Kenya's annual National Prayer Breakfast brought together political leaders, clergy, diplomats and business leaders on May 27 amid growing concern over rising political tensions and increasingly heated debate surrounding the country's 2027 general election.
Nigeria's socio-religious conflicts have a long and complex history, with numerous factors influencing the current violence. Whatever the cause, it cannot be denied that Christians are being disproportionately affected by the brutal violence that continues to result.
Participants at the Network for the History of Mission in Arusha April 2026 shared how they have learned to be more authentically their ethnic selves as they faithfully follow Christ. In contexts of increasing confidence in authentically ethnic Christianity as well as complex urban fellowship diversity, churches need leaders equipped to better navigate cultural difference, recognize hidden patterns of exclusion, and cultivate a genuinely shared life together in Christ.
Pastors leading congregations that have grown into full-scale institutions come under increasing pressure with budgets, payrolls, properties, and social programs, and yet many were never trained to manage them. To mitigate misconduct, modern ministries need more than anointing; they need competent management.
Sudan's civil war continues to rage after three years of devastating conflict and Sudan's two million Christians face particular peril. Yet this conflict is largely overlooked compared to other conflict zones. It seems to be a crisis too complex, too distant, and too African to hold the Western gaze. God sees, however, so let us pray for peace in Sudan and protection especially for Jesus' followers among the Sudanese.
Evangelical church leaders in Kenya have launched the Kenya National Prayer and Transformation Movement (KNPTM) calling for prayer, repentance, unity and responsible citizenship ahead of the country’s 2027 General Election.
Africa's main evangelical theological accreditation body has voted to reorganize itself into three distinct language-based councils, a change its leaders say is designed to close a long-standing gap in service to French- and Portuguese-speaking institutions across the continent.
Christian health organisations are among the few entities forming a last line of defence in Eastern DR Congo, where a rare and deadly strain of Ebola has caused global concern. On May 17, the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak “a public health emergency of international concern” following 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths.
Governments in East Africa are increasingly turning to churches and religious institutions as partners in promoting morality, social stability and economic development, even as faith leaders continue to challenge state power on governance and human rights concerns.
Fulani attacks on Christians in Nigeria were partially thwarted with rare resistance over the weekend, and a kidnapped priest was released, sources said.
Muslim in-laws of a recent convert to Christianity in eastern Uganda on May 2 lured him to their home and beat him unconscious after learning that he had left Islam, he said.
Mega-churches evolved from principles born out of the mission fields of India into a consumer‑driven operating system that prioritizes attendance over discipleship, programs over relationships, and addition over multiplication. But, as missionaries have long known and wrestled with, non‑indigenous ideas can too easily harm indigenous churches.
