A building accommodating offices for Danish Church Aid (DCA) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) was completely destroyed in Ukraine after a Russian missile attack – fortunately no one was hurt. The headquarters of the Christian charities came under fire when Russia fired ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, on Monday, Sept. 2.
A tribute to Martin Goldsmith, a Jewish Christian who with his wife Elizabeth spent ten years as missionaries in South East Asia and were involved from the start with All Nations Christian College. A fluent Russian speaker, and educated in both Russian political thought and theology, Martin pioneered missiology and non-Western theology at All Nations Christian College. His influence spread far internationally.
Contemporary ministry culture leaves leaders without meaningful pastoral care. They are expected to be emotionally present, spiritually resilient, doctrinally precise, and endlessly productive, often without structures for accountability, confession, or rest. Leaders who finish well look different.
Here is an abridged introduction to a missions forecast from the WEA's Mission Commission warning against toxic utilitarianism as a threat to global stability. It leads to a narrow-minded view of national wellbeing and is a multi-faceted problem for those seeking to fulfill the purposes of God internationally. A related decline in philanthropy, trauma of tribalism, lack of theological education, and impact of migration present challenges to the future of World Christianity and missions that will
On Tuesday, at a public event at San Juan de Dios Hospital, President Gustavo Petro made statements that not only offend the faith of millions of Colombians, but also reveal a profound historical ignorance, a deliberate theological manipulation, and, above all, a dangerous trivialization of the central figure of Christianity: Jesus Christ.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has rejected a proposal to strike down its ban on same-sex marriage. At the AME Church's 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference, held Aug. 21-28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, the historically black denomination voted down an amendment to its rules.
A recent mission conference in South Korea highlighted the issue of suicide prevention as a missiological concern amid a suicide rate more than twice the average among OECD countries. A missiologist professor argued that suicide should no longer be regarded solely as an individualized issue but something that affects society as a whole. And he believes that the Christian perspective of building God’s kingdom could help overcome the prevalent "culture of death".
The largest share of migrants worldwide are Christians, the country of origin for the highest number of Christian migrants is Mexico (11.3 Million or 9%), and Christian migrants' destination country of choice is the USA followed by Germany and Russia, according to latest Pew Research Center data, published on August 19. The findings reinforce the importance of migration and diaspora ministry, an issue that will likely get attention at the upcoming Lausanne Congress in Seoul next month.
A survey by Lifeway Research shows that 81 percent of American Protestants believe Christian movies are effective evangelism and discipleship tools. The survey also showed that 68 percent of respondents had watched a Christian faith movie in the last year.
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Part of Regnum’s ‘Global Voices: Latin America’ series, it’s a tightly argued series of essays that examine the interplay between the long-accepted concept of ‘worldview’ and transformation. Its theological perspectives point out that ‘Jesus always lived on the edge of the empire,’ ‘The gospel concerns nothing less than all things (Col. 1/16-20) and the church’s mission concerns nothing less than all things.’
According to the World Health Organisation, about 70 percent of people in the world suffer potentially traumatic events in their lives. This offers an opening for the Church to come alongside those suffering, share the gospel and witness healing, according to SIM (Serving in Mission), a mission organization that has responded by setting up a trauma healing ministry.
Stewardship, a financial support organization, has published its third report examining current trends in financial giving and generosity by U.K Christians. The latest 64-page report puts the ethical value of trust at the center of its enquiry with the understanding that giving is not just about capacity or conviction but also relational. “This year, we have therefore paid special attention to the impact that perceptions of integrity, transparency, accountability and reliability have on the way
