Bivocational pastor leader Elder retires
June 2, 2016
NASHVILLE — Lloyd Elder, chair of the development board of the Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network (BSCLN), retired May 31 after more than six
Publicity surrounding Chibok girl’s escape questioned
June 2, 2016
The escape of a Chibok schoolgirl from Boko Haram is being exploited by the Nigerian government as an accomplishment in efforts to recover more than
Legislation would criminalize street evangelism
June 2, 2016
KADUNA, Nigeria — Street evangelists would be fined and “offensive” preaching at church services would send pastors to jail for up to two years under
Suicide bombing kills 70 Christians, children in Pakistan
June 2, 2016
LAHORE, Pakistan — A mass suicide attack in Lahore, Pakistan, claimed the lives of at least 70 Christians and children on Easter by the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Christians given ultimatum by Islamist leader
June 2, 2016
PUNJAB, Pakistan — Muslims in Pakistan have told 300 impoverished villagers they must either produce a Christian accused of blasphemy, leave the area, convert to
Missionary slain in Jamaica was Iowa So. Baptist
June 2, 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An Iowa Southern Baptist was among two American missionaries killed in Jamaica on April 30 in what appeared to be a violent
Church leader in Sudan released after months in jail
May 26, 2016
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan recently released 1 of 2 church leaders jailed since December 2015, sources said. Telahoon Nogose Kassa, head of discipleship at the
Christians in India beaten by Hindu extremists
May 26, 2016
TEWARDIH, India — Police in India initially declined to take action after Hindu extremists tortured one Christian and severely beat another, sources said. In the
