The Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica will host an international symposium from September 24 to 26 in Taipei, Taiwan, under the theme “Christianity and Chinese Intellectual Thought.”

At the 12th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Japan, Dr. Dong Jin Kim called for “humanizing peacebuilding,” highlighting the role of local communities, shared humanity, and creative engagement in healing historical and social divisions across Northeast Asia.

On 11 August, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay; Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs; and Rev. Dr Hyojin Kim, coordinator for the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity; together with the leadership of the National Council of Churches in Korea, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea.

A special program was organized to mark the 174th birth anniversary of the late Pastor Ganga Prasad Pradhan, a multi-talented personality recognized as the founding father of Nepali journalism.

The Arise Leadership Summit opened Monday with a keynote address from Rev. Dr. David Ro, co-founder and executive director of Arise Asia, who urged participants to cultivate both public leadership and private spiritual integrity as Asia increasingly shifts from a mission field to a mission force.

Seth Kim, regional director for East Asia at the Lausanne Movement and co-founder of Arise Asia, recently shared in the Lausanne Movement podcast how a new generation across East Asia is rising with a renewed hunger for the gospel. Drawing from the legacy of the Student Volunteer Movement, Kim described how Arise Asia is equipping young people to lay down their lives for missions and bring the gospel to places where it has never been heard.

Seth Kim, Lausanne Movement’s Regional Director for East Asia, recently shared his reflections on gospel ministry in East Asia during an episode of the Lausanne Movement podcast. Drawing from his personal background and extensive experience in church planting, discipleship, and student ministry, Kim outlined the challenges and hopes facing the church in one of the world’s most complex and spiritually significant regions.

After a thirteen-year gap, the Nepali-language Bible is set to undergo a comprehensive revision.

Pastor Mark Chan, a Malaysian Chinese pastor serving across Southeast Asia shares his journey from inherited faith to a personal calling. Speaking about the spiritual challenges faced by believers in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, he emphasizes the urgent need to teach the full message of salvation and to call Christians into a life of true discipleship.

Prof. Sonia Wong explores how biblical trauma narratives might serve as pastoral resources for Asian contexts while emphasizing the need for critical evaluation.