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‘Gen Z are disciples in the making, not problems to fix’: Arise Leadership Summit spotlights authentic mentorship

Asia Church & Missions

7 min read

A call for authenticity, empathy, and long-term investment in the next generation of Christian leaders took center stage at the Arise Leadership Summit 2025 in Indonesia, as Ashish Hirzai, Director for Church Engagement at Arise Asia and leader of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Global Youth Commission, delivered a plenary address that blended humor, data, and personal testimony with a passionate plea for a reimagined model of discipleship.

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India’s anti-conversion laws selectively deny freedom of religion for Indians

Asia Religious Freedom Church & Missions

8 min read

India’s famed Emperor Ashoka was an ancient convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. He demonstrated that a person is NOT forced by others to convert from one religion to another. Today, “religious conversions are forced,” is the flawed premise of all anti-conversion laws of India. Who could have forced mighty Emperor Ashoka to change his religion? The Emperor’s famous religious conversion was his choice.
The end of persecution is a realistic hope but in the meantime we lament

Asia Religious Freedom

6 min read

In a perfect world, where legal systems hold political power to account and protect minorities against human rights abuses we might expect an end to persecution. But we do not live in a perfect world. People with power continue to act with impunity against those who think and live differently to them. Christians have a way to cope with this reality and a real and living hope for a future free of persecution.
A reflection on how tragedies can teach us the number of our days and spur us on to love and good deeds

Asia Society & Culture Church & Missions

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Air India flight AI-171 from from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick dominated the headlines mid-June. Like many large scale tragedies it captures our attention briefly, but for those closer to the story the impact can be longer lasting. This reflection observes that tragic news can become a wake up call to "seek first the kingdom" with renewed vigor without delay.
On World Refugee Day a refugee remembers the seven churches involved in saving his family

Asia Migration Church & Missions

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Every forcibly displaced person's story is unique and harrowing. To commemorate World Refugee Day, here is a first-hand account of a boy's refugee journey with his family. He is now a mature follower of Jesus dedicated to helping refugees and believes the Church has a crucial role in refugee care—a role that is a powerful witness to the love of Christ.

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Asia Church & Missions

South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

By CDI Staff

To mark the 80th anniversary of liberation and division, the 7th North Korean Church Planting Forum was held to review the Korean church’s readiness and direction for unified mission work and the planting of churches in North Korea, and to refine strategies. Under the theme “80th Anniversary of Liberation: Diagnosis and Vision for North Korean Church Planting,” the forum was held on July 17 at the Cappella Hall in the basement of the Second General Building of Chongshin University in Dongjak-gu,
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Global Church & Missions

Fourth annual IPAC meeting strengthens global Anglican–Pentecostal cooperation in mission and service

By Chris Eyte

A shared commitment to global mission and service was reaffirmed during the fourth annual meeting of the International Pentecostal–Anglican Commission (IPAC), as delegates explored ways to deepen cooperation between the two Christian traditions.
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Asia Religious Freedom

Relatives of Muslim pressure Christian family to drop rape charges

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Relatives of a Muslim in Pakistan who raped a 14-year-old Christian girl are threatening her family to compel them to drop charges, sources said.
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Global Religious Freedom

Christianity faces being ‘wiped out,’ UK’s FoRB envoy warns amid intensifying persecution

By The Christian Post

Christianity is at risk of being “wiped out” in parts of the world due to intensifying persecution, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, David Smith, has warned. The British government is now targeting 10 countries as part of its revised foreign policy focus to defend this human right.
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Asia Religious Freedom

Christian accused of blasphemy in retaliation for row, lawyer says

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 19) arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic with blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging, sources said. Amir Peter of Nishat Colony in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province, was charged under Section 295-C of the country’s controversial blasphemy laws pertaining to disrespect of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad – punishable with death – on the complaint of Sanor Ali.
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Asia Religious Freedom

Panel ordered for investigating blasphemy law abuse in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

In what attorneys in Pakistan termed a “huge ray of hope,” a federal high court on Tuesday (July 15) directed the government to form an inquiry commission within 30 days to investigate blatant abuse of blasphemy laws.

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Christian convert charged with terrorism in Egypt after requesting new identification

Middle East Religious Freedom

Less than 2 min

A Christian convert in Egypt has been charged with terrorism after he requested a new identification document to reflect his change of religion. The man, arrested earlier this month, now faces accusations of stirring unrest and spreading false news.
'A generation willing to say yes': Opening keynote at Arise Leadership Summit calls Asia to rise as a mission force

Asia Church & Missions

about 6 min
Arise Leadership Summit kicks off in Indonesia with call to mobilize Gen Z for global missions

Asia Church & Missions

about 3 min
How to untangle the Gordian Knot of life with wisdom, the word, and the Good Shepherd

Europe Church & Missions

about 6 min
Rebels kill 38 Christians at church vigil in Democratic Republic of Congo

Africa Religious Freedom

about 2 min
WEA publishes findings of internal review following whistleblower report

US & Canada Church & Missions

about 3 min

Asia

‘Gen Z are disciples in the making, not problems to fix’: Arise Leadership Summit spotlights authentic mentorship

Pastors and other Christians brutalized in Odisha state, India

Patrick Fung opens day two of Arise Leadership Summit with call to grace, mentorship, and intergenerational growth

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Photos from opening ceremony of Arise Leadership Summit

'A generation willing to say yes': Opening keynote at Arise Leadership Summit calls Asia to rise as a mission force

Arise Leadership Summit kicks off in Indonesia with call to mobilize Gen Z for global missions

COALA 3.0 communiqué affirms new era of Majority World mission partnerships and shared faith

Order for Panel to Probe Blasphemy Law Abuse Suspended

Opinion

India’s anti-conversion laws selectively deny freedom of religion for Indians

The end of persecution is a realistic hope but in the meantime we lament

A reflection on how tragedies can teach us the number of our days and spur us on to love and good deeds

On World Refugee Day a refugee remembers the seven churches involved in saving his family

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South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

Fourth annual IPAC meeting strengthens global Anglican–Pentecostal cooperation in mission and service

Relatives of Muslim pressure Christian family to drop rape charges

Christianity faces being ‘wiped out,’ UK’s FoRB envoy warns amid intensifying persecution

Christian accused of blasphemy in retaliation for row, lawyer says

Panel ordered for investigating blasphemy law abuse in Pakistan

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Christian convert charged with terrorism in Egypt after requesting new identification

'A generation willing to say yes': Opening keynote at Arise Leadership Summit calls Asia to rise as a mission force

Arise Leadership Summit kicks off in Indonesia with call to mobilize Gen Z for global missions

How to untangle the Gordian Knot of life with wisdom, the word, and the Good Shepherd

Rebels kill 38 Christians at church vigil in Democratic Republic of Congo

WEA publishes findings of internal review following whistleblower report

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