MediaFest 2026 brought together writers, editors, journalists and content creators from across Europe to reflect on  what people are really looking for, and whether the church is listening.

“The Middle East is often characterized as full of explosive religious tension, and I don’t want my spiritual community in the West to misunderstand this region”. An interview with Christian journalist Jayson Casper, in Lebanon.

The Roma evangelical movement in Europe is not just a religious phenomenon, but a force of indigenous origin that has redefined the identity, cohesion, and resilience of Roma communities. 

The indigenous peoples of Europe are mostly in a far weaker position than the local national cultures of Europe. Language and culture are still often marginalised, and church is perceived as being part of the majority culture.

What exactly do Christian journalists do? Why do we need them?

This media project does not simplify reality, but it also does not dramatise it artificially. In a world where the Christian faith is often either marginalised or used as a scarecrow, such balance is rare, writes author and pastor Vlady Raichinov.

Missionaries and migrant church leaders need a deeper understanding of Spanish society if we are to evangelise Spanish people.

 With 33,200 articles by more than 520 authors, we celebrate another year with a team and contributors who have limited resources but plenty of enthusiasm. Friends in various countries make ‘Evangelical Focus’ possible.

Christian journalists do no other work than their non-believing colleagues. They just do it differently. They have the same job, but they look at things with different eyes. They see the same unborn child but have a different understanding of it.

What, who, where, when, why, and how? From a journalistic perspective, Christmas seemed like minor news at the time. But it made history.

Tariffs, the dangerous real impact of ‘fakes’, the new Pope, statistics on the growth of evangelicals... And Trump. Here are the most read articles from Evangelical Focus in 2025.

Evangelicals in the media, collaboration in the Balkans, growing church attendance in Western Europe, Christians in Ukraine... Here are ten topics we covered in depth in 2025.

A conversation around journalism, truth, bias, politics and the recent scandal around the BBC. With Jenny Taylor (UK) and Lars Dahle (Norway).

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The morning show of Antena 3 presented the growth of evangelical churches from a sensationalist perspective, without any context or the views of evangelical representatives.

Joel Forster will share at the European Leadership Forum's Media Communicators Network on how to report on current affairs while maintaining journalistic standards and a solid Christian worldview.

Christians can be moles in an ethical manner. Sometimes we need undercover helpers, like the spies and Rahab in Jericho or Hushai before Absalom.

Broadcaster France 2 discusses ‘control techniques’ and homophobia in churches in an extensive prime-time feature. The two largest Protestant organisations lament the latest stigmatisation of evangelicals.

A news programme on public television presented a biased and manipulated view of the reality of evangelicalism in Spain.

In Berlin, theologian Al Mohler talked about why Christians must engage culture biblically, be aware of media influence, and keep evangelism at the center of the church’s mission.

The multicultural context of Britain means that we cannot develop the theology of nationhood in isolation from migrant communities and identities.

Mission among indigenous Portuguese in a land of cultural Christianity.

The origin story of the church in Europe is a story of the “translation” of the Christian gospel into Europe’s indigenous cultures.

If the Christian Church understands how to welcome the stranger and contextualise the message to the newcomer, it will bear the message of hope and salvation through Jesus Christ.

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