Excerpted from this link:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stori ... ended.html
Frontline:
Can you explain who your members are?
Pastor Jim Mingri:
About 90 percent of our members are between 20 and 40 years old. And most of them are university grads that are working in Beijing. More than 30 percent of them hold higher degrees, like a master’s degree or a PhD. They all have their own professional occupations. These are the majority. It’s a very young group of people. That’s why we developed so quickly. Within a year, we already have more than 350 people. This year is our second year and we want to limit our membership to within 600 people. We don’t want to expand. This is because our own leadership ability is still weak and may not be able to sustain too fast a growth without facing some problems. We also don’t have sufficient space to meet our membership growth.
Frontline:
At this point, are you afraid of the authority’s control?
Pastor Jin Mingri:
The most important thing is that we should follow the path taken by Jesus and his disciples. We have nothing to hide. We are Christian believers. We think that Christianity is good for Beijing, for China. But it may take some time before our intention is understood, trusted and even respected by the authority. We even have to consider the price we may have to pay. But I believe that, one day, all the problems will be resolved.
The program was "encouraging" overall, imo.
But time, and God in His sovereignty over time and circumstance, will tell the full story.
In the interim, prayers for our brothers and sisters in China.
Was I the only person who praised the Lord 'with' these folks on video-taped TV?
O Hallelujah!
