“There are many wounds to heal and questions to answer. With each question answered comes relief”, says pastor and author Hans Ewen.

Olivia is seven days old and cannot wait any longer for the operation. The questions continue, the pain has not gone , but neither has the certainty that God is with us.

The shared love for Christ and the desire to make Him visible gives participants the courage to move beyond their differences, to work together and to seek mutual understanding.

Baptists and Mennonites were later joined by Moravians and Methodists, the Salvation Army, the Plymouth  Brethren, various Evangelical streams and eventually Pentecostals, in the voluntary, free church tradition. 

We must pray for wisdom and humility as we support those leaders who navigate challenges we in the West may never fully understand.

When someone within the Church has taken advantage of their power or position, then a public response is required, also by the public authorities if a crime has been committed. Failing to investigate scandalous behaviour sends the message that it will be tolerated.

In Germany, Franklin Graham emphasised the power of the gospel to change history. The European Congress on Evangelism began with more than 1,000 participants from 55 countries across the continent.

A report from the Ibero-American Missionary Cooperation Congress (COMIBAM), which gathered over 1,600 evangelicals from 25 countries in Panama City.

The contradiction between the abuser’s actions and their reputation causes victims and those to whom allegations are reported to experience confusion, cognitive dissonance and even incredulity.

Young people aged 18 to 29 are most likely to believe that only men and women exist (69%). Members of free churches and Muslims are most likely to agree.

The Alliance of Christians in Cuba reports 996 repressive acts against religious leaders in 2024, in a country where 89% of families live in extreme poverty.

A survey by the Evangelical Alliance shows that “overall church attendance increased by 13% between 2020 and 2025”. The number of people coming to faith has doubled, and church members are more willing to share the Christian message with others than they were before 2020.

It was impossible to live with Samuel without feeling the welcome and warmth of Christian brotherhood on equal terms from the very first moment.

An open letter to those who will lead the global church in 2050.

South Korea is widely recognized as one of the most important mission forces in the contemporary period.

Carolina Bueno, of the Spanish evangelical federation, says “zero tolerance” means that churches “must denounce and act” when there are signs of possible abuse. But such cases are “exceptional and not representative”, she clarifies.

The response to abuse in the context of evangelical churches “must be empathetic, firm, focused on the restoration of the damaged, not the prestige of a church institution”, says Marcos Zapata, president of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.

The mainline Lutheran Church in the southern region says the church has been “guilty” of “intrusion into private life with coercive consequences for life courses”. LGBTQI couples will now have full wedding ceremonies.

As Christians, should we allow ourselves to be influenced by the world’s perspective or should we embrace God’s perspective on disability?

The rise in political and church conflicts globally makes responding graciously even more important for Christians.

“This is a time of increased restrictions for the church in China, perhaps the worst in the last 40 years. But it’s also an important time of maturation”, says Brent Fulton, founder of ChinaSource.

The worship places, located in the same district, are affected by metropolitan reorganisation plans. Evangelical leaders will meet with local authorities to seek a solution. “Freedom of worship is a fundamental right”, they say.

“We want to thank our brothers and sisters for their prayers and concern. We feel comforted and not isolated”, say local Christians. An article by Open Doors UK & Ireland.

Diasporas offer us the chance to reach and mobilise individuals from diverse cultures, enabling them to become active agents in global missionary work.

After a first drone damaged the Emmanuil church at night, a second explosion killed a father and his 5-year-old daughter, leaving the mother hospitalised. The family was involved in Christian ministry and had fled eastern Ukraine.