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Christian receives death sentence under Pakistan’s blasphemy law Dozens of Christians slain and kidnapped in Benue state, Nigeria Arson attempt on church building in Pakistan thwarted Fulani herdsmen kill more than 60 Christians in ‘genocide’ in Nigeria Muslim stabs wife to death for accepting Christ during Ramadan Nurse who called transgender prisoner “Mister” suspended without explanation Christian retiree in UK convicted of breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’

Opening ceremony of the COMIBAM2025 mission conference Panama

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

Latin America Church & Missions

6 mins read

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.

Afeef Halasah at COMIBAM: 'The church lost its identity and confused its mission'

Latin America Church & Missions

3 mins read

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

Latin America Church & Missions

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

Latin America Church & Missions

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

Asia Religious Freedom

9 mins read

Opinion

Crucifying truth, Bach's passion, and the Dark Enlightenment

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

5 mins read

The political positioning of new regimes is matching an ideology that has been forming for some time: Dark Enlightenment. We are watching a new world order emerge that will cause great suffering. As the performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion unfolded, it resonated deeply with the times we find ourselves in.
The Pope of surprises: praise and candid reflections from a friend

Europe Church & Missions

22 mins read

Thomas Schirrmacher has worked with Pope Francis in a variety of official roles, both for the World Evangelical Alliance and the International Society for Human Rights. He accompanied the pope on three state visits and also visited him privately at Santa Marta on numerous occasions, often around the pontiff’s birthday. These are his reflections.
Why is America deporting them? Afghan Christians have 3 days left

US & Canada Middle East Religious Freedom

5 mins read

The collective gasp in the sanctuary on Sunday was audible. Amidst the celebrations of Palm Sunday, my pastor told us about the email that around 25 members of our community had received just days before. I have since read that email for myself. I am stunned and devastated.
Easter time reminds us of what power has always looked like

Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

7 mins read

Among many other things, Easter is an opportunity to reflect on Jesus' relationship to political power. Modern readers of the Gospels and Epistles too easily miss the political significance of Jesus' death and resurrection. Far from leaning into and leveraging political and imperial power, Jesus and his followers are called to righteously and justly subvert it for God's glory alone.

Regional Highlights

Allen Matamoros who serves with COMIBAM shared about some of the cultural advantages of Latinos as missionaries in the Middle East and South Asia

Latin American and Global South leaders gather in Panama to shape future of world missions

Latin America Church & Missions

7 mins read

This week marks a historic moment for Latin American missions as COMIBAM holds its first continental conference since 2017 in Panama City, Panama, from April 22 to 25. The event will be immediately followed by COALA3.0 — the third consultation of the Christ Over Africa, Latin America, and Asia initiative — bringing together a growing coalition of Global South mission leaders to strategize for the next phase of global missions.