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  Mutuality in Mission: Second COALA3.0 plenary highlights shared responsibility in the Majority World

  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.

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  COALA3.0: Second-day plenary on 'building common ground' emphasizes unity, humility, and trust in 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.

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  Conclave to elect new Pope to begin May 7, Vatican announces

  Cardinals from around the world will gather in a secret conclave beginning May 7 to elect the next pope, the Vatican announced. The closed-door meeting will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and involve approximately 135 cardinals. The conclave follows the death of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday. His funeral was held on Saturday.

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  Sarang Church in Seoul, host of WEA General Assembly in October, begins search for next Senior Pastor

  Sarang Church in Seoul, the host church for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly this October, has launched the search for its third senior pastor, forming a nine-member search committee on April 13, according to Korean Christian news outlet iGoodNews.

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  Youth initiative in Nairobi curate worship experience through painting at unique events

  In one of the student neighbourhoods in Kenya's bustling capital, Nairobi, is a growing community of young believers exploring ways of expressing their Christian faith through painting and worship.

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  ELCA will not remove conscience protections for gay marriage opponents: official

  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will not remove conscience protections for members who oppose same-sex marriage, according to a church official.

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  Global South mission leaders urged to take ownership, build true partnerships as COALA 3.0 conference kicks off in Panama

  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.

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