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MINISTRY / A blessing worth celebrating

MINISTRY / A blessing worth celebrating

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I attended a Chinese Lutheran pastor's ordination on Sunday morning. Because of the time difference, it was Saturday night here in the Midwest. I attended online along with two dozen others from various places in the world.

Celebration

The service brimmed with celebration. Celebration that

  • God sent his Son to forgive us as a gift of his grace.

  • The Holy Spirit has trained, equipped, and appointed another orthodox shepherd to serve in China.

  • This Confessional Lutheran church in China had a new pastor.

  • In this way God has answered the prayers of countless Christians who are asking him to adopt more people in China.

316NOW celebration

I also celebrated because 316NOW is linked to a worldwide network of Confessional Lutherans that is committed to bringing the joy of Christmas — and Easter — to China.

316NOW does not proclaim grace across China alone. We are part of a consortium of brothers and sisters in Christ who share the same focus. 316NOW's audience is different than our sister organizations. Our approach is different. But our goal is the same: to praise our gracious God forever with as many Chinese people as we can reach with the gospel.

These are blessings worth celebrating.

Jim Aderman / 316NOW's former Executive Director