

CDI Staff
Articles by CDI Staff
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         'Order and oversight create the ecosystem of accountability,' says panel on generosity at WEA AssemblyBy CDI StaffOn the final morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, a panel of global stewardship leaders called for renewed commitment to integrity, accountability, and biblical discipleship as the foundation for lasting generosity within the global church. 
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         'Grace brings us all close to God — and makes us one,' says Botrus Mansour in devotional on final day of WEA AssemblyBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General-designate Rev. Botrus Mansour urged Christians to celebrate their unity in Christ despite cultural, denominational, and personal differences, during the morning devotional on Thursday (Oct. 30) at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul, Korea. 
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         'The greatest call of our time is not productivity but presence,' panel on mental wellness says at WEA AssemblyBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance turned its attention to what one speaker called “the defining public health crisis of our time” as the third panel on the third day of the WEA General Assembly in Seoul focused on mental wellness and how the global church can respond to rising anxiety, loneliness and performance-driven Christianity. 
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         ‘Not a moment for withdrawal but faithful innovation’: tech panel discusses AI and discipleshipBy CDI StaffA panel at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly on Wednesday morning urged churches to engage artificial intelligence with a distinctly biblical ethic, framing AI as a people-shaping technology that demands theological clarity, pastoral care and practical safeguards. 
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         WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United NationsBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team serving at the United Nations urged national alliances to represent Christ with courage, humility, and hope in global policymaking spaces during a panel discussion Wednesday morning at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul. 
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         ‘Every person has a place at the table of God’: Walter Kim urges global Church toward reconciliationBy CDI StaffOn the third morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, Rev. Dr. Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) in the United States, delivered a deeply personal devotional message about the reconciling power of the gospel amid the turmoil of the modern world. 
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         ‘The largest cause of death globally’: UK doctor Calum Miller urges evangelicals to confront abortion crisisBy CDI StaffBritish medical doctor and pro-life advocate Calum Miller addressed delegates at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday morning, urging churches around the world to “choose life” and to respond with both truth and compassion to what he called “by far the largest cause of death globally.” 
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         ‘Where is the Church?’ Religious freedom advocate decries Church’s silence amid global persecution crisisBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul turned its attention to one of the most sobering realities facing the global Church on Tuesday (Oct. 28), as Joshua Williams, a representative of Open Doors International, issued an urgent appeal for prayer, repentance, and solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world. 
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         Asiri Fernando: 'The whole Church needs beautifully blistered feet' to spread the gospel globally by 2033By CDI StaffAsiri Fernando, a national leader with Youth for Christ Sri Lanka, opened the morning session of the second day of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul with a heartfelt devotional urging the global church to return to the gospel’s foundation of repentance, forgiveness, and sacrificial love. 
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         WEA General Assembly draws 850 delegates from 124 nations, reflecting global shift to the South and EastBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul has gathered 850 participants from 124 nations, representing one of the most globally diverse gatherings in the evangelical movement. The figures were shared during a press briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 28, by Dr. Brad Smith, WEA Director of Alliance Engagement and media spokesperson for the event. 
