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A gobal missions leader's reflections on Lausanne 4 - part three of three

By Jay Mātenga

Part three of three. The fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4/L4) was many things to many people. This series is the perspective of one global missions leader. There is much to be celebrated and concerned about the event, and some conclusions are drawn to help the Evangelical Church and its missions walk more confidently and equitably into the future.
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Church & Missions Opinion

A global missions leader's reflections on Lausanne 4 - part two of three

By Jay Mātenga

Part two of three. The fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4/L4) was many things to many people. This series is the perspective of one global missions leader. There is much to be celebrated and concerned about the event, and some conclusions are drawn to help the Evangelical Church and its missions walk more confidently and equitably into the future.
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Africa Church & Missions Family & Children Opinion

Praying for friends through times of trial

By Tarryn Jade Evans

Sometimes we can get stuck knowing how to help our friends. One of the most powerful forms of help we can offer is prayer, but we can even get stuck there. Here are some tips to help you help your friends in prayer.
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Asia Church & Missions Society & Culture Opinion

An warning of how nationalistic moral reform hinders the tranformative power of the gospel

By Jesse Zexi Sun

Christian media can too easily fall into the role of propaganda for a kind of moral reform that denies the transformative power of the whole gospel for a world in need of it. We must be Christ-centric rather than cross-centric followers of Jesus. It is beyond the cross in the new kingdom of God that we participate in the purposes of god.
2 months ago

Africa Church & Missions Society & Culture Opinion

Making biblical sense of climate crises and creation care

By Rev Dr Rachel Mash

Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, floods, fires, and extreme temperatures are ravishing the nations. How are we to understand these phenomena biblically and what should our response be as followers of Jesus? Dr Rachel Mash has some answers.
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Asia Church & Missions Opinion

Viewing salvation through a different lens—some implications for discipleship

By Scott Crawley

We can have strong underlying assumptions about how we think about salvation. Western theological tradition has developed and often emphasized a legal concept, but the biblical narrative is rich in another perspective—relationship. Whichever lens we view salvation through can dramatically affect our life in Christ.
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US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture Opinion

Listening to Indigenous Voices in World Christianity: Conversing with Kaitlin Curtice

By Todd M. Johnson and Ph.D

What does it mean to be a Christian of indigenous heritage living in under a dominant settler colonial Christianity operating under the influence of empire? It is easy to appeal to a so-called biblical worldview and claim issues do not exist, but refusing to see the contextual nature of Scripture and World Christianity merely amplifies problems. Dr Todd Johnson says that it is beyond time that we learn to listen to indigenous voices so that we might gain insights into our biblical faith that we
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Middle East Religious Freedom Opinion

President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights supports Israel's right to defend itself

By Thomas Paul Schirrmacher

Separating anti-semitism against Jews from criticism of Israel's state is not so clear cut in the current global climate. Regardless of opinion on Israel's response, we should take care not to attack Jews. In this commentary, Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher affirms Israel's right to self defense and warns against antisemitic tendencies. Attacks against Christians could be next.
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Church & Missions Religious Freedom Society & Culture Opinion

A compelling rationale for why Christians should engage at the United Nations

By Janet Epp Buckingham

Why bother with the UN? Contrary to conspiracy theorists, representatives of World Christianity can have a positive influence on global politics in such a way that helps churches flourish and the gospel spread as a blessing to all nations. In this opinion, the Director of the World Evangelical Alliance Office to the United Nations in Geneva gives us a behind the scenes view of how we can influence the UN to better appreciate the role of faith in society.
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Oceania Church & Missions Opinion

The micro-shift that could be a gear changer for your church

By Mike Frost

We recite in the creeds that we are one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. We view these marks as adjectives, what the church is. But what if we look at them as more dynamic adverbs, what the church is becoming? It could be a positive gear change for the church.
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Asia Society & Culture Opinion

Learning from scripture and China to build God's shalom as exiles in even restrictive contexts

By JI Yajie

Even in religiously restrictive contexts we have responsibility to actively seek opportunities to build shalom and to pray earnestly for the authorities until we see alternative doors opened for holistically blessing the people around us. This was true for exiles and the persecuted in the Bible, it is true for believers in China. It is true for Christians everywhere.

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A gobal missions leader's reflections on Lausanne 4 - part three of three

A global missions leader's reflections on Lausanne 4 - part two of three

Praying for friends through times of trial

An warning of how nationalistic moral reform hinders the tranformative power of the gospel

Making biblical sense of climate crises and creation care

Viewing salvation through a different lens—some implications for discipleship

Listening to Indigenous Voices in World Christianity: Conversing with Kaitlin Curtice

President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights supports Israel's right to defend itself

A compelling rationale for why Christians should engage at the United Nations

The micro-shift that could be a gear changer for your church

Learning from scripture and China to build God's shalom as exiles in even restrictive contexts

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