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• Sep 22, 2024 21:09 EDT

  

  Asia Church & Missions

  Lausanne releases Seoul Statement at beginning of Congress to inform & inspire participants' interactive deliberations

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  The Lausanne Movement has released the Seoul Statement as the Fourth Global Congress on World Evangelism (Lausanne 4) kicked off in Incheon, Korea on September 22. Unlike its predecessors that were published following the event, the statement is meant to inform and inspire participants’ deliberations throughout the gathering rather than summarize what was discussed, according to Program Director David Bennett.

• Sep 22, 2024 18:09 EDT

  

  Asia Church & Missions

  ‘Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together’: Lausanne 4 kicks off in Incheon, Korea

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  On September 22, the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4) opened in Incheon, Korea bringing together some 5,000 participants from nearly every nation in the world, with as many expected to join the virtual experience online.

• Sep 20, 2024 21:09 EDT

  

  Latin America Church & Missions

  ‘Keep the gate open’: A Latin American leader’s hopes and expectations towards Lausanne IV

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  “Will there be room for new voices, will there be space for surprise?” asked Valdir Steuernagel in a speech he gave at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the lead up to Lausanne’s Fourth Global Congress (Lausanne IV) in Seoul, Korea that begins this Sunday, September 22. Calling for a renewed affirmation of the evangelical identity and encouraging new conversations involving evangelical leaders from every part of the world, Steuernagel traced the history of the movement back to its beginning

• Sep 20, 2024 17:09 EDT

  

  Oceania Society & Culture Family & Children Church & Missions

  Child safety experts put pressure on Australian gov't, tech sector to stop online child exploitation, say churches 'play a critical role'

  By Chris Eyte

  In an open letter, child protection and anti-slavery organizations have urged the Australian Government and technology companies to take stronger action to stop ongoing child sex abuse online – meanwhile Christians have been called upon to support the fight for children’s rights to be safe. The open joint letter was sent to Michelle Rowland MP, Minister of Communications for the Australian Government, earlier this month, (September, 2024). It has been sent in time for the government’s review of

• Sep 19, 2024 11:42 EDT

  

  Asia Religious Freedom

  Christian mother sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy

  By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

  A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said.

• Sep 19, 2024 04:09 EDT

  

  US & Canada Caribbean Church & Missions

  Haiti needs Jesus! Father of killed missionary shares update on gospel mission

  By Chris Eyte

  The father of a young missionary killed with his wife, alongside a local mission director, by an armed gang in Haiti has given an update from his home in Oklahoma about the ongoing work of the Christian ministry on the gang-dominated Caribbean island. David Lloyd III, 23, and his wife Natalie, 21, married in June 2022, were killed on May 23 2024 during an armed gang raid alongside local mission director Jude Montis, 45, as previously reported by Christian Daily International. David Lloyd Jr, fat

• Sep 18, 2024 13:15 EDT

  

  Asia Religious Freedom

  Religious rights gains in Vietnam have deteriorated, report says

  By Edward Ross

  Two decades after the U.S. government designated Vietnam as Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for tolerating or engaging in religious rights violations, religious freedom has deteriorated despite the designation’s initial successes, a new report states.