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Evangelical Leader Unveils Plans for Iraq Alliance
The World Evangelical Alliance is in the process of setting up an evangelical network in Iraq in an effort to offer spiritual and physical support to Iraqi Christians by uniting them with the global body of evangelicals.

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2 Freed Korean Hostages to Leave Afghanistan 'Very Soon'
The two South Korean women freed by their Taliban captors are in good condition and will fly home "very soon," a Korean embassy spokesman said after their release Monday.
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Taliban Frees 2 Korean Christian Hostages
The Taliban handed over two South Korean hostages to officials from the international Red Cross on Monday.

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Taliban: No More Hostage Killing for Now
The Taliban said Friday that it will not kill any of the remaining 21 South Korean hostages before its face-to-face meetings with the delegation from the East Asian country.
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Karzai Publicly Shames Taliban for Kidnapping Women
Afghan president Hamid Karzai is attempting to shame Taliban militants into releasing the South Korean women they kidnapped by stating that the rebels’ action is unprecedented in Afghan history and would bring shame upon the country.
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Highly Respected Chinese Biblical Scholar Rev. Dr. Stephen Lee Passes Away at 70
Rev. Dr. Stephen Lee, a renowned Old Testament scholar and former president of CGST, passed away at 70.
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10th CCOWE: Rev. Dr. Joshua Ting Asks 'What Has Gone Wrong with the Chinese Church?' and Calls for Renewal Through Repentance
At the 10th CCOWE, Rev. Dr. Joshua Ting called Chinese church leaders to spiritual repentance, warning that institutional success masks deep crises—such as youth attrition, co-worker burnout, and internal power struggles—and urging renewal that begins with inner transformation, not external methods.
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[10th CCOWE] Edmund Chan: The Greatest Crisis Facing the Church Is Putting 'Mission Ahead of the Mandate'
Rev. Edmund Chan urged the global Church to prioritize inner spiritual formation ("Mandate") over external ministry ("Mission") to faithfully fulfill the Great Commission.
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10th CCOWE Opens in Malaysia as Nearly 2,000 Leaders Gather Under 'Open Our EAR, Understand Our ERA, Here We ARE'
The 10th CCOWE opening ceremony gathered 1,800 global Chinese Christian leaders in Malaysia, with keynote speakers—Rev. David Doong, Rev. Joshua Ting, Dr. Cheung Teng, and Rev. Edmund Chan—unanimously calling for church renewal through inner repentance, a return to the Gospel’s core, intentional disciple-making, and cross-generational collaboration, rather than relying on institutional success or numerical growth.
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[10th CCOWE] Rev. Wayne Chen: When Everything Is 'Mission,' the Church Loses Its Way
Rev. Wayne Chen calls on the Chinese church to move beyond the false dichotomy between "evangelism" and "social concern," urging a return to the cross-centered Gospel as the core—trusting that the Gospel is inherently holistic and that it alone drives the church into the world without losing its focal direction.