Church & Missions

Mission leader Chris Melville becomes new CEO for Bible Society Australia

Oceania Bible & Theology Church & Missions

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Bible Society Australia (BSA) has announced veteran mission leader Chris Melville as its new chief executive officer. Melville had served as Interim CEO for the past six months and previously held the role of chief of mission, where he oversaw BSA’s domestic and international mission work, according to a Bible Society announcement on Jan. 30. Melville commented on his appointment, saying he felt humbled to be chosen and “energised for the next season of ministry.”

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The unhelpful vortex that is the conference industrial complex

Latin America Church & Missions Religious Freedom

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NGO professionals can find themselves traveling from conference to conference, only to encounter the same people and organizations time after time, listen to the same first-year university level talks, and have the same conversations that sound good but effectively go nowhere. Questioning the conference industrial complex.
Who is justified to speak for the Christians of the Holy Land?

Middle East Church & Missions

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A recent statement issued by the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem is a timely and necessary intervention that addresses a growing and deeply troubling phenomenon: groups that claim to represent “Christians from the Holy Land” while speaking instead for biblically unfaithful political ideologies, foreign interests, and theological distortions that have little to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
A special tribute to Jewish Christian missiologist Martin Goldsmith

Europe Church & Missions Education

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A tribute to Martin Goldsmith, a Jewish Christian who with his wife Elizabeth spent ten years as missionaries in South East Asia and were involved from the start with All Nations Christian College. A fluent Russian speaker, and educated in both Russian political thought and theology, Martin pioneered missiology and non-Western theology at All Nations Christian College. His influence spread far internationally.
Public platforms offer no protection for ministry leaders

US & Canada Church & Missions

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Contemporary ministry culture leaves leaders without meaningful pastoral care. They are expected to be emotionally present, spiritually resilient, doctrinally precise, and endlessly productive, often without structures for accountability, confession, or rest. Leaders who finish well look different.

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Caribbean Church & Missions Society & Culture

Jamaican churches seek repair funds after Hurricane Melissa ravages island

By Chris Eyte

More than 170 churches across Jamaica have applied for government repair grants after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island, damaging religious buildings that often serve as emergency shelters and community hubs. The Category 5 hurricane hit the island on Oct. 28 with 185 mph (298 km/h) winds and up to 30 inches of rainfall leading to severe flooding and landslides. Parts of the South West went underwater with roads and bridges washed away. 45 people died with up to 27 missing and more than
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Africa Church & Missions Society & Culture

Floods kill more than 200 across Southern Africa as churches become shelters

By CDI Staff

Torrential rains have killed more than 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across Southern Africa since late December, as churches across the region open their doors as emergency shelters and relief centers amid widespread flooding and infrastructure damage.
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Middle East Society & Culture Church & Missions

Jordan seeks to boost Christian pilgrimage in talks with global evangelical leaders

By Daoud Kuttab

Jordan’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazeen met Monday with senior evangelical leaders to explore ways to expand Christian pilgrimage to the kingdom, as Jordan steps up preparations for major upcoming commemorations linked to key events in Christian history.
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Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

Stuttgart conference to focus on Muslim engagement as leader calls Church to be ‘prepared to answer’

By Timothy Goropevsek

As Europe grapples with questions of religious identity, migration and social cohesion, Christian leaders from across the continent and beyond will gather in Stuttgart from March 17–21 for a training and networking event aimed at equipping churches to engage more thoughtfully and confidently with Muslim communities.
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Latin America Society & Culture Church & Missions

Churches among buildings destroyed by wildfire in southern Chile

By Javier Bolaños

A dense cloud of smoke covered the sky over southern Chile yesterday, as thousands of families in the towns of Lirquén and Penco faced the aftermath of recent wildfires. The fires have killed at least 20 people and burned more than 34,000 hectares, affecting communities across the region, including faith-based groups.
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Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children Health

‘Break the Debt Blues’ campaign launched by UK charity tackling financial anxiety

By Chris Eyte

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has launched a new nationwide campaign aimed at helping millions of U.K. adults struggling with financial anxiety in the aftermath of the Christmas season, as rising household costs deepen pressure on already stretched budgets. The “Break the Debt Blues” campaign, launched this month, comes as an estimated 5.3 million adults report that the festive season added significant pressure to already stretched budgets, according to CAP. The charity says many now face the