Economists Amable Morales and Jorge Saguar say churches should adapt their budgets to respond to the urgent priorities. The coronavirus “should make us think about the insecurity of the future”.
Meanwhile in California, thousands of churches plan to restart public services on Pentecost Sunday, regardless of what the governor of the state says.
“These closures are a clear hindrance to the free practice and exercise of religion”, the politicians say in a letter to the Algerian President.
“Bringing people together, focusing on relationships. That could change the economy very much”, says the head of the Business Coalition of the WEA, Timo Plutschinski.
A Pew Research survey shows that 24% of adults say their faith has grown stronger, only 2% say it has become weaker.
The still-burning Amazon fires are only a part of an increasing planetary crisis, and raise important questions about an appropriate Christian response.
I would like to offer some thoughts on the issue with the hope of stimulating further reflection by the church.
The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading suffering around the world – but it can also teach precious lessons to individuals, churches, and nations.
As evangelicals in Europe, we need intentionally to integrate media engagement in our discipleship and mission strategies and practices.
“Religious communities have been very responsible and very problem-conscious”, the spokesman of the German government said. The Austrian Chancellor gave “a special thank you to the churches”.
How and when churches expect to go back to face-to-face gatherings.
The governor of the region wrongly announced on television that Baptists arriving in Russia from Spain had brought the coronavirus.
An evangelical doctor working in Spain with Covid-19 patients shares his experience. “I am not a hero, I know I can get the virus and die. But I am sure that whatever happens, the Lord is with me”.
Six lessons for churches from the president of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.
Italian pastors across many denominations continue to praise the Lord’s faithfulness in historically unifying them in prayer.
The Brussels Representative of the European Evangelical Alliance, Arie de Pater, analyses the situation of the EU amid the coronavirus, and the role of Christians in this crisis.
The National Council of Evangelicals of France supports “the current restrictions for reasons of public health”. “In this crisis, we keep our hope in God intact, and seek to share it”.
The Brazilian Evangelical Alliance denounces the presence of the President in a demonstration against the quarantine, ignoring the recommendations of the WHO.
Think and pray about the gaps that this unique season will create in our churches, as well as the new people that could be added.
The sanction includes the expulsion of the religious leaders and foreign personnel, banning the possibility of re-entering the country.
“Faith shows that there is more than the current situation”, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder, said during the “Germany prays together” online event.
With internet and video saturation at an all-time high, Christians need more than a transmission of a message. A new platform offers training to churches in Europe.
In March of 2019, the tropical cyclone destroyed 90% of Beira, the second most important city in the country.
The evangelical church in Mulhouse that suffered hundreds of Covid-19 cases always complied with the sanitary measures. Despite a media storm and fake news, the evangelical community proactively looked for solutions.
Marcos Zapata, President of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance, explains what he learned as he was infected with Covid-19. “In the midst of this crisis, our churches can be light and bless our community”.
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