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  Oceania Church & Missions

  [Interview] Shifting paradigms: the Great Commission as a promise God will fulfill, not a task we need to achieve

  By CDI Staff

  But when reading Matthew 28, where Jesus said in the gospel of this kingdom will be preached in all nations, to all the earth, I see that as a promise that God will fulfill, not a task that we need to achieve. But many times, we have focused on it as if it were merely a task. The difference there is if we focus on it as a task - this is that whole “industrialized” perspective of missions - then we are required to use our own agency to fulfill it. And as a result, if anything gets in the way or i

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  Global Religious Freedom

  Global database provides new info on anti-religion violence

  By Jeff M. Sellers

  The first global database to track cases of anti-religion violence became available to the general public in January, providing rights advocates, ministries and others a plethora of information to defend religious freedom and belief.

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  Oceania Church & Missions

  [Interview] “Harmony isn’t the absence of tension,” says global mission leader commenting on major trends today

  By CDI Staff

  Relationships define reality for us. Everything is interrelated. The interconnectivity of all things, physical and spiritual, are held together by relationships. So much so, that I believe in and started to develop a relational hermeneutic of Scripture that can better help us understand the purposes of God in the world today.

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  Oceania Church & Missions

  New report reveals almost half of Australians open to be invited to church this Christmas

  By CDI Staff

  In a country that has seen a sharp rise in people identifying as non-religious over the past years, a recent survey found people responding with a surprising openness to going to church this Christmas, if they are invited.

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  Oceania Church & Missions

  Brian Houston announces plans for online ministry and new church in 2024

  By Christian Today

  Brian Houston is making plans for 2024 to be his comeback year after a tumultuous season that saw him resign from the leadership of the church he founded, Hillsong, and stand trial and eventually be acquitted of accusations that he covered up his late father's abuse.