Pastor, worshipper gunned down in northwest Nigeria
During an evening worship service on Monday (July 7), suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria.
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How should we understand the Nigerian crisis?
Misrepresenting or politicizing the security problem in Nigeria will not help us move toward a solution. Unbalanced, sensationalist narratives can do a lot of damage, our brothers and sisters in Nigerian churches deserve better.
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Early Christmas gift for some Nigerian families of abducted children
Families in Nigeria were given an early Christmas gift this week as 130 children and teachers kidnapped a month ago from a Catholic school were released on Sunday, according to government and church officials. International Christian Concern here summarize the situation.
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We must create true companionship for our children in an artificial age
Gone are the days of searching for true wisdom or sidling up to a parent to ask for help. Teens may now inhabit a world where feeling is primary and where, in times of difficulty, they can simply create the remedy with the assistance of artificial companions. If parents do not counteract this, the consequences will be severe.
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God's intention is for faith and work to mix for kingdom influence
faith-and-work organizations have developed a parallel path alongside the Church, discipling believers to glorify God through their work. However, pastors, church leaders, and denominations have often not been formally engaged. The Church needs a paradigm shift.
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‘Disciple-making cannot be optional’: Asia Evangelical Leadership Forum urges churches to embrace Jesus’ final command
By CDI StaffAs church growth stagnates in many parts of the world, evangelical leaders at the Asia Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF) in Seoul issued a clear call to return to the core mandate of the Christian faith: making disciples.
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Digital Shadows: How terror groups in Nigeria and the Sahel leverage social media, AI, and drones
By CDI StaffIn April, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) - an offshoot of Boko Haram and an affiliate of the Islamic State in parts of Nigeria and the Sahel - deployed four armed drones carrying grenades in an attempted attack on a military base in Borno, northeast Nigeria. This was the first time the proscribed group was using drones for direct attacks, a step-up from surveillance and reconnaissance cases.
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Slaughter of Christians escalates in Plateau state, Nigeria
After slaughtering at least 50 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in April, Fulani herdsmen this week killed five more in the same county, sources said.
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Military emergency sought as herdsmen kill 86 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria
A prominent attorney petitioned Nigeria’s president to declare a military emergency as Fulani herdsmen killed at least 86 people in predominantly Christian areas of Benue state in the past two weeks, including 46 on Sunday (June 1), sources said.
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Herdsmen kill 70-year-old pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen this week killed at least nine Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, sources said.
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From prison cells to the pulpit: Bishop Alexander shares moving testimony of resilience and gospel's transformative power in South Sudan
By Ken KagichaThe presiding bishop of the African Inland Church James Lagos Alexander illustrated the transformative power of the Gospel through a personal journey of unwavering faith in the face of brutal persecution where being a “Christian was a crime” in Sudan especially during the civil war in 1983 - 2005. The northern government of Sudan had declared jihad against the largely Christian south, killing and arresting Christians and bombing churches.
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Work from love not for love because our value is secure in Jesus
In the world of athletics, the pressure to prove is relentless. The message is loud and clear: prove your value. Earn your worth. But, what would it look like if we competed, coached, and lived not for love, but from love?
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