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Global South mission leaders urged to take ownership, build true partnerships as COALA 3.0 conference kicks off in Panama

Latin America Asia Church & Missions

27 Apr, 2025 21:41 EDT

Bishop Emeritus Hwa Yung of the Methodist Church in Malaysia issued a stirring call for Global South leaders to take ownership of the global mission mandate and forge genuine partnerships free from financial dependency or Western theological dominance. His keynote address opened COALA 3.0, the third global gathering of the "Community of Africa, Asia, and Latin America" (COALA), immediately following the COMIBAM 2025 missions congress.
Senior missions leader David Ruiz reflects on Latin America’s mission legacy and future at COMIBAM 2025

Latin America Church & Missions

27 Apr, 2025 10:18 EDT

As missions leaders from across the Ibero-American world gathered in Panama City for COMIBAM 2025, one seasoned voice offered a long-view perspective on the movement’s development, challenges, and future. David Ruiz, former executive director of both COMIBAM and the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission, sat down with Christian Daily International during the April 22–25 gathering to reflect on four decades of missional growth in Latin America and the road ahead.
Thousands in Rome attend funeral of 'humble' Pope Francis

Europe Church & Missions

26 Apr, 2025 09:12 EDT

Thousands of people crowded into St Peter's Square on Saturday morning for the funeral of Pope Francis. World leaders attending the funeral included US President Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Prince William, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
COMIBAM 2025 closes with call to leave a legacy of integrity, humility, and radical obedience

Latin America Church & Missions

26 Apr, 2025 08:47 EDT

The Ibero-American Missionary Congress COMIBAM 2025 officially concluded Friday night in Panama City, closing four days of activities with a final session focused on gratitude, reflection, and renewed commitment to missions. The closing program included artistic presentations, biblical teachings, liturgical acts, and prayers that symbolically commissioned participants to return to their home countries with a strengthened vision for mission.
Afeef Halasah at COMIBAM: 'The church lost its identity and confused its mission'

Latin America Church & Missions

25 Apr, 2025 11:30 EDT

Panama City — In one of the most challenging speeches at the COMIBAM 2025 Missionary Congress, Jordanian pastor Afeef Halasah, executive director of the Arabs for Arabs network (AFTA), church planter, and leader in the Middle East and North Africa, confronted Ibero-American leadership with a clear message: the church has lost its way and needs to recover its true identity and mission.

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Authorities in Indonesia seal Christian worship site before Easter

By Morning Star News

Officials in Indonesia sealed a prayer hall on Saturday (April 19), prohibiting the congregation from celebrating Easter, according to local sources.
Apr 25, 2025 09:44 EDT

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Comedian Nate Bargatze says he views his career as 'calling' from God but rejects 'faith-based' label: 'I am second'

By The Christian Post

Comedian Nate Bargatze says his career isn’t just about getting laughs — it’s about living out his belief that he is “second to God.” The Tennessee-born comedian, known for his clean, family-friendly stand-up and deadpan delivery, said his faith and values influence how he approaches his work and connects with audiences.
Apr 25, 2025 09:18 EDT

Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

Religiously unaffiliated now outnumber Catholics and Protestants in Germany, survey finds

By CDI Staff

For the first time in modern German history, more Germans identify as religiously unaffiliated than as Roman Catholics or Protestants, according to a new survey published by the Weltanschauungen research group (Fowid) and reported by Evangelical Focus.
Apr 25, 2025 06:22 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions

Veteran missiologist urges Latin America to deepen its missional roots through research, training and contextual theology

By Timothy Goropevsek

Veteran mission leader Dr. William (Bill) Taylor called on the Latin American evangelical community to prioritize serious research, locally rooted theological education and better infrastructure to support missionaries, as the region’s global role in missions continues to grow. Taylor, former director of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Mission Commission, offered his reflections during an interview with Christian Daily International at the COMIBAM2025 missions congress in Panama City.
Apr 24, 2025 12:00 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions

‘We are the early church’, says Rafael Canadá at COMIBAM2025 as he confronts modern church model

By Diario Cristiano

Speaking at the Ibero-American Missionary Congress COMIBAM 2025 this week, Rafael Canadá, director of mobilization for COMIBAM International, challenged evangelical churches to realign their focus with the mission of Jesus and avoid segmenting ministry into disconnected parts that stray from the Great Commission.
Apr 24, 2025 11:00 EDT

Latin America Church & Missions

COMIBAM 2025: Latin America aims to mobilize 20,000 more churches for global mission

By Diario Cristiano

On the second day of the COMIBAM 2025 Missionary Congress, Executive Director Cristian Castro provided a historical overview of the Ibero-American missionary movement and issued a call to further mobilize churches, pastors, and new generations for God's global mission.
Apr 24, 2025 10:09 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom

Killer of Graham Staines and sons released to hero’s welcome in India

By Morning Star News

One of the Hindu extremists sentenced to life in prison for burning Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons to death in India 25 years ago was given a hero’s welcome after he was released on April 16.

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