Ethan Cole

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• May 10, 2007

  Women Church Leaders Zero in on Mideast's Most Vulnerable

  A delegation of women church leaders from the United States departed Wednesday to witness firsthand the suffering of the most vulnerable in the Middle East – women and children.

• May 10, 2007

  Reformed Church Head Urges Members to Fight Economic Injustice

  Members of the World Alliance of Reformed Church were urged by the head of the global body to resist conforming and remaining silent to the economic and ecological injustices long established by the world’s global powers, and instead “do the will of God” in seeking justice for hard working people.

• May 8, 2007

  Anglican Head Presses for Peace in Sri Lanka

  The spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion is visiting Sri Lanka this week in an effort to facilitate peace negotiations as tensions escalate between the government and the separatists in the South Asian country.

• May 7, 2007

  Lausanne III to Form New World Evangelism Strategy

  One of the most respected and significant world mission conferences in history recently announced that it will hold its third international gathering in 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.

• May 4, 2007

  Watch Group: Worst Religious Freedom Violators Unchanged

  A new report on the world's worst religious freedom violators remained primarily unchanged since last year's recommendation by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

• May 2, 2007

  Ecumenical Leader: Evangelism Must Not Lead to Hatred

  Christian witness must not be destructive and cause hatred but rather must use “non-violent” methods, stated the head of a global church body.

• Apr 30, 2007

  Angelina Jolie, Kay Warren Launch New Children Campaign

  A new child and orphan advocacy organization formally launched its campaign last week with the help of actress Angelina Jolie and Saddleback Church’s Kay Warren.

• Apr 28, 2007

  WCC Head Calls for Change in Famed Ecumenical Motto

  Nearly a hundred years after a pivotal world mission conference helped spark the modern ecumenical movement, the head of the World Council of Churches is calling for change in the conference’s famous motto, “the evangelization of the world in this generation.”

• Apr 25, 2007

  China Detains U.S. Church Pastors

  Police recently arrested four American Christian leaders and dozens of Chinese house church leaders during a fellowship gathering in a northwest province in China.

• Apr 23, 2007

  WCC Head 'Deeply Distressed' Over Sri Lanka's Insistent Fighting

  A stream of unwelcome news providing updates on death counts, displaced civilians and abduction cases continuously flow out of the South Asian island of Sri Lanka.