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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 …

Read an African Perspective on Jesus’s Mission

“Ivory tower.” I always rankled at the application of that term to theological scholarship, especially when my supposed “ivory tower” sat on the dodgy end of Medellín, encircled by razor wire. Admittedly, some academics do operate at a distant remove from the grind of urban misery or rural penury, but that is hardly the case …

Maqsood Kamil in Pakistan

As you all know, Pakistan is facing the most terrible situation caused by rains and floods unprecedented in our national history. Pray for Pakistan and its suffering people.

Evangeline from Asia

Three weeks ago, the school’s location was exposed. All the faculty and students were evacuated without incident before the police arrived.

Sutrisna Harjanto in Indonesia

Please pray for the development of the next BTS strategic plan, with help from the VSI consultation process.

Staff

Re:Visiting Ukraine

Last month Evan Hunter, Vice President for ScholarLeaders International, met with Christian leaders in Ukraine to discuss “Theology and Theological Education after Bucha”. These men and women have served thousands, providing food, medical supplies, and Bibles to those in need. “We have much to learn from this people,” Evan said on social media, “which courageously …

“Hannah” in Southeast Asia

I serve a Christian community in a Buddhist Southeast Asian country that has a close relationship with a restricted country. I am now a part-time academic coordinator responsible for organizing a new MA program in Marketplace Transformation.

Eva Wong Suk Kyun in Malaysia

I will be taking on a new ministry as Director of the Malaysia Pentecostal Research Centre, a new department of BCM that will be launched in September.

David Van Lian from Myanmar

According to the latest report from the World Bank, Myanmar has reached a poverty rate not seen in over 15 years. In this situation, churches in Myanmar have faced a lot of violence and challenges.

Nok Kam in Myanmar

Pray for my people, who are suffering under the pressures of authoritarian brutality and incredible inflation.

Edmond Vanderpuye from Ghana

Pray for the Church in Ghana at all levels to prioritize discipleship and commit to demonstrating Christian values in public engagements.

Boye-Nelson Kiamu from Liberia

Pray for Liberia Renewal Ministries (LRM). LRM is a ministry that provides education and housing for orphans and underprivileged children, advocates for abused women and children, and evangelizes youth in Liberia.

Endangered Moral Values: Nigeria’s Search for Love, Truth, Justice and Intimacy

Our August book is “Endangered Moral Values: Nigeria’s Search for Love, Truth, Justice and Intimacy” by Sunday Bobai Agang (LS). This work examines how many challenges facing Nigeria in the twenty-first century are rooted in an eroding moral foundation. Agang offers readers a passionate invitation to work together towards a transformed culture.

Emmanuel Mukeshimana in Uganda

At Square Ministries Africa, we are starting a new program to feed needy patients in neighborhood hospitals.