Church of England plans massive investment in mission

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said: 'Hearing and responding to the good news of Jesus Christ unlocks new joy, new belonging, new purpose and new life.

Bible class targeted in China clampdown, Christians interrogated

Chinese authorities have once again targeted the Early Rain Covenant Church with a police raid on a Bible class.
7 Christians murdered by Fulani radicals day after Christmas

Islamic Fulani radicals murdered seven Christians in a Nigerian town the day after Christmas, according to persecution watchdog group International Christian Concern.
Human Rights Watch adds to condemnation of China over church arrests

Chinese authorities should 'immediately release' a pastor detained in the southwestern city of Chengdu and dozens of members of his congregation taken into custody with him, Human Rights Watch has said.
John Chau was right to go to North Sentinel, says his mission organisation

The missionary organisation behind the visit of John Allen Chau to North Sentinel Island, where he was killed by the inhabitants, has responded to questions from Christian Today with a defence of his actions.
Nephew of baker Jack Phillips becomes a Christian after witnessing uncle's bravery in gay wedding cake battle

The nephew of Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips says that he found faith and turned to the Bible after seeing his uncle withstand hate and death threats when he declined to bake a same-sex wedding cake.
Samaritan's Purse denies Guardian columnist's claim that its Christmas shoeboxes are anti-Muslim

Samaritan's Purse, the organization behind the Operation Christmas Child project, has responded to accusations that it's anti-gay and anti-Muslim.
Learning disabled Pakistani Christian sentenced to life for blasphemy

A young Pakistan Christian has been sentenced to life imprisonment for burning a booklet containing verses of the Quran.
LifeWay Research highlights the theology US evangelicals are getting wrong

A survey by LifeWay Research for Ligonier Ministries about what Americans really think about basic Christian beliefs has thrown up some uncomfortable results – particularly about the attitudes of evangelicals.
One more wave of persecution could end Christianity in Iraq for good

There are so few Christians left in Iraq that just one more wave of persecution could wipe them out for good, a church leader has warned.
Sudan releases thousands of Bibles held for years in shipping containers

A shipment of Bibles believed to have been held in a Sudanese port for six years has been cleared for distribution. The Bibles were held at Port Sudan and were 'decaying' in shipping containers, a source told World Watch Monitor (WWM), but were released a fortnight ago and transported to Sudan's capital, Khartoum.
Down's Syndrome Test is a 'Slippery Slope', Warns Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance UK is urging caution before a new pre-natal Down's Syndrome test is made more widely available.