The 74 per cent increase in baptisms over the last four years is the clearest sign of a shift in trend across its more than 500 churches, explains the Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany.

For 56 million evangelicals—the majority of whom are Pentecostals—their central role in the country's public life is being reinforced.

If we have learnt anything in these twenty centuries, it is that the Lord’s work has never advanced through the power of our tools, but through the faithfulness of those who wield them.

Robert Guanco was hit by a wooden sign at the UK's largest Christian music festival, six others were injured. Several Christian leaders sent prayers and condolences to his church and family.

The Senate has approved the bill, but it will not be included in the school calendar nor will it be a public holiday. The aim is to recognise the volunteering work carried out by thousands of people through churches

Botrus Mansour of the WEA and Jan Wessels of the EEA met with Christian leaders. They joined the National Prayer Breakfast and the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.

The danger is not being exposed to erroneous theology or receiving incorrect information. The real risk is to start relying on AI to such an extent that it affects the natural processes of faith.

Sergiy Melyanets and Natallia Vasilevich, who live outside the country, have been added to Russia's Federal Wanted List at the request of Belarus.

While people expect the church to offer easily digestible products that can keep pace with the entertainment market, each individual remains the center of their own life, and the church is a convenient afterthought.

After quite a few conversations on the subject, my impression is that within the evangelical world, Artificial Intelligence is being used far more widely than is openly acknowledged, and that almost no one explains how they do it.

“The situation is undeniably difficult because we are deprived of fellowship. But God’s work must not stop”, says a church leader. 

Change can be hard to work through, but if we do it well, and in love, it can be a blessing to everyone.

In a 24-page guide aimed at churches, the AI Christian Partnership recommends using AI for administrative tasks and to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. Greatest risks are losing the ability to think critically or turning technology into a spiritual authority.

“We pray that we may be a beacon of hope in the midst of this crisis”, says an evangelical pastor in Ceuta. Around 50,000 migrants have entered an overwhelmed city.

For cultures that prize productivity and speed, Christian communities are called to model a different way: the slow work of presence, the patient cultivation of deep relationships.

The EEA winsomely describes evangelicals’ commitment to holistic mission, their history of positive social contributions, and their motivation to value every human being as made in God’s image.

He began exploring Minecraft after officiating at the funeral of a parishioner who had been an active player. Members of the man's online gaming community showed up to say goodbye. Shortly afterward, he created an account himself.

The Iranian authorities have ordered the eviction of 20 Armenian and Assyrian families living in the compound of Iran’s oldest Protestant church, founded in 1876.

Psychological and sexual abuse often thrives in the shadow of 'gentlemen agreements' and a hermeneutics of cover-up that prioritises institutional and religious prestige over the dignity of the vulnerable.

The European Evangelical Alliance publishes a seven-page document emphasising the identity of “Good News people” in a context of growing media exposure. “The term ‘Evangelical’ is wrongly linked to political movements and narratives that do not reflect the reality of Evangelical communities in Europe”.

The joint initiative of southern English evangelical churches goes on, with more than 130 people being baptised during two consecutive Sunday services.

The heroic personal struggles that conflate the political party’s mission with one’s personal project can lead to disaster – both for the individual and for the party. Something similar happens in churches when they become a pastor’s personal project.

To be blessed by people we had led to faith and who had joined our church conveyed the life-giving power of this act with astonishing clarity.

Europe would not simply sanction a private individual who supports Putin in the war, but the most important figure of the Russian Orthodox Church itself. Is that what we want?

The European Union is proposing sanctions against the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church for inciting the war against Ukraine. Tatiana Kopaleishvili of the European Evangelical Alliance sees sufficient grounds to respond to the theological justification of an unjust war.