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  Asia Church & Missions

  National Evangelical Alliance in Korea joins calls for WEA to stop ‘illegal attempt’ to host 2025 General Assembly in Seoul

  By Chris Eyte

  The Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) has joined a growing chorus of voices among Korean churches calling for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) to halt plans to hold its next General Assembly (GA) in Seoul. In a statement published on Monday (Dec. 2), CCIK – WEA’s national member body in Korea – issued a statement criticizing WEA’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with churches that do not belong to the global body, warning it could lead to “division and conflict”.

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  Latin America Family & Children Church & Missions Migration

  Fun Chile ministry initiative lets children simulate their first missionary trip

  By Diario Cristiano

  At the initiative of the Chilean ministry “Evangelio Creativo” (Creative Gospel), a group of children and pre-teens participated in a simulation of their first missionary trip in the city of Concepción, Chile. The activity included a time of preparation, a simulated arrival in a foreign country with passport and immigration checks, and training for outreach.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  YouVersion reveals top Bible verse for 2024

  By The Christian Post

  The popular Bible app YouVersion has revealed its most popular verse of the year for 2024, with more users engaging in that verse than others.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Once known as 'city of churches', Canadian city of Toronto declares December as 'Christian Heritage Month'

  By Chris Eyte

  Once known as the “city of churches” with 90 church buildings listed in the inner zone during the year 1893, the Canadian city of Toronto today has become known as a multicultural metropolis with diverse faiths and beliefs. While nowadays only just under half of the population identify as Christian, a new initiative highlighted the historical and contemporary importance of Christianity for the city leading the Toronto City Council to proclaim December as “Christian Heritage Month.”

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  Asia Church & Missions

  WEA continues to face scrutiny amid plans to hold Assembly in Seoul next year as Korean church group issues 3rd statement

  By Chris Eyte

  The World Evangelical Alliance’s (WEA) announcement to hold its General Assembly (GA) next year in Seoul continues to stir up strong reactions among church groups in the proposed host country with the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) issuing a third statement calling for the plans to be put on hold due to controversies and the risk of creating further division.

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  Europe Asia Church & Missions

  European Evangelical Alliance head on Lausanne 4: the large crowd was a challenge, but a renewed focus on discipleship is hopeful

  By Chris Eyte

  The Rev. Jan C. Wessels, who serves as Co-General Secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) alongside Co-General Secretary Connie Main Duarte, recently shared some of his reflections with Christian Daily International about his personal experience at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4) in Incheon, Korea.