Mission

• Four new evangelists commissioned by Church Army

  The Church Army has commissioned four new evangelists from its Mission-Based Training Course. 

• New mission development officer for Diocese of Worcester

  The Diocese of Worcester has appointed the Reverend Doug Chaplin as its new mission development officer.

• New pioneer minister at CPAS

  Anglican evangelical mission agency CPAS has appointed a new pioneer minister to resource mission in multi-parish benefices.

• Luis Palau brings message of hope to 45,000 in Venezuela

  Three weeks of worldwide evangelistic television programming culminated this past Saturday at Juventud Libre, a lively, open-air festival in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. An estimated 45,000 people converged at the city's bicentennial fairgrounds, forming a crowd so large it swelled into nearby streets.

• New mission taster weekends

  Church Mission Society, Fresh Expressions and Anglican Church Planting Initiatives have teamed up to launch new mission experience weekends.

• Logos Hope welcomes three millionth visitor on board

  Operation Mobilisation's ship the Logos Hope has welcomed her three millionth visitor on board.

• Suffering Church Action Week focuses on persecuted children

  Barnabas Fund is asking the church to rally around Christian children growing up in hostile parts of the world where they are part of a persecuted minority.

• Floating Christian centre celebrates 20 years of service

  The Lightship is celebrating two anniversaries this week. Not only is it 60 years since the ship was launched, it is also 20 years since it was berthed in Cardiff Bay as a floating Christian centre.

• Youth and truth

  OAC evangelist Dave Workman is helping young people steer clear of the drugs, drink and sex scene

• HOPE Revolution to release young people in UK mission

  Thousands of young Christians will be released by HOPE Revolution to lead word and action mission across the UK in 2014.

• Evangelistic festival in Italy takes the Good News worldwide

  Marking the launch of a three-week evangelistic campaign aimed at the entire Latin world, FestiNapoli with Luis Palau drew thousands of individuals from throughout the coastal city of Naples, Italy, this past Friday and Saturday for a free evangelistic festival.

• Will Graham brings message of peace to 21,000 in Kenya

  Nearly 53 years after evangelist Billy Graham preached to the people of Kisumu, Kenya, his grandson, Will Graham, returned to carry forth the same message of hope through Jesus Christ.

• Mission practitioners consider challenges of evangelism on the 'dark continent'

  Europe once sent missionaries to the rest of the world. Now Christians in the majority world are increasingly turning their attention to mission on this "dark continent", but it is not without its challenges.

• Slavic Gospel Association missionary dies

  Nick Leonovich "now with the Lord"; described as "a true hero of the faith"

• Slavic Gospel Association requests prayer after missionary sustains serious injury

  Urgent prayer has been requested for Nick Leonovich, 84, a senior missionary with the Slavic Gospel Association (SGA), who is now in a coma following an serious accident in Ukraine where he fell down a flight of stairs during a visit.