Articles by CDI Staff
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The 13th General Assembly of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) continued on Friday, May 23, with a compelling call for theological education in Africa to be both contextually relevant and widely accessible. Two leading educators, Dr. Daniel Kawata and Dr. Habtamu Umer, delivered keynote presentations urging evangelical leaders to radically rethink how they train pastors and equip church leaders across the continent. -
'The Church in Africa must lead the rest of us,' Pastor Rick Warren tells assembly of African evangelical leaders
Pastor Rick Warren, internationally known author of The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, addressed the General Assembly of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) via livestream on Wednesday, calling on African evangelical leaders to take the lead in completing the global mission of the Church. -
Association of Evangelicals in Africa opens General Assembly in Nairobi with focus on unity and African transformation
The 13th General Assembly of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) officially opened Wednesday evening in Nairobi with a strong emphasis on unity among Christians across Africa. Hosted at the International Christian Center (ICC) and organized by the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK), the opening ceremony brought together church leaders, alliance representatives, and international partners from across the continent and beyond. -
‘To get the Africa God wants, we need the African Church God wants,’ says President of Association of Evangelicals in Africa
Opening the 13th General Assembly of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), Bishop Dr. Goodwill Shana delivered a far-reaching and impassioned keynote address calling the African Church to rediscover its prophetic identity and take full responsibility for the continent’s future. -
WEA issues official statement in response to whistleblower report
The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement Saturday, May 17, on its website in response to a whistleblower report recently published by the Christian Council of Korea, WEA’s former national member body. -
Refugee flight landed in US from South Africa; White South African Christian leaders say racial narrative is 'distorted'
A chartered jet carrying 59 white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday, marking the first group admitted under a newly created refugee pathway launched by the Trump administration. The arrivals, many of them Afrikaners, were granted entry under claims of “race-based persecution” in South Africa — a move that has triggered significant debate both internationally and within South Africa’s religious community. -
Churches step up as key responders to Africa’s displacement crisis, say leaders at Nairobi roundtable
As Africa faces a growing displacement crisis, local churches are increasingly stepping into the gap left by declining international aid, according to participants at a recent roundtable organized by the Refugee Highway Partnership Africa (RHP Africa). -
World Evangelical Alliance whistleblower raises questions about legitimacy, theology of key leaders
A series of whistleblower documents raising serious concerns about the leadership and governance of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has sparked renewed controversy ahead of the organization’s planned General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, in October 2025. -
Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, becomes first American pontiff
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American to hold the papacy. -
Christian Daily International wins second place in EPA Award of Excellence
Christian Daily International has been awarded second place in the Evangelical Press Association’s (EPA) Award of Excellence in the category of Newspaper/Online News. The winners were announced during the EPA’s annual convention, held May 4–6, 2025, in Branson, Missouri. -
Evangelical Press Association concludes 2025 Convention with keynote on godly leadership in Christian media
The Evangelical Press Association (EPA) wrapped up its 2025 annual convention on Tuesday evening in Branson, Missouri, with a keynote address by Rev. Dr. Nicole Massie Martin, Chief Operating Officer of Christianity Today. Approximately 200 Christian journalists, editors, writers, and publishers gathered for the three-day event, which featured a variety of speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and recognition of excellence in evangelical publishing. -
At EPA2025, Dallas Theological Seminary President challenges writers to tell the whole story of Scripture 'faithfully, beautifully, boldly'
In a captivating keynote address at the Evangelical Press Association’s annual convention, Dr. Mark Yarbrough, president of Dallas Theological Seminary, urged Christian writers and communicators to frame their work within the full, sweeping narrative of Scripture—from creation to new creation.
