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  US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

  Gen Z struggles with church engagement, discipleship opportunities, State of the Bible report reveals

  By Chris Eyte

  Young people need more discipleship to develop their Christian faith, according to the fifth chapter of the 15th annual State of the Bible report. Published last Thursday (Aug. 14), the data indicates a strong relationship between church engagement and flourishing, according to the American Bible Society (ABS). 

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  US & Canada Education

  Released time Bible program reaches 34 states, 100K students participating this school year

  By The Christian Post

  An organization that provides off-campus religious education to public school students during the day is reporting record enrollment for the 2025-26 school year. 

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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  Research questions if discipleship is more a noble sentiment than a mission

  By CDI Staff

  The mandate is clear: “Go and make disciples.” It’s the final, foundational command Jesus gave before ascending to heaven, the very heartbeat of the Church. Yet, new data from Lifeway Research’s “State of Discipleship” study reveals a startling disconnect within U.S. Protestant churches: Pastors overwhelmingly prioritize discipleship, but for many, it remains a noble sentiment rather than a concrete, measurable mission.

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  US & Canada Family & Children Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Churches must lead with grace, disciple families, and prepare children to face pornography with honesty and hope, says recovery expert Sam Black (Part 3)

  By CDI Staff

  Churches that want to respond faithfully to the hidden crisis of pornography must not only offer immediate support but also cultivate long-term healing communities marked by grace and discipleship, according to Sam Black, Director of Life Change Education at Covenant Eyes and author of The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It.

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  US & Canada Africa Religious Freedom

  Global advocates call for release of Eritrean Christian leaders held without charges for two decades

  By The Christian Post

  The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called "the North Korea of Africa" for more than 20 years without charges, as demonstrators worldwide are calling attention to one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom. 

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  US & Canada

  James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and Christian broadcaster, dies at 89

  By CDI Staff

  Dr. James C. Dobson, the influential conservative Christian psychologist, author and broadcaster who founded Focus on the Family and became one of the most prominent evangelical voices in American culture, died Aug. 21 at the age of 89.