Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee is considered one of the most important indigenous church leaders and thinkers in the history of Chinese Christianity. There are few leaders in the history of Chinese Christianity whose influence is as prevalent as Watchman Nee’s.

Nee produced more than 40 volumes of devotional, sermonic as well as theological works. His writings were translated into many Eastern languages such as, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Tagalog as well as Western languages, such as English, French and Spanish. His books continue to influence many Christian groups ranging from charismatic renewal groups to mainline churches all over the world.

He is the founder of the “Little Flock”, the largest Protestant Christian denomination in China at the time of the Communist regime in 1949. The “Little Flock” began in 1923 with a few members and in less than 20 years grew to become more than 700 congregations with 70,000 members. At that time some estimated that out of the 700,000-1,000,000 member Protestant church community in China, the “Little Flock” had 100,000 members. Regardless of the numbers, this 20-year-old Christian movement proved to itself to be a tremendous achievement. Even under Communist oppression and persecution during the 50’s and 60’s, the “Little Flock” continued to grow. And today, the movement is still active throughout China. Moreover, the distinctive “Little Flock” theology, practice and spirituality is rooted in many Chinese Christian circles whether in China or overseas.