- Mon, Oct 18, 2010
- Persecuted Church
Map showing the distribution of Christians in China
Map from Global Mapping International, showing the distribution of Christians in China.
Map from Global Mapping International, showing the distribution of Christians in China.
Resources pastors and group leaders can use on the subject of the persecuted church.
Randy Alcorn gives a message on the persecuted church at Good Shepherd Community Church in 2005, titled "Those of Whom the World Is Not Worthy."
A new government-sponsored survey on spirituality in China has found that the number of religious believers among the country’s 1.3 billion people is far higher than generally known, amounting to as many as 300 million.
We receive many letters from readers asking for ways to help those being persecuted for their faith. In addition to financial contributions, the following are other opportunities for individuals, families, or church groups to help those in need.
On Sunday, March 17. 2002, Christians were gathered for worship at the non-denominational Protestant International Church in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Christians murdered, enslaved, families wiped out (Spring 1998)
Your book, Safely Home, has served as an inspiration to me.
God’s calling to missions is analogous to the gift of prophecy which we talked about on Sunday, October 10. The calling is not authoritative the way the Scriptures are. Your calling is never beyond question. You can’t claim it to others the way you quote scripture to them.
Nevertheless our calling can be profoundly and durably sure in our own heart. It is the work of God to bring our heart to a point of conviction that, all things considered—including Scripture—this path is the path of obedience. The conviction is not infallible. But when it is ...
The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is a global day of intercession in November for persecuted Christians worldwide. Its primary focus is the work of intercessory prayer and citizen action on behalf of persecuted communities of the Christian faith.
The IDOP began in 1996 through the efforts of the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF) in cooperation with a variety of denominations and faith-based organizations. Now Christians in over 130 countries take part in IDOP and are growing in awareness of the problem of persecution and spending time in prayer.
For more information on IDOP, go to their ...