CDI Staff

Articles by CDI Staff

18 Feb, 2024 13:12 EST

Africa Society & Culture

Africa Cup of Nations win heralds a new dawn for Côte d'Ivoire, African evangelical leader says

By CDI Staff

The recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), a month-long football tournament hosted in Côte d'Ivoire, proved to be far more than just a sporting event. Dr. Master Matlhaope, the General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), visited Abidjan during the tournament and described it as "a display of unity, meticulous planning, and a global meeting point."
14 Feb, 2024 20:02 EST

Latin America Religious Freedom

Christian leaders express concerns about rising religious persecution in parts of Latin America

By CDI Staff

The past year has seen a marked rise in persecution incidents in parts of Latin America, most notably Nicaragua, which some Christian leaders in the region have been following with growing concern. Under the authoritarian leadership of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, an increasing number of Catholic clergy has been subject to various forms of discrimination and persecution, including being exiled from the country.
13 Feb, 2024 09:02 EST

Oceania Church & Missions

[Interview] Shifting paradigms: the Great Commission as a promise God will fulfill, not a task we need to achieve

By CDI Staff

But when reading Matthew 28, where Jesus said in the gospel of this kingdom will be preached in all nations, to all the earth, I see that as a promise that God will fulfill, not a task that we need to achieve. But many times, we have focused on it as if it were merely a task. The difference there is if we focus on it as a task - this is that whole “industrialized” perspective of missions - then we are required to use our own agency to fulfill it. And as a result, if anything gets in the way or i
8 Feb, 2024 08:02 EST

Asia Society & Culture Church & Missions

As Pakistan ranks 5th on global climate-vulnerability index, churches pledge action

By CDI Staff

The Church of Pakistan has announced its commitment to take action on climate change in line with the Lambeth Declaration, reiterating that the climate emergency was not just a physical crisis, but also a spiritual one.
2 Feb, 2024 08:02 EST

Middle East Africa Religious Freedom Church & Missions

Gospel event in Egypt demonstrates opportunities amid challenges of the Church

By CDI Staff

On November 3, 2023, more than ten thousand people gathered for the event and heard Dr. Michael Youssef of Leading the Way ministries openly share the gospel. The meeting also included a simultaneous gathering of thousands of children.
30 Jan, 2024 00:01 EST

Oceania Church & Missions

[Interview] “Harmony isn’t the absence of tension,” says global mission leader commenting on major trends today

By CDI Staff

Relationships define reality for us. Everything is interrelated. The interconnectivity of all things, physical and spiritual, are held together by relationships. So much so, that I believe in and started to develop a relational hermeneutic of Scripture that can better help us understand the purposes of God in the world today.
20 Jan, 2024 21:58 EST

Asia Religious Freedom

Pakistan’s Peter Jacob among eight winners of Int’l Religious Freedom Award

By CDI Staff

Pakistan’s leading human rights and religious freedom advocate, Peter Jacob, is among eight individuals from different countries who were awarded with the US Secretary of State’s International Religious Freedom Award in recognition of their courage and commitment to promoting and defending religious freedom globally.
19 Jan, 2024 12:01 EST

Africa Family & Children Society & Culture

Zambian Netflix film addresses issues of prejudice for albinos in Africa

By CDI Staff

The new Zambian film, “Can You See Us” released for international distribution by Netflix in August 2023, shines light on the prejudice faced by individuals with albinism in Africa through the journey of a boy named Joseph.
15 Jan, 2024 16:01 EST

Asia Society & Culture

Dr James Shera MBE passes, leaving rich legacy for Pakistani Christians

By CDI Staff

Dr James Masih Shera MBE, a British-Pakistani Christian politician, educationist and former Mayor of Rugby in the United Kingdom, passed away on January 15 at the age of 76. He was visiting his native Pakistan for the wedding of his brother’s grandson when he succumbed to a sudden illness. He is survived by his wife and son.
15 Jan, 2024 10:01 EST

Europe Church & Missions

“Onward with the Great Commission” - European evangelicals kick off annual week of prayer

By CDI Staff

On Sunday, January 14, Evangelical Alliances across Europe kicked off the annual Week of Prayer where local churches from diverse denominational backgrounds come together each year to pray for greater unity in the body of Christ. Marking the 50th anniversary since the historic International Congress on World Evangelization held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974, this year’s prayer material features reflections on the Lausanne Covenant and its continued relevance today.
21 Dec, 2023 18:12 EST

Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

“Do we really know?” – short-film about six distressed pregnant women with unexpected ending seeks to stir up conversations

By CDI Staff

A gripping short-film produced by Swiss pastor, author and artist Bruno Waldvogel-Frei and released just in time before Christmas features six women in distress because of their pregnancies, evangelical Swiss portal Lifenet.ch reports. The ending is unexpected and seeks to stir up conversations about an uncomfortable question: “How would you have decided?”
19 Dec, 2023 06:12 EST

US & Canada Society & Culture

Pro-Life “It’s a Baby” TV Commercial Wins NRB Award for Best Messaging Campaign

By CDI Staff

Focus on the Family’s pro-life TV commercial “It’s a Baby” won the National Religious Broadcaster’s 2024 Award for Television Messaging Campaign of the Year. The 60-second clip, which was launched on the one-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 14, shows typical celebratory moments during pregnancy caricaturing today’s common pro-abortion language that a baby during pregnancy is just a fetus.

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