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  Research suggests young Canadians showing greater openness to religion

  A new research report suggests that young Canadians may be showing greater openness to religion, even as overall religious affiliation in the country remains low.

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  UK investor offers to buy church and give it rent-free to Christian ministry

  A local businessman and YouTuber known for offering controversial wealth-creation advice says he is so frustrated by empty church buildings in England that he has offered to buy one and rent it free of charge to a Christian community willing to use it for worship, evangelism and serving the homeless.

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  Meekness over autocracy: Henri Aoun advocates transparent servant leadership in the MENA Church

  “In the Middle East, the image of a leader is autocratic and authoritative; otherwise, people think he doesn’t know what he’s doing,” says Henri Aoun, a leading evangelical leader in the region.

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  Widowed at 41, she began building a ministry to help churches better support grieving spouses

  When Michelle Bader Ebersole became a widow at 41, she quickly discovered something that surprised her: although widows are frequently mentioned in the Bible, few churches seemed equipped to support them long after a funeral ended.

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  Churches urged to support adults aging out of alternative care

  A Christian leader working to connect churches with orphan-support initiatives is urging congregations to better support young adults leaving alternative care, after new research highlighted ongoing challenges they face in adulthood.

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  Rick Warren urges global church unity to advance 'gospel for everyone' goal by 2033

  Global evangelical leaders should move beyond conferences and slogans toward practical collaboration if the goal of sharing the gospel with every person by 2033 is to become reality, pastor and author Rev. Rick Warren said during an online interview hosted by the World Evangelical Alliance.

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  Missionary in Iraq urges Western church to leave its comfort zone

  Northern Iraq, specifically the city of Erbil, has experienced constant military operations amid the current escalation in the region. A member of the leadership of an Ibero-American missionary movement serving in Iraq spoke with Diario Cristiano, the Spanish edition of Christian Daily International, about the situation on the ground. His name is being withheld for security reasons.

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