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(Worthy News) – A large coalition of churches has launched a new initiative to share the Gospel across Australia as the number of Australians who identify as Christians is declining at a significant rate, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports. A network of more than 260 churches, the Reach Australia association hopes to plant 300 churches nationwide by 2030.
Reach Australia launched its initiative in response to reports confirmed by the Australian Census that an increasing number of Australians consider themselves of no religion, CDI reports. In 2021 the Census showed that just 44% of Australians identify as Christian, a decrease of 8% from 2016.
Addressing a gathering at Reach Australia’s national conference in May, Derek Hanna, director of Plant, confirmed the association has already planted 145, leaving 155 churches to be planted by 2030 to reach the coalition’s stated aim.
“You might be thinking that’s impossible but we are sitting in a room where every one of us believes God raised Jesus from the dead,” Hanna asserted. “That’s impossible! Every one of us is convinced that we were dead but we are now alive in Christ.”
“The lie is, ‘We believe in a God who can but probably won’t,’” Hanna added. “Look across this room. There are 1,300 people here this week across denominations with a shared Gospel conviction about reaching Australia,” he said.
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European policymakers, church leaders and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities have urged the country’s transitional authorities to protect minority Christians amid concerns over the future of believers in the war-torn Middle East nation.
A reported Houthi attack has struck Saudi Arabia’s strategically vital East-West oil pipeline, the massive cross-country system designed to keep Saudi crude flowing even when the Strait of Hormuz is threatened or closed.
Spanish-Moroccan relations, already strained over migration, faced more pressure Friday after Spain’s lower house of parliament approved legislation that would grant Spanish citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis born when Madrid administered Western Sahara.
Russia launched fresh air attacks on Ukraine early Friday after NATO reportedly confronted Russian vessels trying to sabotage undersea cables, highlighting concerns that Moscow is attempting to extend the war by targeting Europe’s critical infrastructure.
Iran-backed Houthi forces seized Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha, raising fears for global shipping as escalating Middle East tensions pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel.
The United States and its allies are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the worst terror attacks on American soil, which had worldwide implications ranging from wars to increased surveillance.
Several impoverished Christians have died across Pakistan in recent days amid what advocates describe as a pattern of violence, discrimination and hardship potentially threatening the Christian community throughout the predominantly Muslim nation, Christian sources told Worthy News.
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