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Talant from Qazaqstan

Although the Qazaq Church does not have much, we have the most important treasure – our Lord Jesus Christ.

Edmond Vanderpuye in Ghana

Among Isaiah’s prophecies about Judah’s future defeat, exile, and return, there is this prophetic vision of a child who would represent God’s presence, embody His characteristics, and govern His people.

Kevin in the Philippines

Refuge-seeking, internal displacement, and premature death are themes that resonate from the land of revelation in ancient days to the land of a thousand islands in the current day.

Mariana Schietti in Brazil

Pray that our Christmas can be the celebration of Christ’s birth in our lives every day that we have breath.

Raymond Ayayee in Ghana

As we celebrate Christmas in Ghana and throughout the rest of the world, may the reason for this season overshadow all other traditions and purposes.

Happy Thanksgiving from ScholarLeaders!

As we look back on 2022, we give thanks to God through Christ!

Stavan John in India

Despite all these obstacles, please pray that we will continue to equip students to proclaim Christ faithfully and winsomely in an increasingly hostile environment.

Karishma Samuel in India

Living in a country where diversity thrives, I enjoy friendship with people from other faiths. At the same time, I seek godly wisdom to be relevant to the needs of my local and national community.

Shaiju Thomas from India

Pray for current institutional leaders to plan for smooth leadership transitions and to raise up the next generation of transformational leaders who can engage their contexts prophetically.

Oleksandr Geychenko

Reflections on the Imprecatory Psalms from Ukraine

Read a theological reflection on the imprecatory psalms by Oleksandr Geychenko, President of Odessa Theological Seminary in Ukraine, in OTS’s latest journal issue. If you’re interested in other Ukrainian theological perspectives on suffering and war, you can purchase the full journal and help to support OTS. 

A Postfoundationalist Comparative Christology: Parity, Particularity, and Universality in Indian Interreligious Dialogues

Our November book is A Postfoundationalist Comparative Christology: Parity, Particularity, and Universality in Indian Interreligious Dialogues by David Muthukumar (LS). This work facilitates dialogue across religions while affirming the particularity and universality of the Christian faith.

Elilo Ezung from Nagaland

Due to our complicated political history with India and the failure to reach a ‘solution’ to date, Nagas continue to search for peace and reconciliation within our fragmented society and with the Indian government.

Shurhi Meyase from Nagaland

The Nagaland Baptist Church Council has initiated a ‘Clean Election Movement’ to advocate electing God-fearing, righteous, and honest candidates.

Matthias Gergan in the Indian Himalayan Region

I am trying to understand how these communities negotiate their ecclesial identity and mission in an increasingly hostile sociopolitical environment.

Edmond Vanderpuye

Why Are Social Enterprises Key to Fulfilling Jesus’s Mission?

Jesus gave the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 to the Church as its mission, but that mission is different from His personal mission. What was His personal mission? We find it in Luke 4:18-19: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the Gospel, proclaim good news to …