Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich vote Sept. 27 on whether to write environmental obligations into the Church Ordinance, the constitutional text of the cantonal church. The proposal sets a target of net-zero emissions from church properties by the end of 2035 and would require every parish to adopt an environmental management system known as the "Grüner Güggel."
A Baptist World Alliance delegation visited Egypt, Lebanon and Syria in a regional tour focused on Christian unity, interfaith dialogue and planning for a global commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus Christ's life and ministry.
Before his passing in 2017, the late theologian R.C. Sproul remarked, “The greatest spiritual need in people’s lives today is to discover the true identity of God.” Those words are just as convicting today, if not more so, than they were a decade ago. Though many in our world would…
ORLANDO (BP)- Following a time of heartfelt a cappella singing of hymns, a capacity crowd filled a nearly 2,650-seat Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center to hear a “State of the SBC” panel discussion presented by 9 Marks at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando on…
ORLANDO (BP) – A range of panelists at the Baptist 21 luncheon on June 8 expressed both differences and unity on topics within the Southern Baptist Convention, while agreeing that the SBC, as a whole, is going in the right direction.
ORLANDO – God sees the faithfulness of small church pastors and uses their ministry for His kingdom purposes, and during the SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 9, Southern Baptists sought to recognize their value as well.
Liao Qiang, a member of Early Rain Covenant Church who fled China, July 7, 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan. Associated Press / Photo by Chiang Ying-ying Loading ...
A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.6 million times on YouTube within days, after Indonesian authorities failed to suppress organized screenings in cities throughout the country. More than 107,000 people in April 2026 have been displaced and most of them Christian.
Christians have been the target of more than 88 incidents of harassment and assault in Israel so far this year, with 2026 on track to surpass last year’s record of 181 incidents, according to the Religious Freedom Data Center.
As the Asia Conference on Church & Mission (ACCM) 2026 concluded Thursday evening in Alabang, Metro Manila, Dr. Bambang Budijanto, General Secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance, described what he sees as a decisive turn in a movement that has been building across the region for two years — and laid out a concrete, time-bound plan to sustain it.
The Asia Conference on Church & Mission concluded Thursday evening in Alabang, Metro Manila, with delegates from 25 nations pressed to leave not with good intentions but with a named commitment — a specific congregation or community they would personally shepherd toward disciple-making in the year ahead.
