Fertility rates are falling across every world region, with most now below the level needed to maintain population size, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of United Nations and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development data published earlier this month.
The continent of Africa looks different depending on which calculations you choose to make a three dimensional reality into a two dimensional representation, and the choice is largely determined by who is in charge and what narrative they wish to portray. The African Union has decided it is time to take charge and give the world a better perception of the African continent. Jim Olang hopes this will help lift African confidence in the wider world.
Consider the bees and how they work together to ensure that they thrive. So it is with our Christian life. We need one another in order to thrive in our walk with Jesus. In an era of increasing individualism and correlated loneliness we do well to remember that we are all part of one body, never meant to be living, working, or ministering alone. Without others clustering close to us and us to them in supportive mutuality, the world can be a cold and threatening place.
If you have any interest in the well being of the World Christian movement, then it's hard not to care about the 600 million-strong Pentecostal-Charismatic movement. Not only does it constitute a quarter of global Christianity, but in the Global South in particular, mainstream evangelicalism is increasingly adopting a Pentecostal flavor—taking on its practices and ministry ethos. Pentecostals are not simply a part of the story; they are shaping the direction of much of it.
African farmers work hard to grow whatever the land agrees to yield, while in the Nigerian Plateau Christian farmers face increasing threats from Fulani militias. It is rare that we read from the perspective of a victim of terrorism. This account is both an exception and exceptional. Uren, in her final year of high school, writes with terrifying yet beautiful prose of the death of her siblings and father at the hands of a band of brutal Fulani militias. Read on for a reality check.
Amnesty International this week called for the "quashing" of the convictions of 11 Christians in Libya sentenced to prison under charges that included “insulting Islam.”
A new scholarly volume examining the theological and missiological dimensions of religious persecution has been released as the third installment in the Christians under Pressure series. Published jointly by the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) and Culture and Science Publ. (VKW), Religious Persecution: Perspectives from Theology and Missiology is now available for free download, with a printed edition to follow on Sept. 1.
What began as a unifying anthem during the uncertainty of 2020 has spiraled into one of South Africa’s most high-profile music disputes. Jerusalema—the gospel-influenced house hit whose infectious rhythm and Zulu lyrics inspired a worldwide dance challenge—brought chart-topping success and hundreds of millions of YouTube views.
The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) has voiced strong support for the newly launched National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse, which seeks to address rising substance abuse across the country.
Fulani herdsmen on Monday morning (Aug. 4) killed a Christian woman in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, the latest of 17 Christians slain in the area since July 15, sources said.
The Elders Council of one of Kenya’s biggest Baptist churches has revoked the ordination of the senior pastor, Munengi Mulandi, following serious “allegations of misconduct.” In a statement released on Aug. 3, the Elders Council said Mulandi was no longer serving as the Senior Pastor of Nairobi Baptist Church, Ngong Road, from June 1, 2025.
Christians in Türkiye suffered an upsurge in hate crimes in 2024 compared with the previous year, according to a human rights report.
