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  Delegation of Chinese registered church leaders visits US, participates in China-US Christian Forum

  From August 26 to September 4, a Chinese Christian delegation composed of 18 representatives from the political, religious, and academic sectors visited the United States, led by Rev. Wu Wei, president of the China Christian Council (CCC) and president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary. This visit marks the first official group visit to the U.S. by the China Christian Council and National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) since 2016.

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  Time to repent, focus on younger leaders & family discipleship to avert church decline, Asian leaders say

  “Everything that is not growing will slowly decay,” says Dr Bambang Budijanto, General Secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), as he highlights the challenges facing the Church in Asia today. Following AEA’s 11th General Assembly in Mongolia, Budijanto and other Asian leaders have now published their reflections on what they see as the only way forward: repentance, focusing on discipleship within families and truly empowering younger leaders to participate in God’s mission.

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  YWAM Together 2024 in Manila marked first large event since the passing of founder Loren Cunningham

  Missionaries from all corners of the globe gathered for the first time in six years at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Together 2024 in Manila, Philippines, with 4,500 people from 110 nationalities and currently serving in 120 countries. Hosted in Manila by Christ’s Commission Fellowship Church, an international non-denominational church, from Sept. 3 to 6, the event featured mission-focused teaching and worship.

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  Over 300 Christian leaders sign 'Confession of Evangelical Conviction' ahead of 2024 election

  Hundreds of Evangelical leaders have signed a statement outlining their shared beliefs about the relationship between faith and politics, encouraging Christians to consider each candidates' "character and not merely their promises or political success" ahead of the 2024 election.

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  Enough of the church scandals: let’s talk about our hidden secrets & find true freedom, it’s easy, REAL TALK founder says

  As scandal after scandal rocks churches and ministries across the world, a newly launched program aims to address the root of the issue: the unspoken secrets of abuse and trauma. Virtually everyone has experienced some form of it. And as they are buried in silence, the inner brokenness continues from generation to generation, even within the church. But, says the creator of REAL TALK, the solution is simple, it is biblical, and it is not scary. It is even fun!

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  Hearing loss advocate urges churches in the U.K. to 'learn from Jesus' to reach D/deaf communities for Christ

  An advocate for the d/Deaf community challenges churches to reevaluate their approaches to fellowship and evangelism to better serve the distinctive needs of this sizeable people group, which has its own cultures and languages. 

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  Russian missile attack destroys shared headquarters of Christian charities in Kyiv, Ukraine

  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. 

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