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  Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

  Seoul Declaration at WEA General Assembly reasserts biblical authority, addressing pluralism and same-sex marriage

  By CDI Staff

  The Seoul Declaration, unveiled during the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in South Korea this week, reaffirmed the inerrancy of Scripture, clarifying evangelical positions on pluralism and sexuality, and calling for unity and renewal amid global division and cultural change.

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  Middle East Religious Freedom Society & Culture

  Christians in Egypt push to have Easter recognized as an official public holiday

  By Vincent Matinde

  An appeal to recognize Easter as an official public holiday in Egypt has been filed at the Administrative Court after the government declined an earlier petition to include one of the most important days on the Christian calendar as an official public holiday.

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  Asia Society & Culture Bible & Theology

  'Order and oversight create the ecosystem of accountability,' says panel on generosity at WEA Assembly

  By CDI Staff

  On the final morning of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, a panel of global stewardship leaders called for renewed commitment to integrity, accountability, and biblical discipleship as the foundation for lasting generosity within the global church.

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  Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Arts & Media Health

  'The greatest call of our time is not productivity but presence,' panel on mental wellness says at WEA Assembly

  By CDI Staff

  The World Evangelical Alliance turned its attention to what one speaker called “the defining public health crisis of our time” as the third panel on the third day of the WEA General Assembly in Seoul focused on mental wellness and how the global church can respond to rising anxiety, loneliness and performance-driven Christianity.

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  Asia Bible & Theology Science Church & Missions Society & Culture

  ‘Not a moment for withdrawal but faithful innovation’: tech panel discusses AI and discipleship

  By CDI Staff

  A panel at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly on Wednesday morning urged churches to engage artificial intelligence with a distinctly biblical ethic, framing AI as a people-shaping technology that demands theological clarity, pastoral care and practical safeguards.

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  Global Society & Culture Religious Freedom

  WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United Nations

  By CDI Staff

  The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team serving at the United Nations urged national alliances to represent Christ with courage, humility, and hope in global policymaking spaces during a panel discussion Wednesday morning at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul.