Oceania

Assemblies of God celebrate 50 years of gospel ministry to the Cook Islands, recommits to reaching the vast Pacific region

Oceania Church & Missions

4 min read

Keep sharing Jesus within a 'circle of love' to peoples in the Pacific region was a key theme of the Assemblies of God, as they commemorated the 50th anniversary of gospel witnessing in the Cook Islands. Commenting to Christian Daily International, Paul Kauri, AOG General Superintendent for Cook Islands, explained the unique missional challenges for believers who are based in the heart of the Pacific Ocean with 15 atolls spread out over two million square kilometers.

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Opinion

Mary didn't really know what her future held

Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture

14 min read

Empathizing deeply with Bible characters helps us understand life better. Mary didn't really know. She had faith and some hints, but did not know where it would all lead. This Christmas ask yourself if you are really saying yes to God. The path of faith twists and turns but the destination is always good.
The end is nigh so hold your faith up high

Oceania Church & Missions

11 min read

Habakkuk's prophecy powerfully speaks to our current global crisis, providing a way to understand how God can use empire as a tool for his purposes. As we long for the return of our Lord we can find comfort in the song of Habakkuk with blessed Mary singing harmony.
When should purpose overrule preference in the Christian faith?

Oceania Opinion Society & Culture Church & Missions

6 min read

What if our deep ability and the world’s deep need meet, but we don’t enjoy doing what we are so good at? When should we say yes to preference, even though more purposeful options are within our reach? A pastor considers the dilemma of duty.
What we can learn from how the anguish of suicide was handled in history

Oceania Opinion Society & Culture Family & Children Church & Missions

7 min read

Life can be difficult for some people to bear. The Church should not make it even more difficult for them or those caring for them. Suicide is an extreme response to those difficulties. We need to appreciate better how complex that issue is and respond with greater pastoral sensitivity.

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Oceania Family & Children Breaking News Society & Culture

Devastating report unveils decades of abuse and neglect by state and Christian institutions in New Zealand

By Chris Eyte

A final report on the unthinkable abuse and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children, youths and adults in the care of State and faith-based institutions in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 has been published by the Abuse in Care/Royal Commission of Inquiry, calling the findings “a national disgrace.”
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Oceania Church & Missions

Evangelical leader in New Zealand calls on believers to not 'keep the good news quiet'

By Chris Eyte

Many New Zealanders are “unbelieving, apathetic, distracted, confused, and spiritually resistant,” says Dr Stuart Lange, national director of the New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) and senior research fellow at Laidlaw College. But “the world has always been like that, in every time and place,” he adds as he encourages Christians to talk about their faith with others.
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Global Church & Missions

Quadrennial World Congress of Christian Nurses and Midwives highlights 'competent, compassionate, Christ-like care'

By Chris Eyte

300 Christian nurses and midwives from 40 countries gathered together in Spain to explore strength and caring in the face of ongoing challenges in the profession. Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI) organized the World Congress of Christian Nurses and Midwives quadannual event at Casa Diocesana, Malaga, June 27-30.
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Global Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

World Refugee Sunday: Refugee rights expert says Church uniquely placed to offer hope in burgeoning global crisis

By Heather Pubols , Chris Eyte

Tom Albinson has been working with refugees since 1980 and currently serves as President of the International Association for Refugees, a ministry he founded. He is also involved in the Refugee Highway Partnership, a network of churches, agencies and individuals serving forcibly displaced people. Christian Daily International was given an exclusive interview with Albinson for the occasion of World Refugee Sunday, which falls on the Sundays before and after World Refugee Day on June 20.
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Global Family & Children Church & Missions

Ministries partner to reach thousands of prisoners, families and children around the world with the gospel

By Chris Eyte

A massive evangelistic effort has been agreed between two global ministries now looking to distribute 90,000 audio and visual Bibles to 700,000 prisoners in 70 countries over the next five years, with extra support planned for 90,000 vulnerable children and 40,000 caregivers. Prison Fellowship International (PFI) and Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) announced the joint renewal plan to share the good news of Jesus Christ with prisoners and prisoners’ families taking part in two of PFI’s frontline pr
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Oceania Church & Missions

Australian research finds many churches make physical provisions, few offer programs for people with disabilities

By Carolina Luciano Burgos

In April 2024 NCLS Research in Australia released the findings from their 2021 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) related to how well churches prepare to receive disabled individuals. “Whether in facilities or in an active culture of inclusion,” the NCLS looked at how welcomed disabled individuals feel and how well they are provided for.

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Muslim extremists kill Christian who received death threats

Africa Religious Freedom

Less than 3 min

Islamic extremists on Dec. 16 killed a Christian father of three children who had fled his home in eastern Uganda due to death threats from Muslim relatives, sources said.
Proposal in Sri Lanka targets churches’ religious freedom, NCEASL says

Asia Religious Freedom

Less than 4 min
Protests erupted in Syria following the burning of a Christmas tree; Christians cautiously hopeful recognizing long road ahead

Middle East Middle East Society & Culture

Less than 4 min
Mary didn't really know what her future held

Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture

Less than 14 min
Christian mother jailed on blasphemy charge in Pakistan

Asia Religious Freedom

Less than 4 min
The end is nigh so hold your faith up high

Oceania Church & Missions

Less than 11 min

Oceania

Assemblies of God celebrate 50 years of gospel ministry to the Cook Islands, recommits to reaching the vast Pacific region

Fiji Olympic athletes’ hymns captivate Olympic Village

Abuse survivor rebukes New Zealand churches for failed apologies: must 'acknowledge evil done in God’s name'

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Overcoming clash of cultures, ministry seeks to build bridges between Aboriginal churches and the wider Church in Australia

Māori-background contextual theologian Dr Jay Mātenga to head up CDI’s opinion section, ‘amplifying the perspectives of those previously unheard’

Church leaders respond to New Zealand Abuse in Care report, words alone cannot 'mend the wounds'

Report shows hundreds of new churches planted in Australia since 2011

Jubilation in the Pacific island of Mangaia celebrating 200 years since Christian missionaries arrived

Opinion

Mary didn't really know what her future held

The end is nigh so hold your faith up high

When should purpose overrule preference in the Christian faith?

What we can learn from how the anguish of suicide was handled in history

Latest

Devastating report unveils decades of abuse and neglect by state and Christian institutions in New Zealand

Evangelical leader in New Zealand calls on believers to not 'keep the good news quiet'

Quadrennial World Congress of Christian Nurses and Midwives highlights 'competent, compassionate, Christ-like care'

World Refugee Sunday: Refugee rights expert says Church uniquely placed to offer hope in burgeoning global crisis

Ministries partner to reach thousands of prisoners, families and children around the world with the gospel

Australian research finds many churches make physical provisions, few offer programs for people with disabilities

Most Recent

Muslim extremists kill Christian who received death threats

Proposal in Sri Lanka targets churches’ religious freedom, NCEASL says

Protests erupted in Syria following the burning of a Christmas tree; Christians cautiously hopeful recognizing long road ahead

Mary didn't really know what her future held

Christian mother jailed on blasphemy charge in Pakistan

The end is nigh so hold your faith up high

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