Nigerian Baptist: World Ignores Terrorist Massacres Here

A Nigerian Baptist leader recently castigated the international community for “just watching” as Boko Haram continues to terrorize the west African country. Samson Ayokunle, president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) – the largest Baptist World...

Economists Make Financial Case for Climate Change

A new report outlines in economic terms the global benefits of transitioning to a low carbon economy. The New Climate Economy report has been produced by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, which includes former Mexican President Filipe Calderon, British...

On Freedom Sunday, Churches Work to End Human Trafficking

Congregations have a new online resource to help them reflect and act on the issue of human trafficking. The recently launched Freedom Sunday resource pack has been created by the Joint Public Issues Team of Baptists Together (the Baptist Union of Great Britain), the...

Pro-Russian Separatists Target Ukrainian Christians

Pro-Russian separatists are increasingly targeting evangelical Christians in eastern Ukraine—beating, torturing and even killing them. Such has been the escalation of attacks in recent months in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Evangelical leaders have issued a...

Islamic State Forces Christians Out of Iraqi City

Christians in Mosul have been ordered to leave the city or face execution by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants. As a result, Mosul is empty of Christians for the first time in the country’s history. According to Middle East Concern, an association of...