[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.
[10th CCOWE] Clement Chia and Chuang Yu-ming Dialogue: 'What Kind of Christian Does the World Need?'
Revs. Chia and Chuang called the Church to return to the full, embodied Gospel of Christ the King—beyond moralism—so that believers' transformed lives visibly demonstrate God's Kingdom.
CCCOWE HK Seminar Addresses New Frontiers in Workplace Mission
Recognizing the growing challenges faced by believers in integrating faith into their professional lives, CCCOWE Hong Kong Region Committee convened the "Igniting the Workplace: Missionary Heart" seminar on March 14. The event featured prominent urban missiologists, workplace mission experts, and guest Wong Cho-lam (王祖藍), who collectively sought to identify new pathways for pastoral care and evangelism within the modern workplace.
Silicon Valley’s River of Life Christian Church to hold 2025 missions conference: “united in mission, unlimited possibilities”
River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC), the largest Chinese church in the United States located in Silicon Valley, will host its 2025 Missions Conference from October 17–19 under the theme “United in Mission, Unlimited Possibilities.”
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Incheon Jeil church commissions second cohort of "Vision Missionaries"
Incheon Jeil Church, led by Senior Pastor Lee Jaeil, held a commissioning service on June 29 for its second cohort of “Vision Missionaries,” a ministry initiative aimed at equipping lay Christians to live missionally in their everyday lives.
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Chinese christians sentenced to prison for bible distribution through house church
In a case underscoring growing restrictions on religious expression in China, nine Christians have been sentenced to prison terms and issued steep fines for distributing Bibles through a house church not registered with the state.
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World Evangelical Alliance begins global search for new secretary general
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has officially launched a global search for its next Secretary General, following the resignation of Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher in March 2024 due to health reasons. The new leader is expected to be introduced at the 2025 WEA General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea.
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Reaching unreached ethnic groups: A university dormitory mission in Cambodia
When Pastor Liu Zhiliang (劉志良) looked at Cambodia’s landscape of evangelism, he saw a gap—one that left 20 ethnic minority groups largely unreached. Instead of venturing into remote villages, he found an unexpected mission field: the capital city’s university dormitories.
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Saving Gen Z’s Faith: Steve Richardson’s Bold Call to a New Generation of Missionaries [Exclusive Interview]
As churches worldwide struggle to keep younger generations engaged, missionary leader Steve Richardson believes the solution isn’t to water down faith—it’s to challenge young people to step up.
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Pastor Tong Liu: Now is the time for Chinese churches to rise up
Pastor Tong Liu (刘彤) shared his reflection on attending the 70th anniversary celebration of the Bread of Life Christian Church in Taipei (台北灵粮堂, BOLCC Taipei). He pointed out that it is important to present the congregation with a big picture of the economic and religious development in the world and in China and to encourage the believers to participate in missions to the best of their ability.
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Chinese Pastor Shares Mission Experience: Revival Meetings Present Highest Churn Rates, Church Planting is Best Evangelism Strategy
In Pastor Tong Liu's recent sharing, he put a special focus on church planting as the best strategy for evangelism. In recent years, the River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC) has increasingly found church planting to be the most effective way when it comes to evangelism.
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Pastor Tong Liu Shares River of Life Christian Church’s Global Missions Map, Gives Detail Guide for Believer Engagement
On October 6, during the Sunday service at the River of Life Christian Church (生命河灵粮堂, ROLCC), Pastor Tong Liu shared the church's latest missions map, emphasizing their extensive outreach in global missions and calling on believers to continue to engage and support this important commission.
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“Finding Hope in a Troubled World” Event to be Held in Redwood City, An Uplifting Message Brought to You by Francis Chan
To help people find encouragement and hope in the ever-complicated times, a special event called “Finding Hope in a Troubled Word” will be held in Redwood City, California, on Sunday, October 6, from 3:00 PM. to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time). Sponsored by the Tien Dao Evangelistic Center in North America, the event is designed to communicate hope in the Christian faith through music, testimonies, and messages.
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4th Lausanne Congress Finale: Over 5000 People Sign Commitment to Accelerate Global Mission Progress
The Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization concluded on September 26, after seven days of gathering. More than 5,200 participants from 202 countries signed the Collaborative Action Commitment to accelerate the gospel commission through global collaboration, once again emphasizing that unity is the key to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth.
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Lausanne | National Representatives Advocate for Religious Freedom, All Participants Stand in Solidarity in Prayer
Religious freedom was one of the key topics at the Fourth Lausanne World Evangelization Conference. The conference set up a night panel discussion with the theme “Reflection - Standing with the Persecuted Church”, inviting representatives from different countries to share the current situation of the church in their countries.
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Pastor Tong Liu Shares About Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Encouraging Christians to Evangelized the Unreached Lands
Standing beside the Congo River, the second largest river in Africa, Pastor Liu Tong shared the progress of River of Life Christian Church's mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past four years. He urged the church to continue to be of one heart and one mind, and to spread the Gospel to the unreached lands.
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Lausanne | State of the Great Commission Report: Numerous Challenges and Demographical Shifts in Global Missions
As the Lausanne Movement celebrated its 50th anniversary, the State of the Great Commission report was released during the 4th Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Seoul-Incheon. The report forecasts global change anticipating 2050, emphasizes the far-reaching impact of an expanding middle class and an aging population on global missions, and calls for the global church to adjust its Great Commission strategy.
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The Seoul Statement: 4th Document from Lausanne 50th Anniversary, Gospel-Rooted Responses to Global Challenges
The Seoul Statement, the fourth document in the 50-year history of the Lausanne Movement, was released prior to the opening of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Seoul. The Seoul Statement emphasizes the responsibility of Christians in global evangelization and calls on churches and believers to respond actively to modern global challenges.