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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When a woman in a small village in southern Mexico heard verses from the New Testament in her language for the first time, she asked in amazement, “Does God understand Otomí?” The answer is yes, but millions of people in about 550 languages still do not know it.
This past Saturday, we witnessed the unfortunate presence of President Javier Milei at the inauguration of the largest evangelical church in the country. It resulted in the sacred space of the pulpit being used by the president to deliver a partisan diatribe filled with false arguments, malicious distortions, and statements entirely contrary to the teachings of the gospel. This has caused much shame.
Like fine wine, people need change to mature. You can refuse to embrace change but it will come at a cost. Times of change provide opportunities for us to deal with aspects of our being that become barriers for deeper relationship with God. Doing so also helps improve our relationships with others.
Many of our societies appear to be moving back into increased lawlessness as models of justice and equity are being undermined by the powerful, allowing corruption to creep back in to the most stable of nations. This is an opportunity for the Church to preserve and shine as salt and light. But, as this pastoral opinion shows us, it will require intentionality, commitment, and sacrifice.
The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a denomination formed in 2022 as a conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church (UMC), announced it has grown to include more than 6,000 congregations across multiple nations.
Torrential rains and massive flooding have killed at least 64 people and left dozens missing across central and eastern Mexico, prompting churches and faith-based groups to mobilize nationwide to help survivors as authorities race to reach isolated communities.
Students and campus groups are preparing for IFES World Student Day 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 16), which marks the 50th anniversary of the movement’s global prayer days. Organized by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), the annual global event invites students, ministry staff, supporters, and churches to unite in prayer for students and local IFES ministry in more than 180 countries and territories.
In an increasingly fragmented media landscape—where audiences divide their attention between traditional television, social media, and countless streaming platforms—a panel of renowned communicators gathered at the Media Music Marketing Summit in Miami, FL, to discuss a crucial challenge: how to unite the community and deliver an impactful message “from Prime Time to the Timeline and back.”
A Mexican lawmaker from the ruling party said that organized crime, not elected officials, controls much of the country, warning that Mexico is “far from being a holy nation.” Speaking at a Christian conference on the topic of “Kings and Priests, or Kings or Priests, or Neither Kings nor Priests,” Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes — an evangelical politician and deputy with the ruling MORENA party — told a large audience that “70% of Mexico is governed by drug cartels.”
A new global assessment has found that an estimated 100 million Christians live without access to a Bible, revealing both legal restrictions and severe shortages across dozens of countries. The Bible Access List, released Thursday by the Bible Access Initiative, combines data and expert analysis from 88 countries to identify where Scripture is most difficult to obtain.
Delegates gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, for the annual 28th European Parliament Prayer Breakfast (EPB), where they focused on prayer, fellowship, and strategic collaboration. The EPB, held on Dec. 2-3, functions as an annual, non-political event in the European Parliament that brings together Christians involved in European politics and advocacy for networking and fellowship.
