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11 Jun, 2025 19:02 EDT

Asia Church & Missions

Asian evangelical leadership forum opens in Seoul with renewed call for discipleship: 'Every season, God creates a new movement'

By CDI Staff

With a clear and urgent call to renew commitment to discipleship amid a rapidly changing global landscape, the Asia Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF) officially opened Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), the three-day gathering brought together approximately 100 evangelical leaders from over 20 countries across Asia for prayer, strategy, and collaboration under the theme: “Disciple or Die 2.0.”
11 Jun, 2025 05:34 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom Church & Missions

‘Christians must sing to the [communist] party before praising Jesus’: worship restrictions intensify in China

By CDI Staff

Churches affiliated with China’s state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement have effectively been required to sing a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) anthem before the closing benediction in Sunday worship services, according to recent reports. The mandate has sparked serious concern, as it is viewed not merely as a formal adjustment but as a deliberate shift intended to displace God from the center of worship and replace Him with loyalty to the Communist Party.
10 Jun, 2025 02:40 EDT

Asia Church & Missions

Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum themed ‘Disciple or Die 2.0’ to open in South Korea, renewing urgency for mission mobilization

By CDI Staff

Evangelical leaders from across Asia will gather in South Korea beginning Wednesday (June 11) for the Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF), convened under the theme “Disciple or Die 2.0,” a continuation of the urgent call to discipleship and mission from earlier gatherings. Hosted at Antioch Center near Seoul, the three-day forum is organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) and will serve as a strategic platform for accelerating discipleship movements across the continent.
10 Jun, 2025 01:35 EDT

Africa Religious Freedom

Digital Shadows: How terror groups in Nigeria and the Sahel leverage social media, AI, and drones

By CDI Staff

In April, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) - an offshoot of Boko Haram and an affiliate of the Islamic State in parts of Nigeria and the Sahel - deployed four armed drones carrying grenades in an attempted attack on a military base in Borno, northeast Nigeria. This was the first time the proscribed group was using drones for direct attacks, a step-up from surveillance and reconnaissance cases.
3 Jun, 2025 20:47 EDT

Asia Society & Culture

'May the president turn division and confrontation into new hope and respect,' Christian body tells Korea's newly elected president Lee Jae-myung

By CDI Staff

In a public statement titled What We Expect From the New President, Rev. Kim Jong-hyuk, president of the United Christian Churches of Korea, expressed hope that the newly elected president Lee Jae-myung and the government will bring about new hope and respect in a political landscape marked by distrust, division, hatred and confrontation.
3 Jun, 2025 11:56 EDT

Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

‘Heidi’ returns in new adaptation with emphasis on spiritual roots

By CDI Staff

A new television adaptation of Heidi, Switzerland’s most iconic literary character, is in development 145 years after Johanna Spyri’s beloved novel was first published. The project is a collaboration between Swiss public broadcaster SRF and Germany’s RTL, both of which will air the series.
3 Jun, 2025 09:44 EDT

Asia Society & Culture

Proposed internet regulation bill in South Korea draws criticism as 'backdoor equality act'

By CDI Staff

A new legislative proposal in South Korea aimed at amending the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection has drawn criticism from Christian leaders and legal experts, who say it resembles the previously proposed Equality Act and may function as a “backdoor” version of it.
3 Jun, 2025 07:46 EDT

Asia Society & Culture

Christian athlete makes history by becoming first Pakistani woman to win gold at Asian weightlifting championship

By CDI Staff

Sybil Sohail, a young Christian athlete, made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Masters Championship, held last week in Doha, Qatar.
31 May, 2025 19:46 EDT

US & Canada Oceania Society & Culture

TWR appoints Andy Schick as new president and CEO

By CDI Staff

The international board of Trans World Radio (TWR) has appointed Andy Schick as the global media ministry’s next president and CEO. He will assume the role in August 2025, succeeding Lauren Libby, who served in the position for 16 years.
31 May, 2025 19:15 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

Christianity Today launches search for new president and CEO

By CDI Staff

Christianity Today has begun a search for its next president and CEO following the upcoming departure of Dr. Timothy Dalrymple, who will leave the role on July 9. He has accepted a position as president and CEO of the John Templeton Foundation, according to a recent news article on the organization's website. Dalrymple has led the organization since 2019.
31 May, 2025 18:51 EDT

US & Canada Family & Children Society & Culture

Worship duo Shane & Shane unveil song for animated film Light of the World

By CDI Staff

Popular worship duo Shane & Shane have released a new single and music video titled “Light of the World Medley”, inspired by the forthcoming animated film Light of the World, which is scheduled to premiere in theaters across the United States on September 5, 2025.
29 May, 2025 11:10 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom Church & Missions

UN General Assembly holds first-ever high-level meeting on North Korean human rights as South Korea urges release of detained missionaries

By CDI Staff

For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting addressing the human rights situation in North Korea. The meeting took place on May 20 (local time) at the U.N. Headquarters in New York and was convened by the president of the 79th U.N. General Assembly. It was based on a resolution on North Korean human rights adopted in December 2023. This marks the first occasion the U.N.’s primary deliberative body has addressed the issue in a high-level format

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