Kidnap in Niger of US missionary a ‘terrible tragedy’
World Watch Monitor The kidnap of a pioneering American missionary in Niger is a “terrible tragedy” for the communities he served for 24 years, according to the local mayor. It has also raised security concerns among the country’s missionary community. Jeff Woodke, 55, who worked for Jeunesse en Mission Entraide et Developpement (JEMED), a branch […]
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Hillsong’s third AMA nomination; LUKAS target human trafficking; and, writing songs…
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CHURCH: REFORMATION ANNIVERSARY OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION ON PAST AND CRITICAL LOOK AT PRESENT, SAYS WCC GENERAL SECRETARY
DAVID ADAMS caught up with Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, during his recent visit to Australia and New Zealand, to talk, among other things about ecumenism, inter-faith relationships and the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation…
POSTCARDS: AS RETAKE OF MOSUL LOOMS, MUSLIM EXTREMISM HAS ALREADY EMPTIED IRAQ OF CHRISTIANS
As the Iraqi military kicks off a campaign to retake Mosul from the so-called Islamic State, World Watch Monitor speaks to former resident Amer about the grim reality facing many Christians in Iraq…