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  Europe US & Canada Education

  Liberty University launches European outreach with 600 online degrees, considers future campus amid rising secularism

  By Chris Eyte

  Liberty University, a large, private, non-profit evangelical Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia, is now offering 600 online degrees to students in Europe and actively exploring the possibility of establishing a physical campus in the future.

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  US & Canada Data Society & Culture

  Relationship more essential than AI for discipleship

  By CDI Staff

  Most church pastors in the U.S. agree that true discipleship happens in relationships and cannot be reduced to an artificial intelligence program, according to new data from the Lifeway Research State of Discipleship study. This consensus points to a belief that human connection is a non-negotiable element of Christian growth, a finding that emerges as the church grapples with the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in ministry. The study reveals that 95% of pastors believe disciplesh

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  US & Canada Bible & Theology Society & Culture

  YouVersion marks billion-install milestone with global livestream celebration

  By CDI Staff

  YouVersion will host a global livestream on Monday night, Nov. 17, to mark the milestone of one billion installs across its family of Bible apps. The event, “Beyond A Billion: A Night to Celebrate the Bible,” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CST (UTC-6) and serves as the central event of Global Bible Month, a monthlong initiative launched by YouVersion to encourage worldwide reflection on the Bible’s influence and ongoing use.

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  'A great cloud of witnesses’: Baylor dedicates memorial honoring enslaved people who built the university

  By Chris Eyte

  The legacy of the enslaved men, women and children who built and sustained the early years of Baylor University was formally honored last week with the unveiling of a new “Memorial to Enslaved Persons” on the Texas campus. The tribute marks the first permanent campus structure dedicated to acknowledging the role of enslaved labor in the university’s founding in 1845.

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  US & Canada Education

  Evangel University announces global expansion of Pentecostal theological education for Assemblies of God

  By Chris Eyte

  The Assemblies of God has launched a new initiative to expand Pentecostal theological education for ministry leaders worldwide through fully online degree programs. The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) at Evangel University in Springfield announced the launch of AGTS International, designed to make advanced theological training accessible “regardless of geographic or economic barriers.”

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  US & Canada Church & Missions Education

  Thousands of students respond to gospel at UniteUs evangelistic event in Cincinnati

  By Chris Eyte

  Thousands of college students made first-time commitments to Christ or rededicated their lives during an evangelistic outreach organized by UniteUs near three major universities in Cincinnati, Ohio.