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16 Sep, 2025 07:15 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions Education

StopArmut conference in Switzerland to address conflict resolution and peacebuilding

By CDI Staff

The 16th edition of the StopArmut Conference is set to focus on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and reconciliation work. The event, titled "Swords to Plowshares - Responses to Armed Conflict," will take place on Nov. 1 at the Arche Winterthur in Winterthur, Switzerland. Hosted by the StopArmut (Stop Poverty) initiative, the conference connects the issues of armed conflict with the broader goal of poverty alleviation.
16 Sep, 2025 06:50 EDT

Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

Indian Church urged to proclaim Christ with authenticity, purity, unity, and boldness at AICOCIM 2025

By CDI Staff

On the opening day of the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Rev. Dr. Paul Mathews, National Overseer of Filadelfia Fellowship Churches of India and Senior Pastor of Rajasthan Pentecostal Church, delivered a plenary address urging the Church in India to renew its witness through authenticity, purity, unity, and boldness.
16 Sep, 2025 03:57 EDT

Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

'A Church broad but shallow cannot stand': Vijayesh Lal urges leaders at AICOCIM to return to deep discipleship

By CDI Staff

The 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.
15 Sep, 2025 20:59 EDT

Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture

AICOCIM 2025 opens in India, calls Church to faithfulness in challenging times

By CDI Staff

The 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.
13 Sep, 2025 05:11 EDT

Asia Church & Missions Bible & Theology

From Punjab to the World: Indian evangelist Sadhu Sundar Singh’s legacy continues to shape global Christianity

By CDI Staff

Sadhu 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.
12 Sep, 2025 01:25 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture Education

Center for Christianity and Public Life appoints Alex Arnold to newly created role of director of research

By CDI Staff

The 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.
12 Sep, 2025 00:40 EDT

Europe Health Education Science

‘A missing dimension’: Swiss institute marks 20 years studying link between faith and health

By CDI Staff

The 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
10 Sep, 2025 21:10 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

‘National alliances must regain ownership’: Spanish Evangelical Alliance urges reforms for World Evangelical Alliance

By CDI Staff

The 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.
10 Sep, 2025 18:48 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture

American conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah speaking event

By CDI Staff

Conservative 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.
6 Sep, 2025 07:10 EDT

Africa Asia Europe US & Canada Latin America Church & Missions Data

‘There is no such thing as the evangelical’: Researchers say the movement’s center has shifted to the Global South

By CDI Staff

The question of who qualifies as an evangelical and how many evangelicals exist worldwide continues to puzzle scholars, church leaders and mission researchers alike. That was the central theme of a Sept. 2 webinar hosted by the World Evangelical Alliance and released publicly Sept. 5, featuring two leading voices in global religious demography.
5 Sep, 2025 08:15 EDT

Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture

Church leaders denounce flood control corruption scandal in Philippines as ‘moral abomination’

By CDI Staff

Church leaders in the Philippines have issued a sweeping condemnation of alleged large-scale corruption in the country’s flood control projects, warning that the misuse of billions of pesos has worsened the suffering of ordinary citizens during recent typhoons and floods. Their statement adds moral and spiritual weight to mounting political pressure as Congress and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intensify probes into the projects.
3 Sep, 2025 12:23 EDT

Africa Society & Culture Family & Children Arts & Media Education

Viral TikTok of Namibian teacher raises awareness on childhood abuse prevention

By CDI Staff

A Namibian elementary school teacher has drawn international attention after a video of her using music to teach first graders about personal boundaries went viral on TikTok. The teacher, identified as Gelda Waterboer, is shown in the clip standing before her class and singing a simple melody with clear instructions for children on how to respond to inappropriate behavior.

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