one-sided output. This approach shows an air of dominance but also reveals a lack of confidence.

From the urgency of spreading the gospel, we can see the church’s anxiety about reaching unbelievers. The more the people reject, the stronger the anxiety of traditional churches becomes, which prompts them to more urgently evangelize to non-Christians.

Regardless of whether young people are believers or non-believers, they don't need high-and-mighty preaching and advice; they need listeners who can sit down to hear their stories and provide advice to address their anxieties.

Cruel historical memory makes us tend to yearn for material possessions. In the practice of the Christian faith, we have constantly materialized Jesus. We have shaped the image of Jesus and the gospel according to our national memory of suffering.