Latest Updates

• 

  Head of medical association urges Indian Church to reaffirm calling to healthcare through presence, engagement, and integrity

  The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) devoted the morning session of its third day to the theme of health, with Dr. Deepak Singh delivering a keynote address that challenged the Indian Church to reclaim its distinctive contribution in healthcare.

  5 min read

• 

  New regulations in China target online religious content

  China on Monday (Sept. 15) published regulations that forbid online religious content on unapproved platforms and use of the internet to instruct children or form youth groups, among other restrictions.

  5 min read

• 

  'Who is shepherding the wounded?' AICOCIM keynote calls Church to respond to trauma and mental health with holistic care

  The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dr. Santhosh T. Mathew, an internal medicine specialist who has served with the Emmanuel Hospital Association. In a wide-ranging presentation, Mathew urged the Indian Church to reclaim its legacy of holistic healing and to reimagine pastoral care in response to today’s mental health and trauma crisis.

  6 min read

• 

  Indian Christian entrepreneur urges Christian relevance in public life through excellence and ethics at AICOCIM

  The evening session of the second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a plenary address by Dr. Sanjay Patra, who called on Christians in India to embrace their role as “salt and light” in society through relevance, entrepreneurial initiative, professional excellence, and ethical witness.

  5 min read

• 

  'If our faith makes sense to the weakest, it will make sense to all': Indian Church called to embrace identity in the margins

  The second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a deeply reflective plenary address by Rev. Dr. Jayakumar Christian, former CEO of World Vision India and past lead for Faith & Development at World Vision International, who urged the Indian Church to recognize its calling to live and serve from the margins of society.

  6 min read

• 

  ‘Most lonely breed on earth’: Indian evangelical leader issues urgent call for counseling care for pastors

  Rev. Dr. Richard Howell, former General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India and the Asia Evangelical Alliance, warned at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) that pastors often struggle in deep isolation and urgently need safe spaces to share their burdens.

  1 min read

• 

  '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.

  7 min read