Top 10: Most read ‘Evangelical Focus’ stories of 2023

From the UN's views on LGBT issues and religious freedom to evangelical movements in Europe tackling issues of the day. These are the ten stories you've read and shared the most this year.

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28 DECEMBER 2023 · 17:00 CET

A couple walks past posters for Human Rights near the United Nations buildings in Geneva, Switzerland. / Photo: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/unhumanrights/40384013434/in/album-72157667215777418/">United Nations Human Rights</a>. ,
A couple walks past posters for Human Rights near the United Nations buildings in Geneva, Switzerland. / Photo: United Nations Human Rights.

As 2023 draws to a close, we've taken a look at our statistics to see which articles have raised the most interest this year.

These are the Evangelical Focus articles you have read and shared the most.

 

The Top 10

10. Netherlands: Over 60,000 gathered at the ‘Opwekking’ conference (June)

Top 10: Most read ‘Evangelical Focus’ stories of 2023

A large crowd at the 2023 Opwekking Christian conference in the Netherlands. / Photo: Opwekking.
 

9. RSNL: An evangelical think tank to deal with Roman Catholicism (June)

8. Women in leadership: Embracing change – Fresh perspectives (June)

7. Why Christians need to call for a ceasefire now (October)

Top 10: Most read ‘Evangelical Focus’ stories of 2023

A Palestinian sits to a dead body in Gaza. / Photo: Wafa, Wikimedia Commons. 

6. First Artificial Intelligence led worship service tested in Germany (June)

5. What can Western Christians learn from churches in the rest of the world?  (September)

4. Daddy Yankee says goodbye to the stage: “Jesus lives in me and I will live for Him” (December)

3. The harassment of Italian evangelical churches (July)

Top 10: Most read ‘Evangelical Focus’ stories of 2023

Breccia Di Roma, one of the churches in the article about harassed evangelical churches in Italy. /
 

2. Exhibition at the European Parliament depicting LGBT Jesus criticised by parliamentarians (May)

1. UN to hear report on how exercise of religious freedom is used to violate LGBT rights (January)

 

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