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  'Every leader must pass the baton': AICOCIM plenary challenges Indian Church to end centralized power, equip future pastors

  Speaking at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Rev. Dr. A. K. Lama, Chair of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, issued a call for the Indian Church to cultivate leadership that endures beyond personalities, offices, and titles. In a wide-ranging plenary address on the second day of the Congress, Lama emphasized that leadership “that lasts” is rooted in integrity, sustainability, and spiritual authority.

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  Officials, Muslims halt church construction in Indonesia

  Officials in Central Java Province, Indonesia halted construction of a church and religious tourism compound following pressure from local council members and Muslim groups.

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  Evangelical Fellowship of India launches 75th anniversary celebrations at AICOCIM

  The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has launched a series of events leading up to its 75th anniversary, beginning with a kickoff at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) this week. Founded in 1951, EFI has grown into a prominent evangelical network recognized across the country and beyond.

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  'We must return to our first love': AICOCIM plenary calls Church back to Christ-centered mission

  The second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) opened with a plenary address from Bishop P.K. Samantaroy of the Church of North India, who offered a frank assessment of the Indian Church. Balancing “joy and sadness,” he celebrated the growth of Christian communities while lamenting what he called a “deficit of impact” in their witness.

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  From mission to 'sevā': AICOCIM challenges Indian Church to embrace selfless service

  On the opening day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Rev. Dr. Praveen Paul, Principal of Caleb Institute, delivered a plenary address urging the Indian Church to recover the essence of discipleship. He warned that consumer-driven attitudes and shallow models of church growth cannot sustain Christian witness, calling instead for the formation of authentic disciples shaped by integrity, humility, and Spirit-led obedience.

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  Indian Church urged to proclaim Christ with authenticity, purity, unity, and boldness at AICOCIM 2025

  On the opening day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Rev. Dr. Paul Mathews, National Overseer of Filadelfia Fellowship Churches of India and Senior Pastor of Rajasthan Pentecostal Church, delivered a plenary address urging the Church in India to renew its witness through authenticity, purity, unity, and boldness.

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  'A Church broad but shallow cannot stand': Vijayesh Lal urges leaders at AICOCIM to return to deep discipleship

  The opening keynote of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) became a wide-ranging call to action Monday afternoon (Sept. 15) as Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) General Secretary Vijayesh Lal urged nearly 450 Christian leaders to embrace surrender, courage, and Spirit-guided imagination to meet the challenges of this moment in history.

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