How can we respond with grace and truth to stories of leaders who fall?

In an interview, Spanish pastor and journalist José de Segovia comments on the renewed spiritual interest among younger generations, the risks of social media, and the state of the evangelical witness in universities.

The National Council of Evangelicals in France says it is working with the autorities, to have places of worship that “ensure the safety of believers and the peace of residents”.

Our role is not to perform expertise, or to be the most impressive person in the room, but to help open the scroll, and sit beside young people long enough for them to meet God there.

The European Evangelical Alliance invites believers throughout Europe to remain faithful in intercession until peace, justice, and restoration are fully realized.

Human rights violations against Iranian Christians include “imprisonment, exile and forced labour”, says a new report.

From Uganda to the US, Christians struggle with how to respond to rising authoritarianism.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe also reports a rise “in legal restrictions affecting freedom of religion”.

According to China Aid, these church leaders have “been placed under formal arrest on politically motivated charges after weeks of incommunicado detention, intense interrogation, and pressure on their families”.

An Algerian man was acussed of “murder in connection with a terrorist organisation”. “This is more than a crime, is a message, a political act”, said the lawyer of the victim's family.

To summarize the current landscape, two key elements emerge: boldness among Christians and hunger among non-Christians.

“We were framed under a completely fabricated case”, said a pastor who was arrested along with his wife and a Christian family of three.

Doing ministry amidst cultural and spiritual challenges in Turkmenistan.

“Not one has been charged or brought before a court”, denounces the consortium of organisations Voices 4 Justice. Eritrea is known as the ‘North Korea of Africa’.

As Christian leaders, we have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to create environments where rest is natural, where disconnecting is not interpreted as disinterest, where people don’t have to earn their worth by working themselves to exhaustion.

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

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.

The European Freedom Network Bridge 2025 conference happens in Horn, Austria. “An opportunity to learn and collaborate, to see the end of trafficking in Europe”, say the organisers.

Over 640 verified incidents against Christians are documented in a new report of the Evangelical Fellowship of India. “Many victims are too afraid to file complaints due to fear of police inaction, intimidation, or retaliation”.

The cultural institution in western Spain is awarded by evangelical Christians for its outstanding contribution to the proper recognition of the Spanish Reformers, especially Casiodoro de Reina from Extremadura.

The takes effect on 1 February. Religious communities now need at least 500 adult members to be legal. Any activity on a public place must be notified and may be banned.

Christians were tortured and accused of theft. The Sudanese Christian Youth Union asserted that the accusations were false.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reports at least 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries in 2023.

While we are desperate for a break, and for our son to have access to positive experiences, we won’t compromise on the need for James to be safe and well cared for in any provision offered.

At least 630 religious places have been damaged, says a report of Mission Eurasia. Russian soldiers raid churches, ban religious activities and persecute faith leaders.