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  Swiss study reveals faith as significant factor in care about justice and sustainability

  Christian faith motivates believers to seek social justice and live more ecologically sustainable lifestyles, according to a scientific study presented at a ‘StopPoverty’ (StopArmut) conference in Switzerland.

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  Free behind bars: An evangelical prison ministry in Uruguay sees inmates’ transformation in Christ

  “Six out of ten Uruguayans prefer to invest more in the rehabilitation of inmates and their social reintegration than in allocating money for the construction of more prisons,” a recent issue of Prison Insider, an Uruguayan publication, stated. But at the same time, “only one in four see it possible to rehabilitate all or, at least, most of the people who commit crimes,” according to a study on Justice, Prisons and Rehabilitation.

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  UMC moves closer to allowing regions pick own stance on LGBT marriage, ordination

  The United Methodist Church General Conference has advanced a measure meant to allow different regions of the global denomination to determine their own standards on LGBT issues.

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  Korean mission congress asks: "Is what we convey a gospel polluted by culture or a Biblical gospel?"

  The Korean World Missionary Fellowship (KWMF)’s mission conference on the theme of "Next Generation Mission Leadership" kicked off at the Korea Theological Seminary in Cheonan this past week, as reported by Christian Daily Korea. Held from April 24 to 27, the KMWF seeks to address one of the major challenges facing the Korean church: the issue of "revival of the next generation" and "faith succession." 

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  After launch of Lausanne Great Commission report, executive editor talks methods, findings & his personal hope

  Following the official online launch event this morning at 9am Eastern time, the Lausanne Movement’s State of the Great Commission report is now freely accessible online.

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  Message of Global Christian Forum recognizes brokenness, points to healing only in Christ

  As the Global Christian Forum (GCF) concluded in Ghana this past week, the 250 participants from more than 60 countries and all streams of Christianity sent a message reflecting on their joint experience in Accra, Ghana. They had met from April 16-19 for the fourth GCF global gathering, with part of the program including a day trip to slave castles in Cape Coast where they offered a special service of lamentation.

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  Lausanne Movement previews research findings of Great Commission Report at evangelical press event

  On the morning of Monday, April 22, Matthew Niermann, Lausanne Movement’s Director of the State of the Great Commission Report, provided a glimpse of the findings of the years-long research at the annual gathering of the Evangelical Press Association in Lexington, KY.

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