Timothy Goropevsek has been part of the steering committee for CDI and became its Executive Editor on July 7, 2023. He previously served as the Chief Communications Officer of the World Evangelical Alliance for more than eleven years. Originally from Switzerland, he studied theology and journalism at Olivet University in the United States and is currently completing his PhD in Global Theology with a focus on effective media engagement. He has written articles that have been published in Christian newspapers and magazines in Europe and the United States and has authored a book chapter titled “The Cultural Mountain of Media: A Global Strategy to Turn the Tide” for Half-way Up the Mountain: Restoring God’s Purpose in this Chaotic World. He also serves as Chief Communications Officer for the World Evangelical Center.
When mass demonstrations hit several cities and towns in Kenya in June 2024 over tax proposals contained in the Budget policy document, many - including the State and the Church - thought it was a passing cloud. But as it turned out, it has become a defining moment and possibly an inflection point in Kenya's evolving democratic journey.
After years of steady decline, Bible engagement in the United States has ticked upward for the first time in four years, driven largely by a surprising demographic: younger men.
In a world increasingly shaped by polarization and partisanship, evangelicalism in America is undergoing a quiet, profound transformation—one that is largely missed by media narratives and political commentators, says Rev. Dr. Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). In an in-depth interview with Christian Daily International, he argues that the story of American evangelicalism is far more diverse, nuanced, and hopeful than commonly portrayed.
Opening the 2025 Evangelical Press Association (EPA) annual convention with a heartfelt keynote, author and literary agent Mary DeMuth called Christian journalists and writers to embrace their divine calling—even through obscurity, disappointment, and loss. Addressing some two hundred participants at the Hilton Branson Convention Center on Sunday, DeMuth drew from three decades of writing and mentoring experience to encourage attendees to see their creative work as a spiritual act of obedience.
The third edition of the COALA missions gathering—Christ Over Africa, Latin America, and Asia—concluded Tuesday evening with a symbolic communion service and a renewed call to action, marking the end of three days of thematic and regional presentations, strategic discussions, and bold steps toward greater intercontinental collaboration in missions.
Taiwanese pastor Hui Lan Wu, a younger voice in global missions leadership, brought a fresh perspective to COALA3.0 this year. In an interview with Christian Daily International, she encouraged greater inclusion of women, young people, and Chinese-speaking congregations in the future of global missions collaboration.
The COALA3.0 conference continued on Monday afternoon (April 28) with its third plenary session, focusing on "Networking with the Rest of the Global Church," as leaders emphasized the need for deeper collaboration across continents, generations, and cultural divides.
As the COALA3.0 conference continued on Monday morning (April 28), three mission leaders explored "Mutuality in the Majority World," a theme emphasizing interdependence, reciprocity, and shared leadership in global missions.
Fifty leaders from across the Global South gathered Monday morning (April 28) for the first plenary of the second day at COALA3.0, the Christ over Asia, Latin America and Africa movement’s conference, to focus on “building common ground" in a rapidly changing mission landscape.
Bishop Emeritus Hwa Yung of the Methodist Church in Malaysia issued a stirring call for Global South leaders to take ownership of the global mission mandate and forge genuine partnerships free from financial dependency or Western theological dominance. His keynote address opened COALA 3.0, the third global gathering of the "Community of Africa, Asia, and Latin America" (COALA), immediately following the COMIBAM 2025 missions congress.
As missions leaders from across the Ibero-American world gathered in Panama City for COMIBAM 2025, one seasoned voice offered a long-view perspective on the movement’s development, challenges, and future. David Ruiz, former executive director of both COMIBAM and the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission, sat down with Christian Daily International during the April 22–25 gathering to reflect on four decades of missional growth in Latin America and the road ahead.
Veteran mission leader Dr. William (Bill) Taylor called on the Latin American evangelical community to prioritize serious research, locally rooted theological education and better infrastructure to support missionaries, as the region’s global role in missions continues to grow. Taylor, former director of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Mission Commission, offered his reflections during an interview with Christian Daily International at the COMIBAM2025 missions congress in Panama City.
