The official records of the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) spanning nearly 50 years are now available in a newly published book. The book, which is the latest volume in the World of Theology Series, compiles four major documents from the Vatican-Evangelical dialogues held between 1977 and 2016, presenting them in both English and German editions.
According to reliable sources the leading edge of growth in the global church is through movements to Christ from other religious backgrounds. This is not uncontested however. This opinion is the second of two exploring these movements from different perspectives.
According to reliable sources the leading edge of growth in the global church is through movements to Christ from other religious backgrounds. This is not uncontested however. This opinion is the first of two exploring these movements from different perspectives.
As the numbers of foreign ministry workers decreases in China how can the international community continue to support and walk alongside beloved Chinese brothers and sisters? This question is best addressed through long term relationships.
While the cessation of conflict in the Holy Land may be cause for rejoicing, true peace requires much more work. This reflection using post-World War II peace as a case study shows how important it is for followers of Jesus to be involved in peace processes.
In less than two weeks, Colombia has witnessed the shocking murders of two Christian pastors, shaking the nation’s religious community. On Dec. 29, the Lora Rincón pastoral family was killed in Aguachica, Cesar, in a targeted shooting. Days later, on Jan. 8, Pastor Iván Darío García González was gunned down after preaching at the Nuevo Renacer Christian Church, leaving one parishioner injured.
Trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) are visiting relief shelters to offer frontline support and prayers to those forced to flee their homes as fires ravage the Los Angeles region in Southern California.
The public consultation period for New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill, opposed by 400 church leaders and affecting the tenets of the 19th-century Treaty of Waitangi, closed on Jan. 7, 2024. Some respondents reported technical difficulties submitting feedback on the New Zealand Parliament’s website.
The YouVersion Bible App saw 798,000 installations on Jan. 5, the largest single day of installs for the phone app in its history.
The National Assembly Prayer Breakfast of Korea held its 2025 New Year Service on Jan. 8 in the second conference room of the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties gathered to pray for the nation and parliament, including Yoon Sang-Hyun, chair of the ruling party’s prayer breakfast group, and Song Ki-Heon, chair of the opposition group.
Three leading Baptist care providers in Australia—Baptcare, Baptist Care SA, and BaptistCare—have announced their merger into a single, yet-to-be-named organization, making it one of the largest care associations in the country. The merger, publicly unveiled in November 2024, is set to be completed by March 2025.
The sharp increase in attacks on Christians in Nicaragua the past two years included increased targeting of evangelical churches, according to a report by a European advocacy group devoted to human rights.
