CDI Staff
Articles by CDI Staff
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COALA3.5 Mission Conference (Seoul, Korea)
By CDI StaffThe COALA 3.5 Conference, organized by the Christ Over Asia, Latin America and Africa (COALA) movement, will take place in October 2025 in Korea alongside the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly. Focused on strengthening Global South mission partnerships, the event will feature a special session where selected global mission leaders will be introduced to the COALA vision and collaborative model.
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'A Church broad but shallow cannot stand': Vijayesh Lal urges leaders at AICOCIM to return to deep discipleship
By CDI StaffThe opening keynote of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) became a wide-ranging call to action Monday afternoon (Sept. 15) as Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) General Secretary Vijayesh Lal urged nearly 450 Christian leaders to embrace surrender, courage, and Spirit-guided imagination to meet the challenges of this moment in history.
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AICOCIM 2025 opens in India, calls Church to faithfulness in challenging times
By CDI StaffThe All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM) opened Monday in Nagpur with a strong call for unity, courage, and renewed obedience as the Indian Church navigates a time of cultural, legal, and spiritual challenge.
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From Punjab to the World: Indian evangelist Sadhu Sundar Singh’s legacy continues to shape global Christianity
By CDI StaffSadhu Sundar Singh, the barefoot Indian evangelist remembered for bridging Indian spirituality and Christian discipleship, continues to speak relevantly to the global Church nearly a century after his death. That was the central message of a two-day international webinar where scholars and church leaders from different parts of the world revisited his theological legacy and what it offers to Christians today.
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Center for Christianity and Public Life appoints Alex Arnold to newly created role of director of research
By CDI StaffThe Center for Christianity and Public Life (CCPL) has named Alex Arnold as its first director of research, marking what leaders describe as a major step in advancing the organization’s mission to integrate Christian thought into American civic life.
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‘A missing dimension’: Swiss institute marks 20 years studying link between faith and health
By CDI StaffThe Research Institute for Spirituality and Health (FISG) in Langenthal has spent two decades exploring the scientific links between faith and well-being. Founded by Swiss physician René Hefti, the institute has demonstrated through numerous studies that spirituality can strengthen identity, foster gratitude, and improve coping with illness and crisis. Its work has influenced academic research, trained students, and contributed to a growing understanding of religion as a resource for public heal
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‘National alliances must regain ownership’: Spanish Evangelical Alliance urges reforms for World Evangelical Alliance
By CDI StaffThe Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) has outlined a series of reforms it hopes the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) will adopt, urging decentralization, greater accountability, and a stronger role for national alliances in shaping decisions.
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American conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah speaking event
By CDI StaffConservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, authorities said. He was 31.
