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'Life is too short': Manny Pacquiao calls Arise Asia delegates to set soul-winning goals
Manny Pacquiao, the Philippine boxing legend turned evangelist, told thousands of Christian leaders in Manila that life is brief and the task of sharing the gospel cannot wait — urging delegates at the Arise Asia 2026 Congress to set specific, annual goals for bringing others to faith. -
Arise Asia 2026 Congress opens in Manila with call to reach 3 billion unreached
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UK charity launches hearing loss training for churches
A UK-based ministry has launched a new autumn initiative aimed at helping churches across the nation become more accessible for the millions of people living with hearing loss. -

'An AI neither understands nor feels': Christian leader tests chatbot's limits for worried parents
Sixto Porras, regional director of Focus on the Family, sat down with ChatGPT to test what artificial intelligence can and cannot do — and to warn evangelical families not to let algorithms replace spiritual discernment, empathy, or genuine human connection. -

Austrian church to broadcast pop-style worship service live on national TV
A Protestant congregation in Austria is set to hold its third worship service built around German pop music on Aug. 23, with national television and radio broadcasting the event live for the first time. -

Young Christians find AI easier to talk to than humans — and that is a problem, pastors say
A growing number of Christians in their 20s and 30s are bringing their questions about Scripture, spiritual struggles, and life decisions to generative AI before they bring them to a pastor or church elder. -

Brian Doerksen, Canadian worship songwriter, dies at 60
Brian Doerksen, the Canadian worship leader and songwriter whose songs shaped congregational singing in churches around the world for decades, died July 21 following a brief battle with stage 4 cancer. He was 60. -

July campaign to reach a million with the gospel in Europe
Dozens of Christian ministries and local churches across Europe have mobilized thousands of volunteers for “The Million Month,” an ambitious evangelism campaign aiming to share the gospel face-to-face with a million people throughout July. -

Amnesty International is 'anti-Christian'
Christian Concern’s Head of Public Policy, Tim Dieppe, has taken Amnesty International to task for labelling a range of Christian groups “anti-rights” due to their positions on abortion and trans issues, while failing to denounce a single Islamic group.
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