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  Oceania Church & Missions

  'Your Story' research project in Australia & New Zealand reveals five key findings what young people need on their spiritual journey

  By Chris Eyte

  The wider Church has been good at talking to young people but arguably not so good at listening to them – an underlying focus for three Converge/Your Story conferences attended by 200 people and 86 organizations in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane in Australia early last month, November 2024. 

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children Church & Missions

  Nearly half of Americans don’t attend church at Christmas, report says; but many would join if invited

  By Chris Eyte

  Christmas is the season… to be doing something else rather than attend church for nearly half of Americans, according to a Lifeway Research study. Released statistics show that 47 percent usually attend church during the Christmas celebrations but 48 percent do not, with five percent unsure. 

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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  Nick Vujicic sounds alarm on Church culture, issues call to repentance: 'More like a country club'

  By The Christian Post

  Evangelist Nick Vujicic is raising the alarm about the state of the Western Church — something he laments has become "more like a country club and a social gathering" than the Body of Christ — and its critical role in shaping the next generation amid a rise in addiction and suicide ideation. 

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  Asia Church & Missions

  National Evangelical Alliance in Korea joins calls for WEA to stop ‘illegal attempt’ to host 2025 General Assembly in Seoul

  By Chris Eyte

  The Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) has joined a growing chorus of voices among Korean churches calling for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) to halt plans to hold its next General Assembly (GA) in Seoul. In a statement published on Monday (Dec. 2), CCIK – WEA’s national member body in Korea – issued a statement criticizing WEA’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with churches that do not belong to the global body, warning it could lead to “division and conflict”.

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  Latin America Family & Children Church & Missions

  Fun Chile ministry initiative lets children simulate their first missionary trip

  By Diario Cristiano

  At the initiative of the Chilean ministry “Evangelio Creativo” (Creative Gospel), a group of children and pre-teens participated in a simulation of their first missionary trip in the city of Concepción, Chile. The activity included a time of preparation, a simulated arrival in a foreign country with passport and immigration checks, and training for outreach.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  YouVersion reveals top Bible verse for 2024

  By The Christian Post

  The popular Bible app YouVersion has revealed its most popular verse of the year for 2024, with more users engaging in that verse than others.