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  Europe 3 months ago

  French leaders report back on theological discussions at event on evangelical identity in Europe today

  By Chris Eyte

  Leaders of the Conseil National des Évangéliques de France (CNEF) have reported back from a key conference looking at evangelical identity in Europe in anticipation of the Lausanne Conference in South Korea later this month, September 2024. They pointed to what they consider the most suitable definition for evangelicals, recognizing the diverse cultural and historical contexts in which they live across Europe.

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  Asia 3 months ago

  To reach Asia we must disciple in ways more suited to the Asian context

  By Chansamone Saiyasak

  Christianity in Asia remains disconnected from local cultural expressions so the national evangelical alliances of Asia have identified the need to disciple Christians in ways more suited to the Asian context to ensure the church becomes more locally sustainable and culturally relevant.

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  Latin America US & Canada 3 months ago

  Outsize number of migrants globally are Christians, with Mexico top country of origin

  By Chris Eyte

  The largest share of migrants worldwide are Christians, the country of origin for the highest number of Christian migrants is Mexico (11.3 Million or 9%), and Christian migrants' destination country of choice is the USA followed by Germany and Russia, according to latest Pew Research Center data, published on August 19. The findings reinforce the importance of migration and diaspora ministry, an issue that will likely get attention at the upcoming Lausanne Congress in Seoul next month.

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  Latin America 3 months ago

  A challenge from below to church leaders

  By Alejandro Field

  Try to imagine these three situations: a workers' conference where all the speakers are business leaders, a television debate on racism where everyone—including the moderator—is white, and a video series on women where all the presenters are men. Do they not now seem inappropriate, unreal, archaic, more typical of the middle of the last century than of this one?

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  Asia 3 months ago

  Post-pandemic online church revolution or temporary exile

  By Rei Lemuel Crizaldo

  The coronavirus pandemic of 2019 sent churches, big and small, on a massive online migration. The lockdowns of the pandemic season and the implementation of strict physical distancing measures effectively locked-up the sanctuaries of different faith communities in many nations. For a couple of years or so, it seemed like the age of the digital church had finally arrived. But is that the case?

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  Europe 3 months ago

  Evangelical bodies back appeal against baptism ban at Lake Geneva

  By Chris Eyte

  Leading evangelical bodies in Switzerland this month backed a church’s appeal with the European Court of Human Rights against a ban on a public baptism in Lake Geneva.

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  4 months ago

  Lausanne Movement celebrates God's faithfulness at 50th anniversary online event

  By CDI Staff

  In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first Lausanne congress held in Switzerland from July 16-25, 1974, the Lausanne Movement held an online event on July 25 celebrating God's faithfulness and the legacy of the movement, and looking ahead at the fourth Congress in September in Seoul, Korea.

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  Africa 4 months ago

  Global Baptist body highlights Nigeria as a ‘strategic center’ during global conference in Lagos

  By Ken Kagicha

  Nigeria is one of the key strategic countries for the growth of the Baptist movement, Baptist World Alliance Secretary-General Dr. Elijah Brown announced at the recently concluded BWA Annual Gathering in Lagos. Speaking during the 8-day conference that ended on July 12, Dr. Brown also underscored the significance of Nigeria's largest city in the Baptist church. “Lagos, with more than 13 million people, is one of the world’s 20 largest cities and is a strategic center of the Baptist movement,” sa

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  Europe 4 months ago

  Evangelical theologians in Europe to explore ‘evangelical identity’ at upcoming conference marking 50 years since Lausanne evangelism congress

  By Chris Eyte

  ‘Evangelical identity in Europe Today: Unity in Diversity’ will be the thematic focus of the 2024 conference for the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians (FEET) this summer. FEET is organizing the event in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Lausanne Movement, alongside the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and Sdružení Evangelikálních Teologů (SET), an evangelical body for Czech theologians.

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  Europe 6 months ago

  The British Church should fix “mega mistake”, again send more young people cross culturally, former IFES, Lausanne head says

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  In a recent conversation with Christian Daily International, Lindsay Brown spoke about new dynamics in global missions. While primarily talking about the Global South mission leaders’ desire to partner with the Global North, the former head of IFES and the Lausanne Movement also touched on the current situation in his native Britain and called out what he believes to be a wrong missional approach. “It has been a mega mistake to challenge so many young, gifted Anglicans to stay within England and

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  Asia Europe 6 months ago

  Global North should respond “yes” to Global South leaders who put their hand out for partnership, says Lindsay Brown

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  When a delegation of Korean mission leaders spoke at the recent European Leadership Forum in Wisla, Poland about their desire to seek collaboration between Korean missionaries and European churches, it was just the most recent development in a new movement toward unity and partnership between the Global South and the Global North that began to emerge last year. CDI invited Lindsay Brown to comment on what is taking place from a Western perspective.

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  Asia Europe Latin America 6 months ago

  Newly formed Majority World mission coalition invites global Church to discuss new paradigm focused on unity and partnership

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  In recognition of a new era in global missions with greater participation by the Global South, a recently formed group of mission, church and market-place leaders from Asia and Latin America issued a communique with recommendations for mission practice for the Majority World. Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 1-3, 2024, the group emphasizes the importance of unity and partnership in missions and hopes the recommendations would start off conversations in the global Church.