Church head urges clergy to prioritize health after pastor dies during service
The head of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has urged pastors to prioritize their health by scheduling regular medical checkups.
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Christians laud Council of Europe turning back on resolution to legalize prostitution
The European Centre for Law and Justice is hailing the lack of political support for a resolution to decriminalize and normalize prostitution.
Private Christian schools fear closure if UK gov’t VAT plan goes ahead
Christian schools plan to seek a Judicial Review over U.K. government plans to add Value Added Tax onto private school fees, which they say risks closing the schools.
Archeologists discover fortress, sword possibly from Pharaoh linked to Exodus
A fortress from the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh, popularly although not definitively associated with the book of Exodus when the Israelites were enslaved, has been discovered by archaeologists.
China, North Korea collaborate to persecute Christians, subject them to torture, enslavement
China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by forcibly returning them to a country whose leaders hold that religion, especially Christianity, is the greatest threat to its power, experts said at a recent U.S. hearing.
Lausanne, WEA launch Business Bible, announce Global Day of Faith at Work
A major theme of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization was on equipping believers in the workplace to share the Gospel and participate in the Great Commission.
Senior Lausanne figure calls on leadership to publicly acknowledge anguish of Palestinians
After some participants at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization took offense to a plenary speaker’s comments on the Gaza war, Valdir Steuernagel, a senior figure in the movement, spoke up on behalf of Palestinian participants, articulating their anguish of feeling abandoned by the global Church.
Workplaces offer a 'holy ground' to witness for Jesus, Bible expositor tells Lausanne 4
The first disciples were mainly workers in various trades and the workplace still offers a holy ground to be a “priestly presence” to witness for Jesus, delegates heard at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization.
Lausanne invites feedback to Seoul Statement, too early to say if substantive changes might be made
As the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came to a close, the Lausanne leadership sent a note to the more than 5,000 participants inviting them to provide feedback to the Seoul Statement that had been published at the beginning of the event.
Chris Wright talks Lausanne 4: Top issues facing the global Church today
Talking about his journey to becoming the chief architect of the 2010 Cape Town Commitment, Chris Wright sat down with CDI to talk about the theological dynamics that have influenced Lausanne over the past 50 years and highlight what he considers to be key issues for the Church today, and what he hopes to see come out of Lausanne 4.
