
Church & Missions

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Arise Asia 2026 Congress opens in Manila with call to reach 3 billion unreached
Some 4,000 Christians from across Asia and beyond gathered in Manila on July 27 for the opening session of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress, a five-day gathering of students and young leaders focused on frontier missions and evangelism. -
War-weary Ukrainians plant 160 churches across Europe
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'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. -

Revive Europe shifts strategy, launches cohort program under new director
Revive Europe is stepping back from large continental gatherings and launching a nine-month leadership program as it enters what new director Sam Couper calls "a different vessel" for an unchanged vision.
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