Fourteen experienced leaders discussed collaborative work in the context of growing diaspora churches and the younger generations. The growth of Islam and new models for sending missionaries were among the challenges addressed.

If injustices are not addressed, the conflict not only simmers, but will threaten to boil over again, maybe in years or in a generation, but with greater force and consequences.

According to official data from 2024, abortions in public health centres are on the rise. 94.6% are requested by the woman, a record high.

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

Doctors and psychologists warn of the importance of women who want to have an abortion having information about its consequences, not only physical but also emotional.

There was no triumphalism, yet no despair either—only a clear sense that leaders must be held to the highest biblical standards and repent where they have failed.

University students from 42 countries took part in the European Student Festival, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first conference. A report from Jelgava (Latvia).

A new report on French television warns of the influence of evangelicals in European politics. Julia Doxat-Purser responds based on her decades of experience in political dialogue in Brussels.

The World Evangelical Alliance asks the Spanish government in Geneva to definitively confirm the restitution to pastors who were left without pensions so as to “reaffirm its credibility” before the Human Rights Council.

Our churces should promote spaces where generations can coexist, interact, and build deep, lasting bonds with each other, strengthening a sense of belonging.

The NGO Fiet warns that over 60% of women in prostitution have mental health disorders: “We cannot remain indifferent”. Fiet rescued over 1,500 women in 2024.

Evangelicals in Spain and Latin America launch an online School of Political Training, to equip Christians who want to participate in public life. Entering politics without adequate preparation, can lead Christians to “major failures” and “significant frustrations”, they say. 

The oldest evangelical congregation in Galicia (northwest of Spain) organises concerts, exhibitions and historical tours, highlighting its social work and commitment to the city.

Six in ten young people in Germany believe that using social media worsens mental health. A large majority of adults believe that children under 16 should not have online profiles.

The Spanish Evangelical Alliance is proposing that the WEA hold its general assembly more frequently, that the international leadership be more accountable, and that national alliances regain a central role. It welcomes the profile of the new CEO. An interview with general secretary X. Manuel Suárez.

Doing ministry amidst cultural and spiritual challenges in Turkmenistan.

A report of the Turkish Association of Protestant Churches also denounces that foreign Christians were deported, refused entry to Turkey or denied residence permits and visas in 2024.

According to the United Bible Societies annual report, almost 26 million digital Bibles were distributed, compared to 22 million printed Bibles.

The annual conference in Wisła will take place 16-21 May, to “unite, equip, and resource” evangelical leaders”.

On Monday, 25^th August, I was privileged to be in Kyiv for the National Prayer Breakfast of Ukraine. This is what impressed me most during the two-day visit to the country.

The Japan Bible Society is holding various events to commemorate a century and a half of  “spreading hope, courage, and God’s salvation through the Bible”.

A man was arrested after setting fire to a church in southern Spain. “Churches should be safe places to practice faith freely and with dignity”.

The UK’s most visited pornographic website lost over a million visitors. “Our children deserve a porn free childhood”, says the Online Safety lead for Christian charity CARE.

Snoopy has become a popular culture icon. His author, Charles Schulz (1922-2000) had an interesting relationship with evangelical faith.

The media and religious entities (including evangelicals) take a stand on a measure that directly affects Muslim celebrations in the southeastern Spanish town.