Peter Lynas explores the slang term ‘cultural brain rot’, and identifies three underlying cultural stories an increasingly globalized world needs to be aware as we take seriously our responsibility to make disciples.
Following the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, one hundred mission leaders from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America gathered in Busan, Korea from September 30 to October 1 for COALA 2.5, an emerging movement focusing on Global South-led missions. Recognizing the shift away from the primarily Western-led “Christendom” era of missions, COALA – which stands for Christ over Africa, Latin America and Asia – seeks to introduce new paradigms for today’s “polycent
Part one 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leaders of the evangelical alliance in France have returned from Lausanne 4 with a renewed determination to support collaboration between churches, in the country itself and abroad, and to continue the momentum of evangelistic calling to fulfill the Great Commission. About 60 French nationals, including executives from Conseil National des Évangéliques de France (CNEF), attended the 4th Congress of the Lausanne Movement for World Evangelization in Incheon, Seoul, South Korea from Sept. 22 to 28.
The head of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) has urged pastors to prioritize their health by scheduling regular medical checkups. In a statement, Rev. Dr. Daniel Mbaya said he was concerned about the frequency of sudden death incidences in the church, the latest being the demise of Rev. Vincent Alaku on October 6, 2024.
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.
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.
A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry her, he said.
