More than 1,000 Christians from 13 churches in Zurich joined together Sept. 21 for an open-air worship service at Turbinenplatz, marking Switzerland’s Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer. The gathering included music led by ICF Zurich and concluded with 21 baptisms under the open sky, according to reporting by Swiss evangelical portal Livenet.ch.
In the midst of crisis, when powerful people play war games and masses suffer because of it, it is easy to feel impotent, a victim of circumstance. But there is hope. We need to look for, and recount, alternate stories that evidence hope. The quiet, "widows mite", stories of faithfulness and breakthrough in ordinary everyday living are needed, especially now.
By explaining three Easter gifts, you can help your children learn about the hope of eternal life with Jesus. Here are three of the best Easter gifts ever given by Jesus' ministry at Easter time.
Celebration of the UK's "Quiet Revival" may have suddenly gone quiet but the experience has left the Evangelical Church with valuable lessons to learn—no more so than to be cautious of confirmation bias (believing something is true because you want it to be so). We do well to ensure that what we are celebrating is verifiably accurate.
Gwoza, in northeastern Nigeria, is reeling after a series of attacks that left dozens dead and hundreds displaced in spite of U.S. military presence nearby. The U.S. intervention appears to have had little immediate impact in preventing the massacres of Christians and moderate Muslims in central and northeastern Nigeria.
Data is not a dry technical subject but a vital tool for the Indian Church to understand its context and respond effectively, veteran journalist and advocate Dr. John Dayal told delegates at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM). Speaking from his decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and public voice, Dayal urged Christian leaders to take the collection and interpretation of data seriously.
On the sidelines of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Dr. P.C. Mathew, founder of Urban India Ministries and global family challenge director for the World Evangelical Alliance, warned that the health of the Indian Church hinges on how it responds to crises within the family.
The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) devoted the morning session of its third day to the theme of health, with Dr. Deepak Singh delivering a keynote address that challenged the Indian Church to reclaim its distinctive contribution in healthcare.
The All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dr. Santhosh T. Mathew, an internal medicine specialist who has served with the Emmanuel Hospital Association. In a wide-ranging presentation, Mathew urged the Indian Church to reclaim its legacy of holistic healing and to reimagine pastoral care in response to today’s mental health and trauma crisis.
The evening session of the second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a plenary address by Dr. Sanjay Patra, who called on Christians in India to embrace their role as “salt and light” in society through relevance, entrepreneurial initiative, professional excellence, and ethical witness.
The second day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) featured a deeply reflective plenary address by Rev. Dr. Jayakumar Christian, former CEO of World Vision India and past lead for Faith & Development at World Vision International, who urged the Indian Church to recognize its calling to live and serve from the margins of society.
Police in Pakistan tortured and killed a Catholic father of four within hours of taking him into custody on false kidnapping charges, his family said.
