{
  "id": 16806530,
  "title": "CGI marks 50 years with call for faith across generations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/cgi-marks-50-years-with-call-for-faith-across-generations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T22:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261028/cgi-marks-50-years-with-call-for-faith-across-generations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Church Growth International (CGI), a global church growth research organization established by the late Rev. Cho Yong-gi, is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a four-day conference in Seoul beginning Wednesday. The CGI 50th Anniversary Conference, scheduled from October 28 to 31, will be hosted by the Yoido Full Gospel Church, with CGI organizing the event. The conference will be held at the church's main sanctuary in Seoul, the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium, and the Osanri Choi Jashil Memorial Prayer Mountain in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. Organizers anticipate around 7,000 participants, with 3,000 attending from abroad and 4,000 from Korea. The theme of the conference is \"The Holy Spirit Across Generations,\" with a focus on how churches can transmit their faith and ministry practices to future generations while adapting to changes in society and technology. Senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church and CGI chairman, Lee Young-hoon, highlighted leadership succession and the Christian response to the age of artificial intelligence as crucial topics for discussion.",
  "summary": "Church Growth International (CGI), an international church growth research organization founded by the late Rev. Cho Yong-gi, will hold a four-day conference in Seoul starting Wednesday to mark its 50th anniversary, bringing together church leaders from around 50 countries. The 2026 CGI 50th Anniversary Conference, running Oct. 28 to 31, is hosted by Yoido Full Gospel Church and organized by CGI.…",
  "key_points": [
    "CGI marks 50th anniversary with Seoul conference",
    "Theme: \"The Holy Spirit Across Generations\"",
    "Leadership succession and AI discussed"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}