Michelle A Vu, Christian Post

Ministry should not be safe or comfortable, says Mark Batterson

There should be tension, risk and discomfort while doing ministry work, said Pastor Mark Batterson Wednesday evening.

Win the battle of the mind, says Rick Warren

Rick Warren tells Christians to think purposefully and win over sin at its starting point: the mind.

Laurie, Curtis Chapman and Camp speak of God's faithfulness in bereavement

Through tears and sometimes broken voices, three prominent Christian leaders on Sunday night declared they still trust in God despite ongoing pain from the death of young loved ones.

South Sudan needs external help, says mission group

South Sudan is so under-developed that it cannot even be considered a Third World country, says one mission group.

Number of hungry still 'unacceptably high', says UN food agency

The numbers of people suffering from chronic malnutrition are still "unacceptably high", said the United Nations’ food agency Tuesday.

Anticipation builds for Lausanne Congress in Cape Town

The Lausanne Movement, which came out of one of the most important Christian conferences in modern history, is only as important as people think it is, said the movement’s executive chair.

Open Doors warns Ground Zero mosque rhetoric may put Christians at risk

The "more vile and hateful" rhetoric against the Ground Zero mosque may inflame Muslim extremists, says Open Doors USA.

Christians encourage author Anne Rice not to quit Christianity just yet

The Christian community is messy, but that does not mean celebrity novelist Anne Rice should, in her own words, “quit being Christian”, says one Californian church pastor.

US Evangelical churches pray for Gulf Coast communities

Evangelical churches across the US pray for communities hit by the BP oil spill as they look to the long-term recovery process.

Translating the Bible into the world's last languages

Every spoken language in the world may have part of the Bible written in their own heart language within 15 years because of new technological advances as well as translation strategies.

Gerard Butler to play gun-toting pastor in new film

“The Bounty Hunter” star Gerard Butler will play the role of a drug-dealing biker who turns into a gun-toting pastor that defends children in the new film “Machine Gun Preacher”.

Afghanistan suspends Christian aid groups

Afghanistan suspended two church-based aid groups on Monday over allegations that the organizations are proselytising in the Islamic country.

Anger over plans for mosque close to 9/11 site

A proposal to build a mosque just two blocks from ground zero is “indecent”, said a former Muslim and bestselling author.

Iran drops apostasy charges against women converts

Two well-known female converts in Iran were acquitted of all charges and arrived safely in another country on Saturday.

Japanese mission leaders repent for country's sins against neighbours

A prominent Japanese church leader appealed for forgiveness on behalf of his country in the emotional final day of the Tokyo 2010 Global Missions Consultation on Friday.

Mission leader: You're unemployed if not working for God

As far as God is concerned, someone is unemployed if the person is not working for Him, said a Latin American mission leader at a global missions conference in Tokyo.