Almost 30,000 people from more than 130 countries and territories united in prayer for “Immeasurably More” of God’s work in the world’s universities and colleges on Oct. 16. On World Student Day (WSD), a wave of global intercession started in the Pacific and swept across the global to the Americas.
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Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who doesn’t know Jesus and felt that familiar tension build inside you, the pressure to say the right thing, a sense of insecurity creeping in? Sometimes a well placed question can open up gospel opportunities, here's an evangelism resource that can help you overcome such insecurity.
Good gospel-focused translation should bring us closer to each other and closer to Jesus. When done well, it transforms lives like the lives of Rita and her daughter while watching The Chosen. As a result, Rita has gone on to serve with Come and See. This is her story of gospel transformation.
For the most part, churches have not developed a robust theology of intercultural engagement. Instead, churches in multi-cultural contexts resist the influence of cultural newcomers by sanctifying their pre-existing dominance. In doing so, great opportunities for spiritual growth are missed.
How should followers of Jesus respond in a time of political turmoil and cultural fragmentation, when the loudest voices often drown out the wisest? We don't need to guess. God has revealed what the Lord requires of us, and Jesus demonstrated the practicalities of it. God's people must keep justice, loving mercy, and humility at the forefront of our ethics as a compass to guide us.
In a major initiative for global evangelism, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has announced plans for the Asian-Pacific Congress on Evangelism, a landmark gathering set to bring together 2,500 Christian leaders from 50 nations in Sydney, Australia, from Aug. 24–27, 2027.
The Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) has made its position public in the debate sparked by the proposal to include abortion as a fundamental right in the Spanish Constitution. In a statement released on 13 October, the evangelical body said the political initiative of the government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was “demagogic” and “ a contradiction in terms”, reiterating the Christian conviction that “human life exists from the moment of conception”.
A new graffiti-style art installation inside Canterbury Cathedral where visitors are invited to question God has ignited controversy — drawing criticism from U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, billionaire Elon Musk, as well as U.K. and international church leaders who say the project undermines the sacredness of one of Christianity’s most historic sites.
Restoration plans for a public house where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to meet and socialise together have received approval. A press release by the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), owned by U.S. billionaire Larry Ellison, confirmed the plans for The Eagle and Child pub, known locally as “the Bird and the Baby” in the city of Oxford, England. It has been empty since 2020.
Students and campus groups are preparing for IFES World Student Day 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 16), which marks the 50th anniversary of the movement’s global prayer days. Organized by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), the annual global event invites students, ministry staff, supporters, and churches to unite in prayer for students and local IFES ministry in more than 180 countries and territories.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem called for a global ban on surrogacy, warning that the practice inflicts “large-scale violence, abuse, and exploitation on women and children.”
Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Nov. 6) killed two Christians in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state and two others in Plateau state following the slaughter of 11 Christians in the latter state earlier in the week, sources said.
