Persecution Incidents
Women, children among Christians kidnapped in Nigeria
Displaced Christians in Sudan driven from homes
Christians, others entrapped in blasphemy charges in Pakistan, report says
Another Christian accused of blasphemy released on bail
Global tensions heighten persecution of Christians as IDOP prompts prayer on Sunday, Nov. 3 & Nov. 10
Christian jailed on blasphemy charge released on bail
UN body slams Pakistan for human rights violations
Headlines
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Displaced Christians in Sudan driven from homes
India: Mizoram's churches form historic union
Salvation Army calls for more support after continuously high number of alcoholics deaths in Scotland
Christian jailed on blasphemy charge released on bail
UN body slams Pakistan for human rights violations
Pastor, family killed in one of two islamist attacks
Opinion
Identifying the Christian origins of spooky and fireworks traditions
Halloween, Reformation Day, All Saints Day, and the Guy Fawkes commemorations all have roots back into European and English Church history. Here we are reminded of the Christian contexts within which these now highly commercialized occasions came about.
How to read a persecution news story
Any of you who regularly follow persecution news may find that it gets hard to read after a while. One can become either despondent or desensitized. This is how a persecution journalist handles it.
A response to Lausanne 4: from experience persecution is both sacred and communal
Rather than opportunities for evangelism, church growth, fundraising, or even as an individual's story, persecution is the missional activity of a faith community. The global Church needs a richer theology of persecution and suffering.
Regional Highlights
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Argentinian evangelicals celebrate historic first nationally recognized 'Day of the Evangelical and Protestant Churches'
For the first time in history, Evangelical churches in Argentina officially celebrated the "Day of the Evangelical and Protestant Churches" on Reformation Sunday, Oct. 28, with a ceremony held at the Libertad Palace. The celebration followed a 20-year effort by evangelical churches that ultimately resulted in the official recognition by the Argentinian Congress passing a law on April 18, which designed the annual day on October 31, the day of Luther's Reformation.
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Christian communities in Valencia ask for prayer, support after torrential flooding
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Chris Brown concert sparks petition and renews focus on gender-based violence in South Africa
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[Interview] Soon celebrating 60 years, Transform Europe Network highlights opportunities & challenges in Southern, Eastern Europe
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
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[Interview] Two million Koreans to unite on Sunday (Oct 27) to protest a law & prevent the nation from going down a liberal path
Nearly 60,000 people sign letter asking Keir Starmer to protect freedom of thought and prayer
Costa Rica Evangelical Alliance holds training for pastors to prevent money laundering in their churches
Amid electricity outages, Cuban pastor calls for help: 'don't stop praying for the chaotic situation in Cuba'
Features
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Global tensions heighten persecution of Christians as IDOP prompts prayer on Sunday, Nov. 3 & Nov. 10
This year’s International Day of Prayer (IDOP) for the persecuted church comes as worldwide tensions have turned up pressure on Christians, challenging the global Body of Christ to keep pace in aid and supplication. As Christians are focused on IDOP prayer for the persecuted on both Sunday (Nov. 3) and Nov. 10, tensions that have spiked in the Middle East since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack on Israel have inflamed Islamic extremist sentiment against Christ followers, said an official with
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[Book review] Let Us Draw Near - Biblical Foundations of Worship: 'should be required reading for the global Church'
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Church urged to offer hope and choice for people facing unwanted same-sex attraction
Latin Evangelical Alliance issues Quito Declaration calling for unity, collaboration and solidarity as it looks into the future
COALA 2.5: Global South mission leaders seek to deepen conversations about new polycentric missions paradigm
Power of unity: 4,900 Zambia Churches partner with Luis Palau to reach over 730,000 people
Amid Christianity's decline in Australia, interdenominational church network aims to reach the nation with the gospel
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First Global Day of Prayer for Media: 'a remarkable success'
Grand Canyon University holds 'Unity Walk' amid divisive US election: 'look at differences… or look at what draws us together'
Saving Children in Trauma (1): Ukrainian child advocate begs evangelicals to take the war's impact on families seriously
Christian debt relief charity calls on UK finance minister to help people struggling to pay energy bills, fears for cold winter
Paraguay launches program to facilitate adoption of 1,000 children by the end of the year
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How we remember and respond to the persecuted reveals our response to Jesus Christ
The crossing of boundaries should be a normative experience as Christians grow and mature
After Lausanne 4: a doctor calls on churches to remember aging populations
Rethinking our growth obsession through a sustainability lens
Indigenous lessons for gospel spread today from a context of colonial missions efforts
African diaspora missions still tethered to Western missions thinking
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