The Church Around the World is a resourceful podcast that can connect you with the global church. How? In less than 10 minutes per episode, you’ll hear relevant news updates about what the global church is facing as it continues to grow daily—both trials and triumphs, persecutions and praise reports.

Armed with this knowledge, you will be better equipped to pray for your Christian brothers and sisters in countries around the world—including your own!

Check out this excerpt from a recent episode:

Chinese citizens who have gone to work in Africa are converting to Christianity—and taking their newfound religion home despite an uptick in persecution. As a result of the influx of Chinese resources and approximately 10,000 Chinese-owned companies in Africa, the estimated 227,000 to 1 million Chinese working on the continent are hearing the message of the gospel from African Christians. Many local African churches have reached out to Chinese workers, even incorporating Mandarin into services. A number of Chinese, in turn, have welcomed the sense of community and belonging that these Christian churches offer. And a small but growing number of ethnically Chinese missionaries from Taiwan and other countries are specifically targeting Chinese nationals in Africa, preaching to them with a freedom they’d never been allowed in the People’s Republic of China. When those evangelized Chinese Christians return home from Africa, they take their new faith with them.

Want to do more to support the global church? Spread the word in your own church community! As a congregation, you can pray for other Christians with helpful tools such as The Church Around the World Podcast and bulletin insert.

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