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East Asia Ministry Leader Sees New Hunger in the Region, Especially Among Young People

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.
africa

Celebrating Fathers — Pastor Bert Pretorius

As South Africa prepares to celebrate Father’s Day, we are faced with the sobering contradiction between the ideal and the reality. On the one hand, Father’s Day is meant to honour the gift and calling of fatherhood. It is a time when we give thanks for the men who lead, protect, nurture, and build strong families, which are the foundational building blocks of our society. Yet, in a country plagued by some of the highest rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in the world, this day often exposes a painful truth: the absence, silence, and abdication of fathers is a national crisis where women and children are paying the price.
asia

Seth Kim Calls on Church Leaders to Challenge Youth to Lay Down Their Lives for the Gospel

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.

East Asia Ministry Leader Sees New Hunger in the Region, Especially Among Young People

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.
europe
north america

WEA Statement on Concerns Raised Regarding 2025 General Assembly in Seoul

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) deeply values the unity and theological orthodoxy of the global evangelical community. Therefore, we are profoundly concerned by both the content of recent statements and the way the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) has called into question the WEA’s theological, governance and moral integrity and practice in a public forum, especially without first approaching the leadership directly to discuss their concerns.
latin america

Women in Victory

From March 9-12, 2025, the Women’s Commission of the Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL) hosted the 4th “Women in Victory” Congress in Santiago de Chile. The event brought together female pastors and Christian leaders to deliver a renewed message about living a life of integrity in Christ Jesus, especially in a context where voices opposing Christian principles have become more prominent.
oceania

Interview With Russell Evans: Speak the Language of Where People Are

As one of the speakers at the incoming EveryOneAsia 2024 conference in Indonesia, Russell Evans, the founder and senior pastor of Planetshakers Church and Ministries, Australia, shares his insights about the incoming conference, Asian churches, and reaching the next generation.
middle east
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