More than 3,000 people attended a 75th anniversary event hosted by the German missions organization DMG on May 10, as the group transformed its headquarters in southwest Germany into a daylong showcase of international worship, mission work and community activities.
"Abide in me... that you bear much fruit, so showing yourselves to be my disciples". Such fruit is not the output of human effort, it is the result of the Holy Spirit's transformative work in our lives. So why to we invest such energy into achieving material outcomes?
We can too easily embody cultural expectations, often reinforced by common sayings that are accepted as wisdom or truth but turn out to be unhelpful, and sometimes even destructive. We are wise to question whether our cultural 'truth' matches Jesus' truth.
Among many of us there is a quiet yet unsettling recognition that the ways we’ve tried to broker good in the world often feel hurried, fragmented, and unsatisfying. A we try to live at a machine pace, the Kingdom moves like seed in soil, quietly, organically, sometimes unseen for a season, yet full of divine potential. To be a true blessing and effective witness it requires wise charity.
Water is a true wonder we easily take for granted. It is so essential for life on planet Earth, and so rare in the known universe that it deserves the utmost respect from us all. The characteristics of water provide us with a great example of grace. As we contemplate the wonder of water, let us give praise for God's glorious grace.
As European nations finalize preparations for a major shift in migration policy this June, church leaders gathered in Bucharest in April warned that faith communities must prepare for a “new phase” of humanitarian need.
Growing media attention on evangelical and Protestant churches in Spain has prompted a response from several leaders within the movement, who are calling on the media to cover evangelical communities with greater accuracy, context and respect.
Thousands of evangelical Christian teenagers and young adults from France and across Europe are expected to gather in central France this month for Echo 2026, a triennial youth event organized by Assemblies of God France.
The Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden, Germany’s Federation of Free Pentecostal Churches, reported a membership increase of more than 22% over the past two years, adding more than 15,000 members across its network of congregations.
An academic seminar commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Jürgen Moltmann was held on May 8 in Seoul, shedding renewed light on his theology, life, and influence on the Korean church and the global theological community.
The Swiss Evangelical Alliance has joined Kanzel24.org, a shared online platform operated by the Evangelical Alliances in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that connects churches and Christian organizations with pastors, preachers, moderators and conference speakers across the German-speaking region of Europe.
Air is our silent companion from the moment we are born until our final breath. It connects us to every living thing around us. Yet it is the most taken-for-granted of all life’s necessities. Across cultures, air carries profound symbolic meaning. This is an opportunity to thank God for the breath of life!
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