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  Indian Church growing fast, but discipleship and leadership development remain urgent needs, head of Evangelical Fellowship says

  The Church in India is witnessing remarkable growth, a sign of God’s work across the country, said Rev. Vijayesh Lal, General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI). But he cautioned that alongside the encouraging expansion there is a pressing need for greater depth in discipleship, leadership, and community engagement.

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  Report finds 100 million Christians worldwide lack access to a Bible: ‘A modern famine of the Word’

  A new global assessment has found that an estimated 100 million Christians live without access to a Bible, revealing both legal restrictions and severe shortages across dozens of countries. The Bible Access List, released Thursday by the Bible Access Initiative, combines data and expert analysis from 88 countries to identify where Scripture is most difficult to obtain.

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  Evangelical groups call for end of child exploitation as UN highlights global crisis: 138 million children forced to work

  The World Evangelical Alliance and the Salvation Army urged governments to “act with urgency” to end child labor after a United Nations expert warned that 138 million children worldwide remain trapped in exploitation, including 54 million in hazardous work.

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  Pew study maps global stages of religious decline, beginning with drop in worship service attendance

  Religious identity is shrinking across much of the world, typically beginning when younger generations stop attending worship services,  according to new research that traces how disaffiliation with faith unfolds over time.

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  At AICOCIM, veteran journalist emphasizes data as key to understanding society and shaping the Church’s response

  Data is not a dry technical subject but a vital tool for the Indian Church to understand its context and respond effectively, veteran journalist and advocate Dr. John Dayal told delegates at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM). Speaking from his decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and public voice, Dayal urged Christian leaders to take the collection and interpretation of data seriously.

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  Human error exposes email addresses of Church of England abuse survivors

  Human error led to nearly 200 private email addresses linked to a redress scheme for Church of England abuse survivors being publicly disclosed. Kennedys, a global law firm based in the U.S., has worked with the Church of England to develop the Redress Scheme for survivors of church abuse to receive financial redress, therapeutic and spiritual support.

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  Gen Z men face greatest identity crisis, latest chapter of State of the Bible report finds

  Gen Z men are experiencing the greatest “identity crisis” of any age group, according to new data from the American Bible Society’s 15th annual State of the Bible report. The sixth chapter of the 2025 report, released Sept. 10, examines self-image, beliefs, and priorities across generations and genders.

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