Bishop Dr. Goodwill Shana, Executive Chair's New Year's message 2025.

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As we step in 2025, we do so noting the challenges - the spectre of a third world war ignited by the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the sad and expanding conflagration threatening to engulf the Middle East and the world; and then tumultuous American elections ending with the landslide win of Donald Trump and the yet unknown implications of his victory in the USA and the global landscape. The world also experienced 50% of its democracies going through elections with some unexpected outcomes in United Kingdom, France, Germany and numerous others. Besides these unfolding geo-political uncertainties, the world is yet to contend with their economic impact and the yet unknown global effect of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) on global society. There are many prognostications and scenario postulations for 2025. It is unwise to depict certainty around these future postulations but their presence and unfolding impact may portend for a very different and even difficult year ahead.


In a world of complex and unpredictable uncertainty, the Bible paints a picture of kingdom and people that stands on the certain, unshakeable and dependable truth of the word of God and the immovable rock of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Mat 16:13, He said He will build his Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. While disagreement, disunity and disarray continues to characterize the systems and kingdoms of this world, evangelicals across the world in every locality, community and nation must devote themselves to the building of a body of believers (the church). As the Bible notes,“there are it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none is without significance (1 Cor 14:10)”, “for if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle (1 Cor 14:8)?”

The WEA aspires to be the voice of unity, certainty and clarity from the grassroots level all the way up to world platforms. Our Lord Jesus said “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Mat 24:14).” That is why our theme for the 2025 General Assembly is “The Gospel for Everyone by 2033” which will be held from October 27th to 31st 2025, in Seoul, Korea, invigorates the Church to remain true, and distracted from its main mission as the Church - “Have all men and women to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4).” God has no other vehicle to do this than every believer and every believing Church to become an effective means of witness and discipleship at every level of society.