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Brent Higginson — LSD, Eastern Mysticism, and the Night Everything Changed
Costa Mesa· 1970s
Born into a home that told him he was good for nothing, Brent Higginson chased meaning through LSD and eastern mysticism. At Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa he met the Holy Spirit, and changed completely.
From New Believer to House Church Leader in Six Months: How Iran's Church Is Training at the Speed of Revival
Iran· 2026
Iran's underground church is training new believers to lead house churches in as little as six months, combining digital theological education with person-to-person mentorship. The rapid-deployment model is a direct response to growth that outpaces available leadership.
Afghan Refugees in Iran Are Meeting Jesus Through the Underground Church They Were Never Supposed to Find
Iran (Iranian cities with Afghan refugee populations)· 2025-2026
Afghan refugees in Iran — numbering 3-4 million — are encountering the Iranian underground church and coming to faith in growing numbers through 2025-2026, carrying the gospel back toward one of the least reached nations on earth.
Iran Arrested More Christians in 2025 Than Any Year This Decade. The Church Grew Faster.
Iran (Tehran· 2025-2026
Iran's 2025 crackdown on Christians was the most aggressive in over a decade — more arrests, raids, and imprisonments than any recent year. Yet every metric of church growth surged simultaneously. Persecution scattered the church, and the scattering multiplied it.
Secret Baptisms in Tehran: Iranian House Churches Report Record Numbers Coming to Faith in 2025 and 2026
Tehran· 2025-2026
Iranian house churches report record baptism numbers through 2025-2026, with new believer enquiries exceeding anything in the underground church's history. Economic crisis, post-protest spiritual hunger, and mature digital infrastructure have converged to accelerate growth beyond what available leaders can disciple.
An Epidemic of Anxiety Is Meeting a Movement of Churches That Refuse to Look Away
Global (USA· Ongoing
As anxiety disorders reach epidemic levels worldwide, a growing movement of churches is refusing to look away — launching real programmes, training prayer teams, and providing the embodied community and spiritual care that apps and waiting lists cannot offer.
The Stigma Is Breaking: How Churches Are Becoming the Safest Place to Say 'I Am Not Okay'
Global (USA· Ongoing since 2019
A global cultural shift is transforming churches from places where mental illness was stigmatised into some of the safest spaces to say 'I am not okay', with churches now hiring counsellors, running mental health ministries, and leaders openly sharing their own struggles.
The Church Stepped Into the Suicide Crisis and Started Saving Lives
Global (USA· Ongoing since 2013
A global wave of church-based suicide prevention initiatives is emerging, combining community, faith, and trained pastoral care to fill the gap that hotlines and therapy alone cannot. Research in JAMA Psychiatry links religious attendance with significantly lower suicide risk.
The Neuroscience of Worship: Why Singing to God Does What Medication Sometimes Cannot
Global· Ongoing
Neuroscience research confirms that corporate worship activates the exact brain pathways disrupted by depression, anxiety, and trauma — reducing cortisol, increasing oxytocin, quieting the fear centre, and redirecting rumination. The church has been offering collective therapy for two thousand years.
The Inner Healing Prayer Movement: How Churches Are Addressing Trauma at the Root
Global (UK· Ongoing since 1980s
The inner healing prayer movement — including Sozo, Ellel Ministries, and Restoring the Foundations — is seeing thousands of people freed from PTSD, anxiety, and trauma through prayer sessions in churches worldwide, addressing the spiritual roots of mental suffering.
How Celebrate Recovery Became the Largest Faith-Based Mental Health Movement on Earth
Global (founded in Lake Forest· 1991-present
Starting with 43 people at Saddleback Church in 1991, Celebrate Recovery has grown to over 35,000 churches worldwide with 5 million participants, becoming the largest faith-based mental health and recovery movement on earth.
2026: The Year Iran's Underground Church Became Impossible to Ignore
Iran· 2026
By 2026, Iran's underground church reached an estimated 1.5-3 million believers — up from fewer than 500 Muslim-background Christians in 1979. Digital house church networks, intensified persecution, and global attention make this the year the movement became impossible to ignore.