One goal of Chairman Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ in China (1966-1976) was to snuff out the religious impulse in man. He attempted to do this by persecuting the weak church, ridiculing all things spiritual, and proving once for all that the co-operation of people under their almighty State could satisfy the deepest needs of man. How…
Reformed theological literature translation and publication ministry for the Chinese people.
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We want to give thanks to God for the generosity and prayers of believers in Australia who have supported the work of RTF during 2011. This has enabled the work of translating reformed theological literature into Chinese and distributing more and more books in China. In particular we are glad that the project to translate…
This verse provided the theme text for RTF, “… but the word of God is not bound!” (2 Timothy 2:9) Bitter persecution is something almost unknown to Christians in Australia. Yet for many Sections of the Church, it is or has been a reality. Suffering for the sake of the gospel. Many of us will…
The death of Rev. Dr Charles Chao on 16th December 2010 marks the end of an era for the Reformation Translation Fellowship. Together with Rev Sam Boyle they set up this ministry in South China back in 1949. The tribute below from Rev John J. Murray of Edinburgh was printed in the order of service…
At the end of 2009, the Australian Branch of RTF agreed to sponsor the translation and publication of The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches, by John L Nevius. This was and first published in English in Shanghai in 1886 and led to a major rethink of Western missionary methods in China. RTF workers in…
Recently RTF in North America agreed to fund the printing (on presses in China) of two new titles. They are Presbyterian Church Government by John Murray, and What is Reformed Theology by John R de Witt. Here is a report from RTF an RTF worker who recently returned from a time in ministry in China.“I…
The Reformation Translation Fellowship enthusiastically supports the training of pastors and Church leaders for the house church networks in China. It has provided resources for a new and mobile ministry training organisation called the Calvin Theological Hall. This is led by Pastor John Lin. Here is a report from Pastor Joe McClelland (all names modified)…