Reflecting on the past 15 years having worked with post-atheist Germans in deprived and so-called ‘white’ working class areas, we have identified several obstacles, which we believe hinder us reaching those Europeans who haven’t been ‘Christianised’.

Because of our cultural glasses in the West today, we miss the criticism that the Old Testament makes of the culture of the time. A classic example of this is the ‘lex talonis’ in Exodus.

The Middle East and North Africa now looks like a battleground for global power games—where innocent lives are disposable, and regime change is a tool, not a goal. This is not justice. This is not God's heart.

‘No God But Theirs’ (a one-hour documentary in English) tells the case of Melitopol, a Russian-occupied city in southeastern Ukraine where Christians responded to the invasion with public prayer and mutual support.

The second day of the European Congress on Evangelism focused on the importance of trusting the Bible. Persecuted Christians from Africa and Middle East shared their testimonies, as participants prayed for the Ukraine war after Franklin Graham met Zelenskyy.

The Ukrainians who travelled to Wisła, Poland, to attend the ELF conference did not talk about numbers. They shared stories about children suffering from vicarious trauma, regular Christians praying with soldiers on the front line, and the resilient action of churches serving displaced families.

That he experienced disability in his final moments helps every disabled person to know that Jesus understood a little of what they experience; he knows.

They were his last words. In seven brief utterances, Jesus proclaimed the most profound sermon that has ever been preached, a beautiful synopsis of the gospel.

“We want kids to see the thread of the Gospel from Genesis to Revelation”, says Josh Whitehouse about the project that brings Bible stories to life through superbly well-produced videos.

What started as a homemade resource for a Sunday school lesson during lockdown has grown into a full-fledged creative studio sharing the message of the Gospel through engaging visual storytelling. An interview with Josh Whitehouse.

The “rumours of war” should not take Christians by surprise. Churches must “read the times”, commit to real peacemaking, and pray “lucid” and “not abstract” prayers. Leaders from Sweden, France, Portugal and Spain spoke to Evangelical Focus.

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

The Middle East, a region marked by political turbulence, religious conflict, and a deep, often painful, history, provides a complex yet rich backdrop for theological education.

Church planting and revitalisation, media, theology, charitable work, and ministry to younger generations were some of the topics addressed by participants from countries such as Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Middle East expert Matthew Barnes explains the difficulties the Christian community faces in Syria in the midst of the great political instability of recent months.

Trans World Radio's Farsi ministry shares Jesus through various media, from radio to the metaverse.

“We must assume that everything that’s in the news, or even on social media, will be seen by governments and other armed groups. And that can have terrible repercussions on the Christian population”, says an Open Doors representative in the Middle East.

Why might we struggle with preaching at Easter?

New Testament writers desired believers like us to be at home with eschatology, owning it for our lives, so that it doesn’t feel strange or scary.

The United States should act in accordance with the beliefs it claims to hold, says Ruslan Kukharchuck. Other evangelicals in Europe are wondering if US Christian ministries will also cool down their relationship with churches on this side of the Atlantic.

Should we Christians just stay in our little church and family bubbles, resigned and passive, and wait for Christ to come? The view of a lecturer in Belgrade.

A student and a university professor from Belgrade explain why their understanding of the Bible drives them to join the protests for more democracy and a dignified future.

The church leaders have already spent years in prison. The European Parliament condemns the “systematic repression” of Christians and other minorities in the country.

The new Brussels representative of the European Evangelical Alliance shares her vision in an interview. “Evangelical Christians are called to balance religious freedom while maintaining authentic expressions of biblical faith”, she says.

The tension between two mentalities ("globalist" versus "sovereignist") affects all segments of society, including the Church.