In the UK, the Church of England and the Methodist Church prepare to better respond to growing security threats globally. 

Creating a space to listen to stories and extend grace can be redemptive in a way that well worded arguments fail to match.

In response to cases of abuse in churches, influential evangelical leaders, denominations, and mission organisations want to break the culture of silence and prioritise the well-being of victims over institutional reputation.

Tilmann Geske was killed in 2007 in a violent crime in a Christian bookstore, but her family stayed in Turkey. Now the state will not renew the residence permit of his 31-year-old daughter.

Between January and April 2025, 12 prosecutions were brought against evangelical pastors. Most were Baptists, allegedly preaching to non-believers without notifying the authorities.

An injustice against an historic Christian group remains unresolved.

“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?