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‘Not a conclusion, but a commissioning’: Arise Summit 2025 ends with vision for 2026 and beyond

‘Not a conclusion, but a commissioning’: Arise Summit 2025 ends with vision for 2026 and beyond

Asia Church & Missions

The Arise Leadership Summit 2025 concluded on Thursday, July 31, with a detailed presentation of participant-generated insights and a clear call for continued collaboration to mobilize the next generation of mission leaders across Asia. The four-day gathering, hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia, brought together nearly 300 participants from 22 countries to reflect, strategize, and pray about the future of missions in their respective contexts.

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    Asia Church & Missions

    As the younger generation challenges the status quo in Nepal, local churches find their voice, offering hope, and stability in uncertain times. A young Nepali believer, Surendra Bajracharya, writes that this is an opportunity for the church, especially its younger members, to respond to God’s calling and reach out to their peers beyond the church walls—young people burdened with broken dreams in a trembling nation.

  • Seven disciplines to ensure your words become gifts

    Oceania Bible & Theology Church & Missions

    The proverb, “Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will never harm you” has been proven wrong too many times as words have traumatized people, whether or not the speaker/writer intended to. The internet has lifted restraint on our communications and words are being easily weaponized. Here are seven disciplines to help followers of Jesus to use their words with Kingdom-minded intention.

  • A call to debate your enemies, not shoot them

    US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

    Conservatives and liberals in the United States (and increasingly elsewhere in the world) are accusing each other of creating an environment that contributes to political violence. We need to be very careful about making cause-effect connections. However, if we legitimize violence as a way to solve problems, we should not be surprised if others turn to violence also. If we sow the wind, we should not be surprised about reaping the whirlwind.

  • Unlike the Jesus Guys, it is faith in action that builds churches

    Asia Church & Missions

    Evangelism can become little more than a sales formula, with such evangelists nicknamed "The Jesus Guys" in Asia. This style can inoculate people against Jesus. Mr Huang testifies that a more effective method is to build long-term relationships while sharing biblical values, principles, and truths in a natural setting such as while conducting business.

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