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Opinion

  • Reconciling God with present suffering: a testimony

    Asia Church & Missions

    Having lost her father, her career, and her dream of becoming a mother in quick succession, Meera Davina Mahadevan found herself in a crucible of suffering. Rejecting easy answers, here she shares a fresh reflection on her journey, exploring how faith can survive, and even thrive, in the deep valleys of suffering and loss.

  • Reflecting on Jesus' Palm Sunday example of triumph

    Europe Church & Missions Bible & Theology

    As Christian Nationalism supports brute force and the application of power locally and globally, Palm Sunday presents a reality check for true followers of Jesus. His example is ours to follow, not the example of Constantine. Jesus' triumph, in contrast, was subversive; one of humility, compassion, and grief for those abused by the misuse of power. Only Jesus' way leads to resurrection.

  • A call for women from the Project Video leader in Asia

    Asia Church & Missions

    Many creatives want to serve but assume mission belongs only to preachers, Bible teachers, or medical workers. When they begin to see that media, design, photography, and storytelling can also be part of God’s work, something begins to open within them and, as Jasmine testifies: many new things become possible.

Regional Highlights

Features

Urbana 2025 explored how a new generation of Christians may engage in global mission in a more collaborative and polycentric movement shaped by churches across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

'North Americans must see themselves as partners with the global Church', Urbana director says

US & Canada Church & Missions Education

For nearly eight decades, Urbana has stood as one of the most influential missions gatherings in North American evangelicalism, inspiring generations of young Christians to consider their role in taking the gospel to the ends of the earth. But as Christianity’s center of gravity continues shifting toward the Global South, the triennial event grappled with the question: what does mission look like in a world where leadership is no longer primarily Western?