The Ibero-American Confederation of Christian Communicators and Mass Media (COICOM) kicked off its annual Congress on Tuesday, September 3, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Some two thousand attendees met at the Christian Center of Guayaquil Church to receive training, inspiration and teachings related to the field of leadership and mass media.
The stories in traditional comics were about justice and the battle between good and evil. More recently, issues like politics, mental health, diversity, inner demons, and social justice are increasingly common. With today's fictional superheroes becoming morally grubby characters, Jesus outshines them all as the real-life hero exemplar.
Work is sometimes viewed as a necessary evil, and even among those with a more biblically aligned view, it can certainly feel like that sometimes. Which is why a discussion of love in the context of work may come as a bit of a surprise. But for Christians, it shouldn't be.
Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona, is marking its 75th anniversary with the private for-profit Christian college anticipating to enroll 125,000 for its fall semester, its largest-ever intake of students. While celebrating the continuous growth, GCU continues its fight against a historic $37.7 million dollar fine for allegedly misrepresenting the costs of its doctoral programs and against the “defamatory” criticisms by U.S. Department of Education Secretary who vowed to “shut it d
When it comes to helping victims of abuse, the church is often seen to be lacking in rigorous responses. There is a tendency to downplay the abuser’s actions and focus on the survivor’s response. This can lead to survivors seeking refuge in places outside the church, such as psychologists’ offices. I decided to trust the church.
A recent mission conference in South Korea highlighted the issue of suicide prevention as a missiological concern amid a suicide rate more than twice the average among OECD countries. A missiologist professor argued that suicide should no longer be regarded solely as an individualized issue but something that affects society as a whole. And he believes that the Christian perspective of building God’s kingdom could help overcome the prevalent "culture of death".
“We were told that insecurity would end in two years. Official data, hard data from the government itself, speak of almost two thousand murders throughout the country with an average of 80 to 90 daily. High-impact crimes. So I think it is a failure. The daily cases of kidnapping, of extortion, do not end. Criminal groups have become empowered and this should worry us all. And even more so the incoming government,” said Guillermo Trujillo Álvarez, president of the evangelical network of Veracruz
How should American Christians respond as accusations of "Christian nationalism" increasingly fly toward people of faith who try to participate in politics? During a multi-panel event this week moderated by Christian Post reporter and podcaster Ian Giatti as an extension of CP's "Politics in the Pews" podcast and article series, Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.), Christians Engaged founder Bunni Pounds and theologian James Spencer, Ph.D., weighed in on the hot-button issue, which they believe to be
Shumayle Falak makes a living for his family by freelancing on online marketplaces but a nationwide internet slowdown due to the installation of a firewall by the government has rendered him and hundreds of thousands of other Pakistani youths jobless, exacerbating their financial woes in the inflation-hit economy.
Dr Paul Windsor is a global leader who loves serving others and looking for ways to resource them with new ideas. In this instance he gifts us with an autobiographical reflection of almost six decades of his life and some of the key ways he has learned to live and understand life and ministry through each decade.
As the memories of the Paris Olympics 2024 begin to fade, a Christian anti-trafficking network is evaluating the impact of creative efforts to raise awareness on the risk of exploitation during the sporting event that drew thousands of people to the French capital. And they're already looking ahead at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028: the time to start preparing is now.
Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona, is marking its 75th anniversary with the private for-profit Christian college anticipating to enroll 125,000 for its fall semester, its largest-ever intake of students. While celebrating the continuous growth, GCU continues its fight against a historic $37.7 million dollar fine for allegedly misrepresenting the costs of its doctoral programs and against the “defamatory” criticisms by U.S. Department of Education Secretary who vowed to “shut it d
