God does not act on whims or take things lightly. There is a very deliberate effort to vividly and indelibly impress His true calling upon the church.

We must abandon the habit of trying to replicate our denomination in a different culture. We should strive to recapture the spirit of the early church, by identifying solely with Jesus.

There is no lack of mission-related passages in the New Testament; far from it. These are particular passages that provide a significant emphasis.

At a meeting in Bogotá, missionaries and pastors acknowledged that they “still have challenges regarding our vocation and our capacity to welcome differences”.

In Valencia, ‘Misión Exprés’ brought together 60 missionaries, pastors and directors of organisations. They discussed the mobilisation, financing and accompaniment of new missionaries.

After 36 years of pastoring churches in Turkey, Carlos Madrigal was labelled a threat to national order and is no longer allowed to enter the country. He and his wife Rosa share lessons to be learned about Christian work in non-Western countries.

It is estimated that about 35 Christian workers received visa bans in 2019 and 16 more since the end of June.

‘...and the Christian kingdoms against the Muslim Ummah’. Turkey's challenges seen by Carlos Madrigal, pastor of the Istanbul Protestant Church.

For the first time in the Republic of Turkey, there were many activities to celebrate Christmas, organized by the evangelical church and supported by the local authorities.