Articles by CDI Staff
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Registration is open for a pan-denominational conference in Germany that organizers say will bring together Christians from across German-speaking Europe to pray, study Scripture, and strengthen the church's evangelistic witness. -
South Korean church leader urges Christians to become 'AI media missionaries'
A South Korean futures scholar and church leader is calling on Christians worldwide to treat artificial intelligence as a gospel tool rather than a threat — and to train ordinary believers to use it for cross-cultural mission. -
Can business be ministry? Austrian couple shares how a hotel became a mission field
When Josef and Rebekka Schneider left secure careers seven years ago to renovate and operate a former Catholic seminary as a hotel in Austria, they believed the business would simply support their real mission: planting a church. Instead, the hotel became the mission. -
'They want to destroy our country': Christian charity worker sounds alarm on Germany's radicalization crisis
Two of Germany's prominent voices on Islamist radicalization are warning that last week's deadly attack on a Berlin Pride parade reflects a crisis far deeper than the actions of a single attacker — one in which, according to a Christian charity worker, the majority of young Muslim men in Germany's most troubled neighborhoods quietly support those intent on overturning the country's democratic order. -
Evangelical pastor in Ceuta calls for prayer as death toll climbs and migrants turn back
As the Spanish enclave of Ceuta slowly returns to something like normality, an evangelical pastor in the city is urging Christians worldwide to pray — for the migrants who came, for residents caught in the chaos, and for authorities struggling to respond. -
Arise Asia 2026 closes in Manila as hundreds of young leaders commit to long-term cross-cultural mission
An estimated 200 to 300 young leaders stepped forward at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress to commit their lives to long-term cross-cultural mission, answering what organizers described as one of the most significant altar calls in the movement's history. -
Tearfund Ireland launches report encouraging churches to support family-based care for vulnerable children
Christians in Ireland donate an estimated €14 million to €21 million each year to overseas orphanages, even as international child welfare experts and Christian organizations increasingly advocate for family-based care as the best environment for vulnerable children, according to a new report launched by Tearfund Ireland. -
'As long as we have blood, we have something to give': African mission leader calls Arise Asia to the joy of perseverance
When Joshua Bogunjoko stepped onto the stage at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress in Manila on the morning of July 30, he opened with a question about how people perceive Africa: "When you hear the word Africa," he asked the participants, "what comes to your mind first?" -
'Even if You're silent, I still love You': American missionary’s testimony to Arise Asia about two years of prison in Turkey
Andrew Brunson spent 23 years planting churches in Turkey. When he was arrested on charges of espionage and terrorism and locked in a Turkish prison for two years, he expected to find God close. What he found instead was silence — and what he did with that silence, he told thousands of delegates at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress in Manila, became the most important test of his life. -
'Living in the Father's house, but not knowing the Father's heart': Senior mission leader on greatest obstacle to missions
Lawrence Tong, International Director Emeritus of OM International, closed the third evening of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress challenging participant to confront a stark reality: that the greatest obstacle to world mission may not be distance, difficulty, or danger, but the condition of the heart of those already gathered in the Father's house. -
'Joy and suffering will always coexist': Veteran mission leader calls Arise Asia to surrender without reserve
Patrick Fung, Chair of the Global Board of Directors of Arise Asia and Director Emeritus of OMF International, opened the third morning of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress in Manila on Wednesday with an address that pressed delegates to reckon with a truth he said modern Christianity tends to avoid: that joy and suffering do not stand in opposition but always accompany each other in the life of a faithful follower of Christ. -
'God can do a lot with a willing heart,' Singapore missionary tells Arise Asia
Jemima Ooi, co-founder of Love in Action Mission Global based in Singapore, told approximately 4,000 young Christians gathered in Manila on Tuesday evening that the central mistake of the Christian life is treating God as a destination to reach rather than a companion to walk with — and that purpose, however important, is best understood as a byproduct of his presence.
