# Is Persecution Good or Bad for the Chinese Church? (w/ Andrew Rappaport)│Prison Pulpit #100 [China Compass] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100-china-compass Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100-china-compass.md Podcast: [Fight Laugh Feast USA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827) Published: 2026-09-17T03:59:00+00:00 Episode link: https://app.dropwave.io/episode/4284d935-4432-4311-89f0-403aacbbe7d1/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100.mp3 Audio file: https://app.dropwave.io/episode/4284d935-4432-4311-89f0-403aacbbe7d1/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827/episodes/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100-china-compass Duration seconds: 1830 ## Resource On this 100th episode of the Prison Pulpit, Andrew and I have an in-depth discussion about the spiritual state of the modern Chinese church and why the revivals of the past generation may be waning.   Welcome to the China Compass podcast! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Email me with any questions, comments, or complaints: bfwesten AT gmail dot com. Finally, check out my personal landing page PrayGiveGo.us for everything else, including our missions website, substack, and books.   Why the Prison Pulpit?  The goal is to remind people to pray for persecuted believers as Hebrews 13:3 teaches: “Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them”    China Compass on the Christian Podcast Community https://strivingforeternity.org/show/china-compass/ The Rapp Report with Andrew Rappaport https://strivingforeternity.org/show/the-rapp-report/   Help Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church Last Chance: if you (or your family or organization ) would like to “sponsor” a Chinese church leader, I can personally provide you with the name (or secure nickname) of the particular pastor/leader who you sponsor, and for whom you can continue to pray for going forward. Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000!  Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com) or donate directly at: MCI3.org     Pray for China Cities of the Week (Sep 14-20): https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-sep-14-20-2026   Free Ebook: Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret https://anekopress.com/product/hudson-taylors-spiritual-secret/   Follow China Compass Thank you for listening! Subscribe &… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827/episodes/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100-china-compass/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fight-laugh-feast-usa-5063827/is-persecution-good-or-bad-for-the-chinese-church-w-andrew-rappaport-prison-pulpit-100-china-compass.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.