

CDI Staff
Articles by CDI Staff
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         World Evangelical Alliance concludes Seoul Assembly with new leadership and renewed call to unity and missionBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded its General Assembly on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, following five days of worship, discussion, and reflection under the theme “The Gospel for Everyone by 2033.” The event gathered 850 participants from 124 nations, uniting evangelical leaders from across continents to chart the global movement’s direction for the next six years. 
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         WEA panel urges return to family-centered disciple making as foundation of the ChurchBy CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded its morning program on the fourth and final day of the 2025 General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, with a compelling call for a global return to family-centered disciple making — challenging pastors, parents, and national church leaders to bridge the growing gap between pulpit and home. 
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         WEA GA elects new International Council, elects veteran evangelical leader Godfrey Yogarajah as ChairBy CDI StaffThe General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) elected a new International Council and Sri Lankan leader Godfrey Yogarajah as Chair during its business sessions held Oct. 29–30 in Seoul, Korea. 
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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.” 
