The Bible Society has unveiled a sweeping analysis of how culture, religion, politics and economics shape engagement with Scripture across the globe. The Patmos Typology Report, developed with the United Bible Societies and built on Gallup’s data science, examines 85 countries and territories across seven 'missiological clusters' that reveal current opportunities and barriers for Bible work.
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who doesn’t know Jesus and felt that familiar tension build inside you, the pressure to say the right thing, a sense of insecurity creeping in? Sometimes a well placed question can open up gospel opportunities, here's an evangelism resource that can help you overcome such insecurity.
Good gospel-focused translation should bring us closer to each other and closer to Jesus. When done well, it transforms lives like the lives of Rita and her daughter while watching The Chosen. As a result, Rita has gone on to serve with Come and See. This is her story of gospel transformation.
For the most part, churches have not developed a robust theology of intercultural engagement. Instead, churches in multi-cultural contexts resist the influence of cultural newcomers by sanctifying their pre-existing dominance. In doing so, great opportunities for spiritual growth are missed.
How should followers of Jesus respond in a time of political turmoil and cultural fragmentation, when the loudest voices often drown out the wisest? We don't need to guess. God has revealed what the Lord requires of us, and Jesus demonstrated the practicalities of it. God's people must keep justice, loving mercy, and humility at the forefront of our ethics as a compass to guide us.
A court in Spain has acquitted two Catholic priests and a journalist of “hate speech” charges for publicly criticizing Islam, ending an eight-year legal battle.
A new children’s Bible from the German Bible Society is drawing attention for portraying all its human characters as animals — from Moses as a hippopotamus to Noah as a beaver — in a creative effort to make Scripture more engaging for young readers.
A ministry working to reach Romanian students with the gospel has opened a new Christian school designed to integrate academic excellence with biblical values and English-language education.
The Lausanne Movement has released a new global report revealing a renewed sense of optimism among Christian leaders about the future of the church — even as they acknowledge deep challenges from secularism, political polarization, and ethical failures within church leadership.
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After the first section, each essay contains practical and biblical lessons about leadership for this stage of history from a range of global leaders: wonderful lessons for lifelong learners.
The Turkish government faces a legal challenge for banning a U.S. Christian who lived in the country for 34 years.
Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Nov. 6) killed two Christians in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state and two others in Plateau state following the slaughter of 11 Christians in the latter state earlier in the week, sources said.
