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  Asia Church & Missions Bible & Theology

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

  By CDI Staff

  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.

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  Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

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

  By CDI Staff

  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.

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  Asia Church & Missions Bible & Theology

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

  By CDI Staff

  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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  Asia Church & Missions Bible & Theology Family & Children

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

  By CDI Staff

  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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  Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

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

  By CDI Staff

  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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  Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

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

  By CDI Staff

  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.