Herdsmen kill Christians in northern and central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Sept. 29) ambushed and killed two Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria, area residents said.
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Muslim employers in Pakistan force Christian, 17, to convert, mother says
Muslim employers of a 17-year-old Christian who works at their gas company in Pakistan have forcibly converted him to Islam and are holding him in illegal custody, his mother said.
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New survey says only 35% of Evangelicals think they're ready to share biblical truths
While the overwhelming majority of Evangelicals believe they have a duty to share the teachings of the Bible, most don't consider themselves ready to do so on a regular basis, according to a new survey. The Institute of Faith and Culture released the results on Tuesday of its 2024 Survey on Christian Cultural Engagement, which it conducted in collaboration with Lifeway Research. The data in the report is based on responses collected from 1,000 Evangelicals from July 18-Aug. 2. The survey had a
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Lausanne & WEA launch Business Bible, announce Global Day of Faith at Work on May 1
A major theme of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea was focused on equipping believers in the workplace to share the gospel and participate in the Great Commission. At a press conference, representatives of the Lausanne Movement and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) shared about new initiatives, including a special Business Bible and a day dedicated to pray for people in the workplace.
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Lausanne 4: five waves to reach the unreached in Acts: 'talk more about Jesus, less about ourselves'
Rolando Lidorio is a Presbyterian pastor who has served as a church planter in Ghana, Africa, for nine years and currently leads a missionary team among several indigenous ethnic groups in the Brazilian Amazon. He introduced what he called “the five waves to reach the unreached in the first century” based on Acts chapter 1 to chapter 28, which was the chapter that he focused his speech on.
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Lausanne 4 hears about God's transformation in Latin America: from mission field to mission force
During the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea last week, Costa Rican missionary Allan Matamoros presented the changes that have been emerging among evangelicals in Latin America. He spoke about how God is transforming Latin America from a mission field to a missionary sending region that reaches out into the world.
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Christian woman in Iran suffering in custody, relatives say
A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on Monday (Sept. 30), a relative said.
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Herdsmen kill Christians in Plateau state, central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian on Thursday (Sept. 26) in one area of Plateau state after the killing of eight others on Sept. 15 in another part of the state, sources said.
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Local church ownership, Vision 2025 supercharged Bible translation, SIL Director says at Lausanne 4
By Ken KagichaGod is supercharging the rate of Bible translation in Africa and many parts of the global south, expanding discipleship in more local dialects than ever before. This was the resounding and encouraging message of SIL International Executive Director Dr. Michel Kenmogne, at Lausanne 4 in Seoul, Korea.
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Speaking at Lausanne 4 about Asia, Academic says 'Church not called to create unity, but rather preserve & nurture it'
By Chris EyteThe Asian church, as exemplified in Korea, is akin to bodily ligaments unified in Christ with prayerful resilience but stretching in diverse directions in the face of hardships in its development. Cho spoke during a plenary session entitled “God’s Mission to the Ends of the Earth Through the Dynamic Missions Movement from the Majority World” on Saturday (Sept. 28) at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.
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‘Hate speech’ removed from hate crime bill in Ireland
By Chris EyteThe Irish government has backed down from plans to include “hate speech” in legislation that risked imprisoning Christians and others for possessing varied and undefined materials deemed offensive.
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Lausanne 4 Congress concludes with call for every believer to share the gospel wherever they are
The Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came to a close on Saturday, Sept 28, with Global Executive Director Dr. Michael Oh calling on all believers to participate in the Great Commission. The week-long event that brought together nearly 5,400 participants in Incheon, Korea and almost the same number online sought to address some of the key gaps in missions today, with a major emphasis on collaboration.
