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In this article, David Powlison interviews Bob Fu about ministry in mainland China. Bob Fu discusses his conversion and ministry, and then some of the particular counseling problems that ministry must deal with, including marriage conflicts, prostitution, drugs and alcohol. Fu shares that the secular society has been adopting certain aspects of Western psychology, while the church tends towards a pietistic approach. Fu concludes that “we could help by encouraging and educating native Chinese to be biblical counselors.”

Bob Fu

David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.

Ministry in Mainland China

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