Global church body to hold emergency conference in response to imprisonment of Pakistani 10-year-old girl
As most of the western world remains in shock over the news in Pakistan that an 11-year-old Christian girl believed to have Down syndrome was imprisoned over the nation\'s strict blasphemy laws, the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) has praised the World Council of Churches (WCC)\'s decision to hold an urgent international conference on the issue..
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Slain missionary's daughter inspires new generation
It has been 56 years since Valerie Elliot Shepard\'s father died trying to share the gospel with a tribe of Ecuadorian Indians.
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Singapore Megachurch warned not to collect donations for Pastor Kong Hee's legal fees
City Harvest Church, one of the largest megachurches in Asia, has reportedly officially been warned by government and police officials not to collect donations from worshipers in order to pay for legal fees related to Pastor Kong Hee\'s corruption case.
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Martial arts used as church outreach tool in Brazil, can evangelism justify violent sports?
With the dramatic expansion of Christianity in Brazil continuing, churches are increasingly looking for more diverse methods to evangelize and bring people from all circles of society and interests to Jesus. However, not all are what traditional churchgoers might expect.
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WCC to hold hearing on religious minorities in Pakistan
The World Council of Churches is to hold a consultation on the plight of religious minorities and the misuse of the blasphemy law in Pakistan.
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Mark Driscoll: churches should not hide crime
The fact that some churches decide not to report certain crimes is a sad state of affairs within Christianity, said Pastor Mark Driscoll of the Seattle-based Mars Hill Church during a recent sermon.
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Churches more confident after London Olympics 2012
In the same way that Great Britain has gained a fresh sense of confidence through delivering a highly successful 2012 Games, the same is true for thousands of churches.
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Baptists call for more compassionate immigration policy
Australian Baptist Ministries has cautiously welcomed recommendations of the independent expert panel on asylum seekers, but acknowledged the recommendations fell short of a compassionate response to the current crisis.
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Australian Lausanne Movement has new chair and a new look
The Lausanne Movement has unanimously elected Julie-anne Laird as new Chair of the Australian Lausanne Movement.
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Bible Society's 'Live Light in 25 Words' campaign offering free Bible readings via e-mail
Bible Society Australia's 'Live Light in 25 Words' campaign, created to encourage the daily Bible reading habits of Australian Christians, will send everyone who registers a month's worth of daily Bible readings by e-mail during October.
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Evangelist Billy Graham admitted to Mission Hospital
Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted overnight on Sunday to Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., near his home in Montreat, for evaluation and treatment of a pulmonary infection thought to be bronchitis. Upon admission, he was alert and in good spirits.
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Presbyterian Church of Australia head: wanting to preserve traditional definition of marriage is not discriminatory
The leader of the Presbyterian Church of Australia has said that Christians are not being discriminatory by wanting to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as the country gets ready to suggest legalizing same-sex marriage.