Articles by CDI Staff
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Fewer than one in a hundred victims of human trafficking is ever formally identified, a global anti-trafficking advocate told a United Nations side event Monday, calling the gap a fundamental failure of protection systems worldwide — and a challenge the church is uniquely placed to help address. -
Pastor turns Minecraft into a mission field for the unchurched
A Reformed pastor in Switzerland has been running weekly devotionals inside the video game Minecraft, drawing about 20 participants per session — roughly half of whom have no prior connection to the church. -
South Korean church leaders ramp up preparations for 2027 national evangelization assembly
Leaders from across South Korea's Protestant churches convened a strategy meeting to advance preparations for a major evangelization gathering planned for 2027, with organizers describing the event as a potential turning point for the Korean church. -
EU calls on Pakistan to act against abduction, forcible conversion of minority girls
The European Parliament on Thursday (July 9) adopted a resolution calling on Pakistan to establish a national mechanism to handle complaints from families of abducted or forcibly converted girls from religious minorities. -
From terminal diagnosis to global ministry: documentary to tell young Yong-gi Cho's story
A documentary film examining the early life of Rev. Yong-gi Cho, founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church and a central figure in Korean Protestant history, is scheduled for release this September. -
Churches called to support 1.9 million maritime workers for Sea Sunday 2026
Churches around the globe are being called to recognize the world’s 1.9 million seafarers this month during an international day of prayer, reflection, and fundraising for those working on the frontlines of global trade. -
AI editing tools could shift public opinion by quietly rewriting users' words, study says
AI writing tools are quietly rewriting users' political views — and researchers say the cumulative effect could reshape public opinion at scale, according to a study from Oxford and Potsdam universities reported by The Guardian. -
Madrid becomes first Spanish region to legally recognize unborn child as family member
Madrid's regional parliament has passed a law recognizing unborn children as family members for administrative purposes, making the Spanish capital the first region in the country to extend government benefits to families from the start of pregnancy, according to reporting by Evangelical Focus and Protestante Digital. -
Sabbaticals, role changes top pastor wishlist for burnout relief—but few can access them
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say they need help with their physical and mental health, while the burnout-relief measures they believe would work best remain largely out of reach, according to new research from Barna Group. -
EU to submit resolution on forced conversions/marriages of minority girls in Pakistan
The issue of abductions, forced religious conversions and forced marriages of minor Christian girls in Pakistan is set to come under renewed international scrutiny at the European Union Parliament on Tuesday (July 14). -
Global evangelical leaders call churches to mark Creation Sunday on Sept. 6
Leaders from the World Evangelical Alliance, Baptist World Alliance, and the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network joined representatives of several other global Christian bodies Wednesday in a joint webinar calling churches worldwide to observe Creation Sunday on Sept. 6 — calling creation care an act of worship and discipleship, not a political cause. -
Faith Without Frontiers explores grief, apologetics and reaching Africa's next generation with Andy Mburu
In today's episode of Faith Without Frontiers, host Gordon Showell-Rogers travels to Nairobi, Kenya, to speak with Andy Mburu, founder of Litmus Africa, about one of the greatest challenges facing the African church: reaching a generation that is asking difficult questions about faith, identity and truth.
