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  • Interview: Keswick Convention marks 150 years of gospel-centered transformation and global reach

    Interview: Keswick Convention marks 150 years of gospel-centered transformation and global reach

    As the Keswick Convention celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, the historic gathering has reaffirmed its calling to gospel-centered transformation while embracing its growing influence on the global church. Under the theme “Transformed,” this year’s event highlights both continuity and change—faithful to its spiritual roots yet increasingly relevant to a diverse, interconnected world.
  • COALA 3.0 communiqué affirms new era of Majority World mission partnerships and shared faith

    COALA 3.0 communiqué affirms new era of Majority World mission partnerships and shared faith

    The Christ Over Asia, Latin America and Africa (COALA) movement has released the official communiqué and partnership statement from its third global gathering, COALA 3.0, which convened in Panama from April 27 to 29, 2025. The event brought together 63 key church and mission leaders from 18 Majority World nations to strengthen collaboration and deepen theological unity across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

    South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

    To mark the 80th anniversary of liberation and division, the 7th North Korean Church Planting Forum was held to review the Korean church’s readiness and direction for unified mission work and the planting of churches in North Korea, and to refine strategies. Under the theme “80th Anniversary of Liberation: Diagnosis and Vision for North Korean Church Planting,” the forum was held on July 17 at the Cappella Hall in the basement of the Second General Building of Chongshin University in Dongjak-gu,
  • Mark Short appointed as new Anglican Primate in Australia, 'first evangelical since 1982'

    Mark Short appointed as new Anglican Primate in Australia, 'first evangelical since 1982'

    A former journalist and evangelical—Right Rev Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn— has been confirmed to be the next Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. In a Facebook post, the Canberra Declaration stated: “For the first time since 1982, an evangelical bishop — Mark Short — will serve as the national leader of Australia’s Anglican Church.” In a public statement (July 21), the Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, himself an evangelical Christian, welcomed the