Wedding disrupted, worship banned at site in Indonesia
Local officials in Indonesia on Sunday (June 30) stopped a wedding ceremony and banned the church from further worship meetings at the site, sources said.
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Viral West Papua documentary forces Indonesia to confront what it tried to hide
A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.6 million times on YouTube within days, after Indonesian authorities failed to suppress organized screenings in cities throughout the country. More than 107,000 people in April 2026 have been displaced and most of them Christian.
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When it comes to Christian leader training, measurement must not replace formation
Pastors in small churches in India and around the world may lack formal theological education but responsibility shapes them, failure shapes them, suffering shapes them, prayer shapes them. Sometimes persecution shapes them. Character formation while walking faithfully with Jesus, guided by the Bible and trustworthy mentors, cannot be replicated by a program, and does not result in a diploma, but it is highly valuable education nonetheless.
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What reframing missions looks like from a Chinese perspective
Our understanding of the who, what, and where of missions is shifting as new realities emerge, like the missions movement from China. But undertaking and tracking missions by Western metrics continues to be questioned by many from non-Western backgrounds serving in missions today.
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Hindu nationalists try to dodge growing scrutiny over persecution in India
The Hindu nationalist organization, widely regarded as the ideological backbone of India’s ruling party, has launched an international outreach campaign aimed at countering growing criticism over its role in religious persecution and sectarian violence. It can try to dodge, but it cannot hide the robust and verified experience of Indian Christians.
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Blasphemy law wielded against Christian in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan on Sunday (June 23) arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a property dispute, sources said.
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TWR Motion reaches the Buddhist community in Thailand with animated series called Journey to Hope
TWR Motion and Antioch Ministries International (AMI) are working together to reach the Buddhist community in Thailand through an animated series called “Journey to Hope”. Using vibrant illustrations, the 20-episode series communicates the main teachings of the Bible in a way that is easy for Thai Buddhists to understand.
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Officials in Pakistan reviled for violence against Christians
At an event where prominent social and political leaders across Punjab Province were present, Christian leaders and others last week called on the government of Pakistan to amend blasphemy laws and end its indifference to violence against minorities.
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Christian Mission Church Association launches in Korea: 'Evangelism is the answer, soul-saving as a priority'
By CDI StaffIn the afternoon of June 17, a founding thanksgiving service was held for the Korean Christian Mission Church Association (led by Chairman Rev. Seok-Jeon Yoon) at the Antioch Sanctuary of Yonsei Central Baptist Church in Guro-gu, Seoul, where Rev. Yoon also serves as the senior pastor. Christian leaders gathered to give thanks for the newly registered organization, giving remarks and expressing their hopes for the group to strengthen the mission focus of Korean churches.
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Christian in Pakistan jailed for stepping on papers in street
A Catholic has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said.
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Bail granted to suspects in killing of Christian in Pakistan
Due to sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy accusation, sources said.
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Dominican evangelicals back Abinader's austerity plan to address the economic crisis
The Dominican Evangelical Alliance (AEDO) expressed support for the government's recently announced austerity measures and called on all sectors of society to work together in response to global economic challenges.
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