Asia
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‘Covered in the dust of the rabbi’: at ACCM2026, WEA head emphasizes discipleship happens in community
On the evening of June 9, 2026, 210 evangelical leaders from 25 nations gathered in Manila for the opening session of the Asia Conference on Church & Mission (ACCM) 2026. Rev. Botrus Mansour, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, delivered the first keynote address of the conference. His message was primarily a pastoral argument, grounded in ancient Jewish practice, for why discipleship must be done in community — and what the Church loses when it forgets this. -
Asia Conference on Church & Mission opens in Manila, calling evangelical leaders to 'Disciple or Die 3.0'
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A judge called them cockroaches. India’s Gen Z took it as a compliment.
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‘Cow vigilantes’ get Catholics in prayer arrested in India
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Philippine evangelical leaders sign covenant of unity amid political divisions
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Korean churches unite in prayer for reunification of North and South, release of detained missionaries
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‘Sacrilege law’ in Punjab, India further threatens Christians
Thanks to misuse of a law against “outraging religious feelings,” a Christian pastor in Punjab state, India still cannot return home. His church is shut. -
Islamic extremists halt church service in Indonesia
A Muslim mob in Indonesia led by members of the Islamic extremist Islamic Jihad Front (FJI) on Sunday (May 24) stopped a church from worshiping at the congregation’s new location, sources said. -
Christian leaders demand equal representation, protection for Pakistan’s minorities in constitutional reforms
Christian rights organizations have called on Pakistan’s federal government to introduce a series of constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening protections for religious minorities, women and children as part of the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment Bill. -
Philippine Church leaders call for truth, accountability in Duterte impeachment trial
Religious leaders and evangelical groups in the Philippines are calling on the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying accountability and the rule of law must prevail amid allegations of corruption and abuse of power. -
Police in Pakistan fail to make arrests in violence against Christians
Police in Pakistan have failed to comply with Supreme Court orders to arrest all suspects involved in the August 2023 attacks on multiple churches and Christian homes in Jaranwala, Punjab Province, a church leader said. -
D6 Asia Family Conference session explores 'sexual wholeness'
At the D6 Asia Online Family Conference 2026 on May 16, Reverend Edmund Smith delivered a detailed session titled “Sexual Wholeness,” in which he described his personal journey from transgender identity to what he called “redemption in Christ,” alongside teachings on sexual identity, recovery and faith-based counseling. -
China arrests six Christians on charge of ‘organizing minors’
Authorities in China this month arrested six Christians on charges including “organizing minors to carry out activities disrupting public order” for ordinary church activities, according to religious rights watchdog Bitter Winter.
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