Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 18 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

29 Jul, 2024 04:07 EDT

Oceania Church & Missions

Report shows hundreds of new churches planted in Australia since 2011

By Chris Eyte

Some 428 new churches have been planted in states and territories across Australia in the past 13 years, according to latest data figures from a nationwide survey - and 168 of those since 2021. National Church Life Survey (NCLS) Research published the results this month, July, following the “snapshot” from the New Churches Database taken on April 12 2024.
27 Jul, 2024 04:07 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

As Paris Olympics 2024 kick off, anti-trafficking network calls on Christians to help combat sexual exploitation

By Chris Eyte

As the 2024 Olympics have officially started in Paris, France, an evangelical anti-human trafficking network is calling attention to the often unseen side effects of sporting events: a significant increase in exploitation.
26 Jul, 2024 06:07 EDT

Oceania Church & Missions

Jubilation in the Pacific island of Mangaia celebrating 200 years since Christian missionaries arrived

By Chris Eyte

Joyful islanders and visitors in Mangaia, the most southern of the Cook Islands in the Pacific, recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of Christianity arriving on the island, also known as Auau Enua.
25 Jul, 2024 20:03 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Christian in UK banned from teaching for ‘misgendering’ student

By Chris Eyte

A High Court judge in England on Thursday (July 25) upheld a ban on Christian Joshua Sutcliffe from teaching following his dismissal for refusing to use the preferred pronoun of a schoolgirl identifying as a boy.
25 Jul, 2024 16:07 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

Evangelicals from across Germany are gathering at the annual Alliance Conference for Scripture, encouragement and fellowship

By Chris Eyte

Last year, Frank Heinrich met an older man at the Alliance Conference who told him it was the 38th time he’d visited the near annual event – proof, if needed, of its popularity for German Christians needing more fellowship, accurate Bible teaching, and both a refreshment and refocus in life. “It’s a tradition for some people because they can be inspired there,” Heinrich, a Salvation Army pastor by calling, told Christian Daily International. He is co-leader of Evangelische Allianz Deutschland [
25 Jul, 2024 06:07 EDT

US & Canada Europe Family & Children

Why do churches see the menopause as a taboo subject when half the world’s population experience it?

By Chris Eyte

The Church still finds menopause experiences a taboo subject, according to Karen Markiewicz, chaplain, missionary and author of a soon-to-be-published book on the relationship between the menopause and spiritual formation. Markiewicz spoke to Christian Daily International about the struggles endured by women during menopause and how to find a Christian perspective when the wider Church seems to offer little support.
24 Jul, 2024 15:07 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

Newly released study on evangelism in Canada reveals 'inexplicable spiritual openness and curiosity' among non-believers

By Chris Eyte

A new report released by Alpha Canada together with the Flourishing Congregations Institute reveals significant shifts towards evangelism among Canadian churches. The ‘Reigniting Hope: Sharing the Good News in Canada in 2024 Report’ acknowledged that large parts of Canadian society no longer have any religious affiliation, moving Canada towards a post-Christian society. But it also highlights signs of new openness towards faith among non-believers.
24 Jul, 2024 14:07 EDT

Oceania Family & Children Breaking News Society & Culture

Devastating report unveils decades of abuse and neglect by state and Christian institutions in New Zealand

By Chris Eyte

A final report on the unthinkable abuse and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children, youths and adults in the care of State and faith-based institutions in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 has been published by the Abuse in Care/Royal Commission of Inquiry, calling the findings “a national disgrace.”
24 Jul, 2024 11:33 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Boatman attacks evangelizing Christians on Lake Constance, Germany

By Chris Eyte

A man angry with a group of Christians reading Bible verses with a megaphone on their boat off the German shores of Lake Constance rammed his boat into theirs three times, causing one of them to fall overboard, slightly injuring his leg.
24 Jul, 2024 07:07 EDT

US & Canada Family & Children

[Interview] 'Most men have had severe neglect in their sexuality', says author of The Sex Talk You Never Got

By Chris Eyte

Licensed sex therapist Sam Jolman has helped hundreds of men with intimacy issues during his professional career in the past 20 years. Now he has written a new book aimed at male readers titled ‘The Sex Talk You Never Got’. A married dad of three boys, Jolman is very concerned that men aren’t talking about sexual activity within accountable and protected scenarios and thus sees a great need for discipleship and nurturing in this area. CDI interviewed Jolman about the hidden issues affecting men
23 Jul, 2024 20:07 EDT

Europe Caribbean Church & Missions

Receiving honourary doctorate in Jamaica, Archbishop of Canterbury laments “vile and disgusting sin” of Church’s role in slave trade

By Chris Eyte

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica on July 20 in recognition for his role in speaking out publicly for the Anglican church to face up to its past role in the transatlantic slave trade. The doctorate ceremony took place at the E. Nigel Harris Council Room at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston during the archbishop’s visit to the island from July 18 to July 2
22 Jul, 2024 08:07 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions

After years of harsh weather events, Texan churches face sharp increase in insurance costs

By Chris Eyte

Costs of insuring Texan churches in the U.S. following a wake in natural disasters, an increase in construction costs, and underwriting challenges for the specialized risks involved, are hiking premium costs by tens of thousands of pounds and threatening the existence of much-needed ministries. Baptist Press (BP) highlighted the issue in a comprehensive report published on Tuesday (July 16) entitled ‘Perfect Storm leads major insurers to drop churches.’

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