{"id":7896,"date":"2022-07-25T23:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T23:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citc.org.uk\/citc-chinese-bible-training-programme-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:45:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citc.org.uk\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"CITC &#8211; Chinese Bible Training programmes in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7896\" class=\"elementor elementor-7896 elementor-259\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef80a3c e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef80a3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee89d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee89d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fd7ce animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84fd7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:50,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training Leaders for the Church<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e16216 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e16216\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bb04a e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8bb04a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697b5b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"697b5b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d600ecc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d600ecc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23d2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a23d2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Diploma Programmes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2052\"><ul>\n<li>Each area is offered in two levels: Foundation and Intermediate<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2053\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon 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class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\"><p>A Master&#8217;s degree program in collaboration with Evangel Seminary<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2054\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2054\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5069f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b5069f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/gXj6bV3NG1U&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da719a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4da719a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0978b9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0978b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72632f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72632f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We strive to provide systematic, Christ-centred and local church-focused programmes to develop Christ-like disciples, equipping the latter in areas of Biblical truth, Christian living and ministry, so that each of them can use his or her gifts to build Christ-like churches with a view to meeting the enormous spiritual needs of Scotland and the UK.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decb88d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"decb88d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7030606 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7030606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our story began with prayers. Back in 2017, God called some Chinese pastors and believers to pray for the souls in Scotland, the UK and Europe. Of the more than 700 million population in Europe, about three million are Chinese (accounting for 0.3%). Yet, less than 1% of the Chinese population are Christians. No wonder Rev. James Hudson Taylor IV (the great-great grandson of Hudson Taylor) said, \u201cNow the largest field for mission to Chinese is Europe!\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Who can share the Gospel with these three million Chinese in the European soils? Surely the Chinese churches in Europe should bear the responsibility. However, apart from a few well-developed Chinese churches, a lot of the Chinese churches in Europe suffer from a long-standing lack of pastors and church leaders. Their growth has been very much restricted. A pressing need is to develop pastors and lay leaders to help build and nourish evangelistic Chinese churches, which can shoulder the responsibility of reaching out to the Chinese in Europe. At the beginning of 2018, God called us to establish the \u201cChristian International Training Centre\u201d (hereinafter \u201cCITC\u201d) in Edinburgh.* Based at the political heart of Scotland, we believe that its strategic location is vital for serving not only Scotland, but also the UK and beyond.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There were Chinese churches in the three major cities of Scotland (namely, Aberdeen, Edinburgh &amp; Glasgow) as well as some fellowships and small groups in other smaller cities in 2018. These three major cities alone accounted for more than 20,000 Chinese, whose mother tongues are either Cantonese or Mandarin. Yet, the number of regular Chinese churchgoers was under 500. Meanwhile, the number of Chinese pastors and missionaries in Scotland was less than ten at that time. Although there was no lack of seminaries and Bible colleges in Scotland, the teaching medium, primarily in English, had become a hurdle for many Chinese believers. Therefore, setting up a training centre for Chinese believers has strategic significance. It helps not only to build up Chinese Christians, but also impart a sense of mission to them, equipping them for evangelistic work among the unbelieving Chinese, locals, and internationals, which in turn can contribute to the spiritual revival of the lands.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The mission of the CITC is to train lay leaders (and perhaps pastors one day) for Chinese churches. Partnering with the local and international churches and Christian institutes, we strive to provide holistic programmes to develop Christ-like disciples, preparing the latter to fit into God\u2019s master plan for His heavenly kingdom on earth.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We are thankful that the vision of setting up a training centre has obtained support from many churches, organisations, Christians and pastors. With the grace of God, CITC was officially launched in July 2019. The centre\u2019s name consists of \u201cInternational\u201d because Christians from many parts of the world are involved in this ministry. Our target groups are also international. At the outset we focus on serving the Chinese churches in Scotland and the UK. Lord willing, we hope to be able to serve the many nationalities in the wider world in future.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>*The 2018 figures reveal that there were more than 8,000 Chinese residing in Edinburgh. Yet, the average number of regular Sunday worshipers in the two Chinese churches at that time was only about 200 (around 0.25%) combined.<\/em><\/p><\/br><p><em># Starting April 1 2025, CITC\u2019s name has changed from \u201cChristian International Training Centre\u201d to \u201cChristian International Theological College\u201d, with the same\nacronym CITC. It is time that CITC was upgraded to be a seminary as we are starting to confer degrees together with Evange Seminary with the launch of Master of Christian Studies in spring 2024 and Master of Divinity in fall 2025. Hope this name change will reflect more accurately the academic\nstandard of CITC.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9e358 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9e358\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13fed1 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f13fed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:350,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/teacher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our 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