CDI Staff

Fourth Younger Leaders Gathering 2025 (São Paulo, Brazil)

International Christian Educator Conference 2025 (Penang, Malaysia)

‘Not a moment for withdrawal but faithful innovation’: tech panel discusses AI and discipleship

A panel at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly on Wednesday morning urged churches to engage artificial intelligence with a distinctly biblical ethic, framing AI as a people-shaping technology that demands theological clarity, pastoral care and practical safeguards.

WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United Nations

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team serving at the United Nations urged national alliances to represent Christ with courage, humility, and hope in global policymaking spaces during a panel discussion Wednesday morning at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul.

‘Every person has a place at the table of God’: Walter Kim urges global Church toward reconciliation

On the third morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, Rev. Dr. Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) in the United States, delivered a deeply personal devotional message about the reconciling power of the gospel amid the turmoil of the modern world.

‘The largest cause of death globally’: UK doctor Calum Miller urges evangelicals to confront abortion crisis

British medical doctor and pro-life advocate Calum Miller addressed delegates at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday morning, urging churches around the world to “choose life” and to respond with both truth and compassion to what he called “by far the largest cause of death globally.”

‘Where is the Church?’ Religious freedom advocate decries Church’s silence amid global persecution crisis

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul turned its attention to one of the most sobering realities facing the global Church on Tuesday (Oct. 28), as Joshua Williams, a representative of Open Doors International, issued an urgent appeal for prayer, repentance, and solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world.

Asiri Fernando: 'The whole Church needs beautifully blistered feet' to spread the gospel globally by 2033

Asiri Fernando, a national leader with Youth for Christ Sri Lanka, opened the morning session of the second day of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul with a heartfelt devotional urging the global church to return to the gospel’s foundation of repentance, forgiveness, and sacrificial love.

WEA General Assembly draws 850 delegates from 124 nations, reflecting global shift to the South and East

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul has gathered 850 participants from 124 nations, representing one of the most globally diverse gatherings in the evangelical movement. The figures were shared during a press briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 28, by Dr. Brad Smith, WEA Director of Alliance Engagement and media spokesperson for the event.

COALA3.5 Mission Conference (Seoul, Korea)

The COALA 3.5 Conference, organized by the Christ Over Asia, Latin America and Africa (COALA) movement, will take place in October 2025 in Korea alongside the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly. Focused on strengthening Global South mission partnerships, the event will feature a special session where selected global mission leaders will be introduced to the COALA vision and collaborative model.

‘Let there be light’: WEA Executive Chair Goodwill Shana calls for unity in diversity at global assembly in Seoul

Rev. Dr. Goodwill Shana, Executive Chair of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), opened the first day of the WEA General Assembly in Seoul with a stirring message on unity, diversity, and the mission of the global Church. Speaking during a joint session with hundreds of Korean pastors gathered for a parallel conference, Shana urged believers worldwide to “shine as one light” in a world marked by division and darkness.

Paraguayan disability advocate calls for radical inclusion at WEA General Assembly in Seoul

Cinthia Hieber, President and CEO of the Paraguayan Stuttering Association, delivered a deeply personal address at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul on Monday morning, urging churches to embrace radical inclusion and become places of “intentional visibility” for people with disabilities and diverse needs.