Leaders from The World Evangelical Alliance and Evangelicals Alliance were deeply distraught and condemns in the strongest terms the Easter Sunday (21 April) terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka targeting the Zion church in Batticaloa, St. Sebastian’s church in Katana, St. Anthony’s church in Kochchikade and leading luxury hotels in Colombo.
The Bible is full of men and women of God whose journeys of faith have inspired us. But the leader who inspires me most must be our Lord Jesus, whose earthly life, though short was impactful and a model for our own earthly journeys. Born in a manger among animals and growing up in theContinue reading Jesus Our Saviour and King
Bishop Noel Pantoja National Director, Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) President, Philippine Relief and Development Services (Philrads) NEHEMIAH: A VISIONARY LEADER Every successful organization whether it is a business enterprise, government, civic, or church, need a clear vision – an image of the future. In all history, visionary leaders are called by God toContinue reading Nehemiah: A Visionary Leader
Rev. Ok Gi Lee Haggai was a prophet who encouraged the rebuilding of the Lord’s house. There were reasons for the Israelites to stop building the house for about 16 years. The Samaritans interrupted the building of the house. Furthermore, they bribed the Persian officials to prevent Israelites from building the house. Because of theseContinue reading Haggai, the Lord’s Messenger
Rev. Dr. John Yates I spend a considerable part of my time in ministry talking and praying with leaders; pastors, leaders in parachurch organisations, a few politicians, business people and so on. I find that in every case their lives mirror tendencies in many of the outstanding leaders in the Bible, a paradoxical combination ofContinue reading Leaders in Glory
Tragedy looms large over church leadership as it often adopts the language, the values, and strategies of the marketplace to explain the incomparable mission of the church. We have forgotten that the kingdom of God is not a business enterprise and the missio dei is not like any plan that was formulated by the brightestContinue reading The Language of Leadership
Numerous articles and books have been written on Biblical Leadership. The topic of our conversation is whether culture and context in different part of the world speak into and shape the expressions of Biblical Leadership? Would Biblical Leadership expression among the church leaders in the US differ from the expressions of Biblical leadership demonstrated byContinue reading Asia Biblical Leadership
Persecution against the church in the South Asian region has continuously increased over the past few years. According to the World Watch List for the period of 2017/2018, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are within the top 50 countries where persecution against Christians is highest.1 One of the main reasons behind thisContinue reading Consultation on Defending Religious Freedom: A Legal Perspective Colombo, Sri Lanka
Yamini Ravindran (Attorney-at-Law, LL.B) Ex. Director, Asia Evangelical Alliance, Religious Liberty Commission In a study conducted by Pew Research, it was revealed that Christians were harassed either by governments or social groups, in 102 out of 198 countries (52%), making Christians the most persecuted community worldwide. The study also revealed that Muslims were reportedly harassedContinue reading Religious Liberty trends South Asia
Colombo, 17th – 20th July, 2018 The South Asia Legal Consultation titled ‘Defending Religious Freedom’ was held from the 17th to the 20th July, 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Consultation saw the participation of 22 lawyers and academics (in the field of law) from the South Asian region. The countries represented were Bangladesh, Bhutan,Continue reading Narrative Report South Asia Legal Consultation – ‘Defending Religious Freedom’
