Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 18 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

12 Dec, 2025 11:15 EST

Europe

'The Church cannot afford to stay silent,' Pentecostal adviser urges engagement at UN and other global forums

By Chris Eyte

The global church must actively engage in international policy discussions and resist the temptation to remain silent at forums such as the United Nations, according to a senior Pentecostal policy adviser who argues that Christian voices are urgently needed amid growing global inequality, conflict and social fragmentation.
11 Dec, 2025 11:21 EST

Europe Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Education Data

'A very exciting moment': IFES report says Gen Z creates new opportunities for global student ministry

By Chris Eyte

Generation Z’s defining traits of digital immersion, heightened cultural awareness, a strong pursuit of wellbeing and renewed spiritual openness are reshaping the landscape of discipleship and forcing Christian student ministries to rethink long-standing approaches, according to a new qualitative report by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).
11 Dec, 2025 10:35 EST

US & Canada Middle East Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology Education

Dallas Theological Seminary launches Arabic-language degree program to expand global ministry reach

By Chris Eyte

Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) has launched a new Arabic-language degree program aimed at strengthening Christian leadership formation among nearly 400 million Arabic speakers worldwide. The initiative, which began this fall, marks a significant expansion of the seminary’s global training efforts at a time when many ministry leaders in the Middle East and diaspora lack access to theological education in their heart language.
10 Dec, 2025 13:50 EST

US & Canada Religious Freedom

Religious expression defense removed from Canadian hate crime bill

By Chris Eyte

A Canadian House of Commons committee on Tuesday (Dec. 9) removed a “religious belief defense” from a hate crime bill, a move a Christian body had warned against as detrimental to legal protections for religious expression by Christians and others.
8 Dec, 2025 12:21 EST

US & Canada Religious Freedom

Bill would ban religious practice in public places of Quebec Province, Canada

By Chris Eyte

A proposed ban on all religious practice in certain public places and institutions in Quebec Province, Canada reflects increasing suppression of religion, according to a Christian rights group.
5 Dec, 2025 09:35 EST

Middle East Europe Religious Freedom

Report shows 'normalized hate' against Christians in Türkiye

By Chris Eyte

A rights group highlighted violence against Christians by Türkiye in a report timed with Pope Leo IV’s visit to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea.
5 Dec, 2025 07:02 EST

Oceania Church & Missions Bible & Theology

Pacific islanders on Tokelau celebrate full translation of Bible in their language

By Chris Eyte

Pacific islanders on the small island nation of Tokelau have received the first complete Bible translation in their local heart language of Tokelauan. Announcing the accomplishment on social media on Dec. 3, the United Bible Societies (UBS) hailed the news as a “historic milestone for one of the world’s most remote island nations.”
3 Dec, 2025 08:15 EST

US & Canada Society & Culture Education Data

New resource aims to raise awareness, equip churches responding to mental health crisis in rural communities

By Chris Eyte

Raising awareness about the mental health crisis and increasing suicides facing rural America is at the center of a new free resource released by a Christian college–based training hub.
2 Dec, 2025 16:25 EST

US & Canada Data Society & Culture Health

UK rights group alarmed at surge in assisted dying in Canada

By Chris Eyte

A sharp rise in state-facilitated deaths in Canada has drawn strong criticism from a leading U.K. pro-life group, which warns that the country’s experience should serve as a cautionary example as British lawmakers debate assisted dying legislation.
2 Dec, 2025 09:04 EST

Europe Church & Missions

Serbian church project brings hope to addicts and homeless transforming lives

By Chris Eyte

Jesus once said that he came “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). These life-changing words certainly hold true for the line of drug addicts and alcoholics coming off the streets of Serbia’s second largest city, Novi Sad, and through the doors of the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center where they receive a warm welcome by members of the Protestant Christian Fellowship running the project.
1 Dec, 2025 10:00 EST

US & Canada Europe Society & Culture Science

Climate scientist hails wind-powered cargo ship Neoliner Origin as sign of real-world solutions

By Chris Eyte

When the Neoliner Origin completed its first transatlantic crossing in late October, climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe saw more than a successful trial of a new cargo sailboat. She viewed it as a concrete sign of hope — evidence, she said, that real, scalable solutions to the climate crisis are beginning to take shape.
1 Dec, 2025 07:23 EST

Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children Health Data

Cost of living tops concerns for young Australians in Mission Australia’s 2025 Youth Survey

By Chris Eyte

Mission Australia released its Youth Survey 2025 report on Thursday (Nov. 27), revealing that cost of living pressures have surged to the top of young Australians’ concerns, with nearly two-thirds of respondents naming it as the most pressing national issue. The findings reflect responses from more than 17,000 young people aged 14 to 19.

Chris Eyte

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