Church Life The Global Church in 2022: CT’s Top 20 International Stories Compiled by Morgan Lee Our most-read stories from around the world, from Sri Lanka to Thailand to Ukraine. Christianity Today December 20, 2022 Share Share arrow_down facebook_grayscale Facebook x_grayscale X whatsapp_grayscale WhatsApp telegram_grayscale Telegram email Email link Copy Link gift Gift Article Illustration by Christianity Today In this series In this series In this series Close - In this series dropdown Close - In this series dropdown Introduction Christianity Today in 2022: Our Top News, Reviews, Podcasts, and More CT Editors Top 10 ‘Russell Moore Show’ Episodes of 2022 CT Editorial Staff Christianity Today’s 15 Most-Read Book Reviews of 2022 CT Editors Christianity Today’s Top Testimonies of 2022 CT Editors Top 10 CT News Stories of the Year CT Editors The Global Church in 2022: CT’s Top 20 International Stories Compiled by Morgan Lee CT’s Stories of 2022 That You May Have Missed CT Editors 10 News Stories That Made Us Happy in 2022 CT Editors CT’s Top 20 Stories of 2022 CT Editors 10 Leaders Evangelicals Lost in 2022 Daniel Silliman CT’s 2022 Cover Stories, Ranked CT Editors Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2022 Gordon Govier Read 20 of Christianity Today’s most significant international stories. Articles are ranked in reverse order of popularity online. 20. The Struggle for Sri Lanka’s Second Birth Ivor Poobalan 19. Azerbaijan’s Churches Explain Their Evangelism Jayson Casper in Baku, Azerbaijan 18. Can Prayer Breakfasts Change Politics? UK Resignations Suggest Yes. Danny Webster 17. His Election Polarized the Philippines. Now Evangelicals Are Repairing Burned Bridges. Cora Llamas in Manila 16. First Study of Chinese Churches in Britain Examines Boom and Possible Bust Isabel Ong 15. Ethiopia-Tigray Peace Agreement Contains Biblical Mandate Jayson Casper 14. As Korea Moves to Deport ‘Mayflower’ Church, Chinese Christians Debate Dodging the Cross Jarred Jung and E. F. Gregory 13. The Light Force of God’s Smuggler: Arab Christians Mourn Brother Andrew Jayson Casper 12. Should Christians Own Guns for Self-Defense? A Global Snapshot Compiled by Morgan Lee 11. Australia Had a Pentecostal Prime Minister. Did It Matter? Morgan Lee 10. Finnish Bishop and Politician Face Trial for LGBT Statements Ken Chitwood 9. What South Asian Christians Do During Diwali Surinder Kaur 8. Save the Girl: India’s Christians Lead Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs on Ending Gendercide Surinder Kaur 7. Faith Leads Doctor Back to Zimbabwe Ryan Truscott in Zimbabwe 6. Hundreds of Russian Pastors Oppose War in Ukraine Jayson Casper 5. The Scottish Complementarians Who Teach Women to Preach Kara Bettis 4. As Russia Invades Ukraine, Pastors Stay to Serve, Pray … and Resist Jayson Casper 3. Chinese Christian Pop Star G.E.M.’s New Song Is Courageous Sean Cheng 2. Celebrity Funeral Becomes Thailand’s Largest Christian Outreach Seree Lorgunpai and Angela Lu Fulton 1. The Ukrainian Needed Prayer. The Russian Volunteered. Angela Tkachenko and Alexey S. Check out the rest of our 2022 year-end lists here. Sign up for CT Pastors Each weekly CT Pastors issue equips you with the best wisdom and practical tools for church ministry. Email* Sign Up This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thanks for signing up. Explore more newsletters—don’t forget to start your free 60-day trial of CT to get full access to all articles in every newsletter. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again.