Watchman Nee (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; Foochow Romanized: Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng; 1903–1972) was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century. He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison and was severely persecuted by the Communists in China. Together with Wangzai, Zhou-An Lee, Shang-Jie Song, and others, Nee founded The Church Assembly Hall, later which would be also known as the "Local churches" (Chinese: 地方教會). or more commonly as (聚會所) meaning "assembly hall" Born into a Methodist family, Watchman Nee experienced a religious revival, and joined the Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhou in 1920 at age 17 and began writing in the same year. In 1921, he met the British missionary M. E. Barber, who was a great influence on him. Through Miss Barber, Nee was introduced to many of the Christian writings which were to have a profound influence on him and his teachings. Nee attended no theological schools or Bible institutes. His knowledge was acquired through studying the Bible and reading various Christian spiritual books. During his 30 years of ministry, beginning in 1922, Nee traveled throughout China planting churches among the rural communities and holding Christian conferences and trainings in Shanghai. In 1952 he was imprisoned for his faith; he remained in prison until his death in 1972.
Series
Books
The Breaking of the Outer Man and the Release of the Spirit
1997
Aids to "Revelation"
1983
Orthodoxy of the Church, The
1973
The Normal Christian Church Life
2013
The Ministry of God's Word
1971
Church Affairs
1994
Love Not the World
1968
Spiritual Discernment
2009
The Ministers & The Open Door
1994
Questions on the Gospel
1999
How to Study the Bible
1998
A Balanced Christian Life
1981
THE KEY TO PRAYER
1998
The Complete Works of Watchman Nee as Published by Christian Fellowship Publishers
2004
The Normal Christian Life
1940
The Salvation of the Soul
1978
The Christian
2013
The Normal Christian Faith
1994
The Spiritual Man
1968
How to Know God's Will
1998
From Faith to Faith
1984
What Shall This Man Do?
1961
Spiritual Reality or Obsession
1970
The Secret of Christian Living
2008
Do All to the Glory of God
1974
Living Sacrifice
1972
Notes on Scriptural Messages
2025
The Gospel of God
1990
The Holy Spirit and Reality
1999
The Normal Christian Life
1977
The Word of the Cross
1994
The Resumption of Watchman Nee's Ministry
2013
Spiritual Knowledge
1973
Conferences, Messages, and Fellowship (3)
2013
A Table in the Wilderness
1978
The Latent Power of the Soul
1972
Resist the Devil
1998
Not I But Christ
1974
The Good Confession
1973
The Spiritual Man
Volume 1
2013
Sit, Walk, Stand
1957
The Spirit of the Gospel
1986
Christ, the Sum of All Spiritual Things
1973
Messages for Building Up New Believers (3)
1997
The Spiritual Man (3)
1968
Notes on Scriptural Messages (3)
2013
The Christian
2013
Changed into His Likeness
1967
Secrets to Spiritual Power
From the Writings of Watchman Nee
1998
The Overcoming Life
1997
Messages for Building Up New Believers (1)
1994
How to Study the Bible & The Breaking of the Outer Man and the Release of the Spirit
2013
The Open Door
2013
The Prayer Ministry of the Church
1973
Study on Matthew
2013
Assembling Together
1973
Let Us Pray
1977
The Spiritual Man (2)
2013
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
1995
Miscellaneous Records of the Kuling Training (1)
2013
The Glorious Church
1968
Matured Leadings in the Lord's Recovery 2
2013
Watchman Nee's Testimony
1991
Sit Walk Stand & Love Not the World
2025
Conferences, Messages, and Fellowship
2013
The Christian Life and Warfare
2013
Normal Christian Worker
1992
"Come Lord Jesus"
1976
The Present Testimony
2013
The Song of Songs & Hymns
2013
Practical Issues of This Life
1975
Central Messages
2013
Matured Leadings in the Lord's Recovery (1)
2013
The Assembly Life & The Prayer Ministry of the Church
2013
Authority & Submission
1993
General Messages
2013
The Gospel of God (1)
2013
The Song of Songs
1966
Basic Elements of the Christian Life, Volume Two
2023
The Orthodoxy of the Church & Authority and Submission
2024
Spiritual Authority
1972
The Release of the Spirit
1989
Amazing Grace
2013
