CDI Staff
Articles by CDI Staff
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COALA3.5 Mission Conference (Seoul, Korea)
By CDI StaffThe 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.
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From Punjab to the World: Indian evangelist Sadhu Sundar Singh’s legacy continues to shape global Christianity
By CDI StaffSadhu Sundar Singh, the barefoot Indian evangelist remembered for bridging Indian spirituality and Christian discipleship, continues to speak relevantly to the global Church nearly a century after his death. That was the central message of a two-day international webinar where scholars and church leaders from different parts of the world revisited his theological legacy and what it offers to Christians today.
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Center for Christianity and Public Life appoints Alex Arnold to newly created role of director of research
By CDI StaffThe Center for Christianity and Public Life (CCPL) has named Alex Arnold as its first director of research, marking what leaders describe as a major step in advancing the organization’s mission to integrate Christian thought into American civic life.
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‘A missing dimension’: Swiss institute marks 20 years studying link between faith and health
By CDI StaffThe Research Institute for Spirituality and Health (FISG) in Langenthal has spent two decades exploring the scientific links between faith and well-being. Founded by Swiss physician René Hefti, the institute has demonstrated through numerous studies that spirituality can strengthen identity, foster gratitude, and improve coping with illness and crisis. Its work has influenced academic research, trained students, and contributed to a growing understanding of religion as a resource for public heal
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‘National alliances must regain ownership’: Spanish Evangelical Alliance urges reforms for World Evangelical Alliance
By CDI StaffThe Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) has outlined a series of reforms it hopes the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) will adopt, urging decentralization, greater accountability, and a stronger role for national alliances in shaping decisions.
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American conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah speaking event
By CDI StaffConservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, authorities said. He was 31.
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‘There is no such thing as the evangelical’: Researchers say the movement’s center has shifted to the Global South
By CDI StaffThe question of who qualifies as an evangelical and how many evangelicals exist worldwide continues to puzzle scholars, church leaders and mission researchers alike. That was the central theme of a Sept. 2 webinar hosted by the World Evangelical Alliance and released publicly Sept. 5, featuring two leading voices in global religious demography.
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Church leaders denounce flood control corruption scandal in Philippines as ‘moral abomination’
By CDI StaffChurch leaders in the Philippines have issued a sweeping condemnation of alleged large-scale corruption in the country’s flood control projects, warning that the misuse of billions of pesos has worsened the suffering of ordinary citizens during recent typhoons and floods. Their statement adds moral and spiritual weight to mounting political pressure as Congress and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intensify probes into the projects.
