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The leaders of the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church in England talk candidly about their faith in a Channel 4 documentary

The Bishop of Bradford and the leadership of the Bradford Council for Mosques have expressed their shock and dismay at a recent wave of violence in Pakistan in which eight Christians were killed and dozens injured

The Bishop of Bradford and the leadership of the Bradford Council for Mosques have expressed their shock and dismay at a recent wave of violence in Pakistan in which eight Christians were killed and dozens injured

By Jill and Alan Kropp, serving in Japan
The language school I (Jill) attend in Tokyo is highly relational and conversationally oriented. From ambassadors to housewives to businessmen, the school draws students from all walks of life, Christian and non-Christian.
One aspect of the class that I really enjoy is giving three-minute impromptu speeches, something we do [...]

The youth pastor of the Encuentro Biblico Church (Alliance) in Valencia, Jose Pacheco, was killed in an August 8 auto accident. His wife, Maylin, and their two-year-old son died at the scene. Jose died early August 9. The couple was in their 30s.
Jose and Maylin were students of the Alliance Bible Institute, and Jose also [...]

Taiwan has been inundated with flooding after Typhoon Morakot dumped at least 2 meters (80 inches) of rain on the island last weekend, ruining crops and leaving thousands homeless. Hundreds of people are feared dead across East Asia as water swept away homes and buried villages, according to Times Online.
“All our missionaries our fine,” reports [...]

Two female Christian converts from Islam are defying an order to recant their faith issued by Tehrans revolutionary court on Sunday

Rev. David K. Volstad, who had served as a missionary to Chile, Latin America regional director, and pastor, entered the Lord’s presence on Sunday, August 9, 2009, after a battle with cancer. He was 75.
David Keith Volstad was born in Lyle, Minnesota, on November 10, 1933, to Alliance missionaries Rev. Carl and Mrs. Pelma Volstad while they [...]

The wonders of the Internet and digital technology may have made it possible for truly global conversations across thousands of miles but nothing quite beats being in the same room and getting to know the people behind the ideas

Editor’s Note: TEAM Isaan is an Alliance church-planting initiative among the Isaan people, a largely unreached group in northeast Thailand. The Alliance has a long history of ministry to the Isaan dating back to 1929. Because of that investment, today there are at least 30,000 Isaan believers in 650 local churches from various denominations. TEAM Isaan was [...]