Brian Doerksen, the Canadian worship leader and songwriter behind some of the most widely sung contemporary hymns in the global church, has died at the age of 60. His catalogue
The number of theology and religious studies departments in the United Kingdom has halved over the past two decades, with the University of Exeter the latest Russell Group institution to
Worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman has renewed his long-running call for closer collaboration between worship leaders and theologians, arguing that congregational songs too often prioritise musical appeal over
A new historical analysis published in Suomen Viikkolehti examines the relationship between spiritual revival and church planting in the Finnish Free Church movement between 1880 and 1950. During those seven
A Finnish Free Church pastor has published a substantial reflection in the denomination's weekly newspaper on why preaching remains central to free church worship — and why it can
Professor Dr. Markus Iff of the Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach has successfully completed his habilitation — the highest academic qualification in the German university system — at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal. Professor Dr.
Speaking at the Vision26 church conference in Örebro, Sweden, three free church leaders offered a vision of a future church built not on institutional strength but on home-based communities,
Finnish free church writer Juha Mikkonen has published a theological reflection on the Sabbath in Suomen Viikkolehti, the weekly newspaper of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, tracing the biblical
As Father's Day was marked across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia on June 21, a senior World Evangelical Alliance leader has published a reflection arguing that
A new feature article from the Evangelical Covenant Church traces the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers from the Day of Pentecost to its implications for how congregations understand
Christian apologetics — the rational defence of the faith — needs more than clever arguments to be effective, according to Swedish theologian Emmanuel Bäckryd. Writing in Sändaren, the independent Christian newspaper serving
Two hundred years before Karl Marx published The Communist Manifesto, something remarkable happened in London. In 1846, church leaders from Protestant churches across Europe and North America gathered — crossing denominational
The more humanity discovers about the universe, the clearer it becomes how little we understand — and that is cause for wonder rather than doubt, writes Maria Küchen in a reflection
Lisa Fredlund, a leadership developer with the Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Evangeliska Frikyrkan) and pastor at Mötesplatsen Örebro, has called on churches to resist the accelerating pace of modern
A Swedish missionary and pastor who has spent his life moving between Sweden and Ecuador has issued a sharp warning to churches in the global North: rising nationalism within Christianity