Society & Culture

Champions Club unveils new faith-based curriculum initiative for youths with special needs

US & Canada Education Family & Children Society & Culture Health

2 min read

Global special needs ministry for all ages, the “Champions Club,” has announced a major new initiative aimed at addressing a significant, long-overlooked gap in Christian ministry resources: a dedicated, age-appropriate, faith-based curriculum for individuals with special needs aged 12-plus, which can be used in any appropriate setting. The organization, founded by Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, U.S. and known for its global outreach through the Champions Club model, has officially launched

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Opinion

The large scale US aid era has ended and it's time to seek divine wisdom afresh

Africa Church & Missions Society & Culture

14 min read

As the shock-wave from the shut down of most US Aid initiatives continues to impact real lives, the global Church has been given an opportunity to reinvent approaches to well-being that don't replicate bloated bureauracies or irresponsible charity. True justice must begin with lament and proceed with mutuality. Here's how we can move forward in a post-aid era.
Lasting peace and true justice in Gaza and the Holy Land will require more than political agreement

Middle East Society & Culture Church & Missions

4 min read

As the ceasefire and exchange of people signals relief in Gaza and Israel, those who live and serve in the Holy Land know how fragile this peace can be and how difficult it will be to rebuild livelihoods. Hope of lasting peace will only be found when all people living in the land are able to live freely and are treated with dignity. In the meantime, followers of Jesus in the land remain faithful, trusting not in geopolitics but in the Prince of Peace.
History reveals the slippery slope to fascism for Christians with ears to hear

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

5 min read

The rise of politicians from America to Russia claiming to champion Christian values and peace yet preaching hatred and division is polarizing families, churches, and communities even far beyond their own countries. Something like this has happened before. Will we Christians learn from recent European history and seek first Christ's kingdom or continue to ride the slippery slope to human totalitarianism in our contexts?
We bring our ethnic uniqueness with us when we become new creatures in Christ

Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture

6 min read

As new Christians (especially if you're non-Western) we are too often taught that our ethnic identity should be ignored or even suppressed in favor of a spiritual identity. Our teachers ignore the fact that Evangelical Christianity is heavily interpreted through a Western lens. Non-Westerners will flourish in Christ if they are encouraged to embrace the redeemed benefits of their unique ethnicity, because that is part of them being a gift from God as a blessing to the Church and the world.

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Asia Society & Culture Bible & Theology

'Order and oversight create the ecosystem of accountability,' says panel on generosity at WEA Assembly

By CDI Staff

On the final morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, a panel of global stewardship leaders called for renewed commitment to integrity, accountability, and biblical discipleship as the foundation for lasting generosity within the global church.
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Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Arts & Media Health

'The greatest call of our time is not productivity but presence,' panel on mental wellness says at WEA Assembly

By CDI Staff

The World Evangelical Alliance turned its attention to what one speaker called “the defining public health crisis of our time” as the third panel on the third day of the WEA General Assembly in Seoul focused on mental wellness and how the global church can respond to rising anxiety, loneliness and performance-driven Christianity.
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Asia Bible & Theology Science Church & Missions Society & Culture

‘Not a moment for withdrawal but faithful innovation’: tech panel discusses AI and discipleship

By CDI Staff

A panel at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly on Wednesday morning urged churches to engage artificial intelligence with a distinctly biblical ethic, framing AI as a people-shaping technology that demands theological clarity, pastoral care and practical safeguards.
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Global Society & Culture Religious Freedom

WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United Nations

By CDI Staff

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team serving at the United Nations urged national alliances to represent Christ with courage, humility, and hope in global policymaking spaces during a panel discussion Wednesday morning at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul.
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Latin America Society & Culture

Six evangelical legislators win seats in Argentina’s Congress for the first time

By Diario Cristiano

In a historic milestone for Argentina’s faith community, six evangelical Christian legislators are set to take seats in the National Congress following Sunday’s elections — the first time a group representing these values has achieved such significant representation at the national level.
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Asia Society & Culture Family & Children Health Data

‘The largest cause of death globally’: UK doctor Calum Miller urges evangelicals to confront abortion crisis

By CDI Staff

British medical doctor and pro-life advocate Calum Miller addressed delegates at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday morning, urging churches around the world to “choose life” and to respond with both truth and compassion to what he called “by far the largest cause of death globally.”

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Women are 'easy targets' for persecution in Christian-minority countries

Asia Africa Church & Missions Religious Freedom

Less than 5 min

Women and girls are easy targets for religious persecution, and their plight is often compounded when shunned by their own church communities after escaping their captors, say experts on gender-based persecution.
Police in India arrest Pastor after Hindu extremist attack

Asia Religious Freedom

about 7 min
Three pillars to support spiritual growth in mutli-cultural contexts

Europe Church & Missions Bible & Theology

about 6 min
Episcopal Church omits membership total in annual report; baptisms fell considerably in the past decade

US & Canada Church & Missions

about 4 min
Nigeria responds to Trump’s call to end Christian persecution as the US threatens to 'strike at the heart of Islamic militants'

Africa US & Canada Religious Freedom

about 4 min
Bid for probe of anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala, Pakistan rejected

Asia Religious Freedom

about 5 min

Society & Culture

Champions Club unveils new faith-based curriculum initiative for youths with special needs

Honduran evangelicals pledge prayer and vigilance for democracy ahead of elections

Construction begins for U.K.’s Eternal Wall of Answered prayer

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Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes field hospital and disaster response team after Jamaica suffers worst ever hurricane

Christian leaders call for prayer after mass train stabbing in UK

Crisis in Sudan pushes South Sudan refugee response to breaking point, Christian ministry says

Seoul Declaration at WEA General Assembly reasserts biblical authority, addressing pluralism and same-sex marriage

Christians in Egypt push to have Easter recognized as an official public holiday

Opinion

The large scale US aid era has ended and it's time to seek divine wisdom afresh

Lasting peace and true justice in Gaza and the Holy Land will require more than political agreement

History reveals the slippery slope to fascism for Christians with ears to hear

We bring our ethnic uniqueness with us when we become new creatures in Christ

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'Order and oversight create the ecosystem of accountability,' says panel on generosity at WEA Assembly

'The greatest call of our time is not productivity but presence,' panel on mental wellness says at WEA Assembly

‘Not a moment for withdrawal but faithful innovation’: tech panel discusses AI and discipleship

WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United Nations

Six evangelical legislators win seats in Argentina’s Congress for the first time

‘The largest cause of death globally’: UK doctor Calum Miller urges evangelicals to confront abortion crisis

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Women are 'easy targets' for persecution in Christian-minority countries

Police in India arrest Pastor after Hindu extremist attack

Three pillars to support spiritual growth in mutli-cultural contexts

Episcopal Church omits membership total in annual report; baptisms fell considerably in the past decade

Nigeria responds to Trump’s call to end Christian persecution as the US threatens to 'strike at the heart of Islamic militants'

Bid for probe of anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala, Pakistan rejected

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