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A Doctrinal Training Program Adapted to the Current Chinese Setting Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 1993 A Doctrinal Training Program Adapted to the Current Chinese Setting Robert C. Wong Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Part of the Missions and World Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Wong, Robert C., "A Doctrinal Training Program Adapted to the Current Chinese Setting" (1993). Dissertation Projects DMin. 248. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/248 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertation Projects DMin by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Andrews University Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses. Please honor the copyright of this document by not duplicating or distributing additional copies in any form without the author’s express written permission. Thanks for your cooperation. INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. ProQuest Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT A DOCTRINAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADAPTED TO THE CURRENT CHINESE SETTING by Robert C. K. Wong Adviser: Jon L. Dybdahl Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Project Report Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: A DOCTRINAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADAPTED TO THE CURRENT CHINESE SETTING Name of researcher: Robert C. K. Wong Name and degree of faculty adviser: Jon L. Dybdahl, Ph.D. Date completed: December 1993 China is a country with the largest population and second largest territory in the world. During the past millenniums she has not had a considerable Christian background, but was strongly influenced by Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. In addition, from 1949 to 1990, atheism and evolutionism have been rampant under the Communist regime. By God’s grace and power, and through His faithful children’s witness, the Chinese church (including the SDA church), though experiencing severe trials, has not only survived but thrived. Church membership has increased dramatically. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The future of 200,000 SDAs and the progress of the Three Angels’ Messages in modem China obviously depends on one decisive factor—Does the Chinese SDA church have sufficient workers that are equipped to live out and teach the biblical truth? We do not have even one SDA school or seminary. The government as well as the officially sanctioned church is not accepting any denominational efforts or missionary work in this so-called post-denominational period of mainland China. The most urgent need facing this church is how to train its local church leaders and tens of thousands of lay workers to serve its members and finish the gospel work in China. In light of these conditions, this paper presents the way I have discussed to use the mass media-shortwave radio broadcasts and printed materials—along with organized study groups in China to train leaders and lay workers with sound biblical doctrines contextualized in the Chinese cultural, political, and spiritual setting. This doctrinal training with its theme, The Way That Leads to True Happiness, Wealth, and Longevity, is justified by the Holy Scriptures as well as encouraged by Ellen G. White’s writings. It fits in with the present Chinese setting. My observations and personal experience also confirm it. It is hoped this program will prove to be one of the best ways to train our Chinese lay workers now and wisely prepare for the great evangelistic thrust in the near future of China. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary A DOCTRINAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADAPTED TO THE CURRENT CHINESE SETTING A Project Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Robert C. K. Wong December 1993 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 3096511 _ ® UMI UMI Microform 3096511 Copyright 2003 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A DOCTRINAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADAPTED TO THE CURRENT CHINESE SETTING A project report presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Ministry by Robert C. K. Wong APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: U Adviser, Dean, ^lon L. Dybdahl SDA Theological Seminary Dnin iiriTT Peter M. van Bemmelen Date approved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...............................................................................................ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................. x INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. I Purpose of the Project ............................................................................................... I Rationale of the Project ............................................................................................. 1 Delimitations of the Project ....................................................................................... 4 Description of the Project .......................................................................................... 6 PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS: CHALLENGE FOR INTRODUCING AN SDA DOCTRINAL TRAINING PROGRAM Chapter I. SURVEY OF LITERATURE ........................................................................ 10 On Contextualized Theology or Doctrine ................................................. 11 SDA Materials.......................................................................................... 11 SDA Materials in Chinese ...................................................................... 13 Theology of the Third World and A s ia ............................................... 14 On Chinese Theology .............................................................................. 16 David G. Geizer ................................................................................. 16 Wing-Hung L am ................................................................................. 16 Lee-Ming N g ....................................................................................... 17 Yi-fan Shen ....................................................................................... 17 K. H. T i n g .......................................................................................... 18 Chinese Religions and the Christian Church ............................................ 20 In G eneral................................................................................................... 20 On Christianity .......................................................................................... 21 Hong K o n g .......................................................................................... 22 Mainland China ................................................................................. 22 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. United States....................................................................................... 22 Adventist material...................................................................................23 On Mass Media—Radio M inistry ................................................................ 25 Christian and SDA Usage of Mass Media ......................................... 25 SDA Broadcasting
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