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  • Marking 50th anniversary, London Seminary launches campaign to fund training for 50 new church pastors

    Marking 50th anniversary, London Seminary launches campaign to fund training for 50 new church pastors

    London Seminary, a prominent evangelical vocational training college in Finchley, is marking its 50th anniversary with the launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at training the next generation of church leaders across the U.K. The “Challenge 50” campaign, which aims to fully fund 50 students on the Seminary’s flagship Pastoral Training Course, is designed to ensure that individuals who might otherwise lack the financial means can still receive rigorous, Christ-centered training for ministry.
  • Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum themed ‘Disciple or Die 2.0’ to open in South Korea, renewing urgency for mission mobilization

    Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum themed ‘Disciple or Die 2.0’ to open in South Korea, renewing urgency for mission mobilization

    Evangelical leaders from across Asia will gather in South Korea beginning Wednesday (June 11) for the Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF), convened under the theme “Disciple or Die 2.0,” a continuation of the urgent call to discipleship and mission from earlier gatherings. Hosted at Antioch Center near Seoul, the three-day forum is organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) and will serve as a strategic platform for accelerating discipleship movements across the continent.
  • [Interview] ‘Stand fearless, stand in truth’: Cissie Graham Lynch warns against silence in the face of secular pressures

    [Interview] ‘Stand fearless, stand in truth’: Cissie Graham Lynch warns against silence in the face of secular pressures

    At the recent Congress on European Evangelism in Berlin, hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Christian Daily International/Christian Post sat down with Cissie Graham Lynch—host of the Fearless podcast and daughter of evangelist Franklin Graham—to discuss how Christians can remain rooted in biblical truth amid growing secular pressures. Reflecting on parenting, cultural compromise, and the Church’s calling, Graham Lynch shared her convictions about standing firm in God’s Word and
  • New report finds 427 church-led projects transforming Bristol communities, serving most vulnerable

    New report finds 427 church-led projects transforming Bristol communities, serving most vulnerable

    Churches across Bristol are playing a significant and growing role in tackling social issues, with more than 420 active church-led projects supporting vulnerable residents, according to a new report. Released May 28, the Bristol Thriving Communities report analyzed the work of 195 churches and identified 427 individual initiatives ranging from children’s programs and mental health support to community cafés and food insecurity relief.
  • ‘Know the Word, know the world’: Brazilian missionary urges double listening in European evangelism

    ‘Know the Word, know the world’: Brazilian missionary urges double listening in European evangelism

    Hélder Favarin, a Brazilian-born evangelist and global youth director for Community Bible Study International, spoke on the theme “We Must Prepare Well for Preaching the Gospel” at the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin on May 29. In a follow-up interview with Christian Daily International, the co-founding pastor of C29 Granada Church in Spain reflected on the spiritual challenges in his country and emphasized the need for evangelicals to prepare for mission work by surrendering to God, e
  • ‘Heaven touched earth’: 52 commit to Christ during British evangelists' London street outreach with Korean choir

    ‘Heaven touched earth’: 52 commit to Christ during British evangelists' London street outreach with Korean choir

    A 140-member choir from Zion Mission in Vancouver, Canada, joined British evangelists in a bold street outreach in central London last month, resulting in 52 people making commitments to Christ and more than 8,000 gospel tracts distributed. The event, hosted by London Shepherd Church, a Pentecostal congregation based in South London, was followed by a performance at the Royal Albert Hall and included a visit to historic Christian sites such as the grave of John Bunyan and the birthplace of John
  • From prison cells to the pulpit: Bishop Alexander shares moving testimony of resilience and gospel's transformative power in South Sudan

    From prison cells to the pulpit: Bishop Alexander shares moving testimony of resilience and gospel's transformative power in South Sudan

    The presiding bishop of the African Inland Church James Lagos Alexander illustrated the transformative power of the Gospel through a personal journey of unwavering faith in the face of brutal persecution where being a “Christian was a crime” in Sudan especially during the civil war in 1983 - 2005. The northern government of Sudan had declared jihad against the largely Christian south, killing and arresting Christians and bombing churches.