We extend our sincere gratitude to the editorial boards, authors, and external reviewers for their tremendous support of this journal!

The following individuals are listed in no particular order:

Ling LI, Rui PENG, Junli TONG, Xuesheng WANG, Jun XU, Yongsheng HU, Jiayin HU, Jianbin GUO, Yiting QIAN.

Selected comments from authors and external reviewers:

Buxiao NI: Publishing a journal is no easy task; I decline to accept any honorarium.

Yiting QIAN: Thank you for publishing my article. I request that the honorarium be transferred to the journal as operational funding.

Jun XU: I decline the honorarium. I hope this gesture demonstrates my support for domestic Christian studies. Wishing your journal continued success.

Jianbin GUO: Running a magazine is no easy task, and funding is limited. I decline to accept any honorarium.