The evangelical body New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) urged people “to pray for all the families affected, and to offer them support in every way possible”.

The advances of the web have changed the world. Now we must learn to use it at its best.

Tony Watkins, Coordinator of the Lausanne Media Engagement Network.

Eighty journalists were killed this year. “The hatred of journalists is voiced, and sometimes very openly proclaimed, by unscrupulous politicians” and “amplified by social networks”, a RSF report says.

Harnessing the power of social media for Christ.

According to the YouVersion Bible App, this verse “was shared, bookmarked and highlighted more than any other this year”.

A practical case study of mobilisation in Taiwan.

Let’s ask hard questions that demand more than just shallow answers. Only then can we really deal with and solve complicated social problems.

It is the first time in Morocco that a house is marked with the symbol of Iraq's persecuted Christians. “We are not discouraged and we pray for God's protection”, the Moroccan Christian Youtuber said.

How the gospel transforms the Untouchable to the Touched-by-Grace.

The way we communicate online is changing the political debate in strange ways.

“The isolation of the digital world and the lack of communication skills that we are witnessing, make sharing the gospel quite difficult”, Bruce Little, President of Forum for Christian Thought, says.

In a context of confusion and flashy journalism, rigour becomes a precious value.

“We have a responsibility to ensure the visibility of disabled people”.

Communications technology, changes culture. And just as the printing press, the telegraph, radio, and television have done, so the internet is changing our culture. And at lightning speed.

We are first and foremost relational beings and the quality of our relationships matters to God.

Having thrown off a religious sensibility, our death-haunted culture needs to squeeze every last drop of experience out of our limited existences, before it all slips away.

Blackpool Transport removed promotions for the event, after social media pressure from LGBT groups. “I am not coming to preach hate, I’m here to preach about Jesus”, Graham said.

Yerry Mina, Cuadrado and Falcao are some of the Christian players who shared Bible verses and made faith statements during the World Cup.

Players at the World Cup are not allowed to express religious messages on the field. But Thiago Silva, Neymar and other stars of the Brazilian team used Instagram to thank God.

The narrative is straightforward. They are the victims. They have been damaged by ‘conservative theology’ and they are going to change us evangelicals so that we accept their position.

The new #FoRBDefender movement stands in solidarity with people across the globe facing discrimination, oppression and violence because of their religion or belief (including non-belief).

Christian leaders, politicians and journalists from nine countries connected on a live video call to launch the new media project.

Romelu Lukaku of Belgium and Fidel Escobar of Panama knelt on the field to pray at the end of the game. Social media users described it as “the image of the day”.

The Chinese government has begun to develop a social scoring system that will determine people’s ability to travel or access property, amongst other things.