11月1日「受迫害教会祷告日」：美南浸信会等机构称全球约3.88亿基督徒生活在高压迫之下
11月1日是「受迫害教会国际祷告日」。美南浸信会的伦理与宗教自由委员会（ERLC）与国际宣教理事会（IMB）今年与殉道者之声（Voice of the Martyrs）、敞开的门美国分会（Open Doors US）、伊朗活水事工（Iran Alive Ministries）等机构一道，呼吁教会为全球受迫害基督徒祷告；有关机构估计，全球约有3.88亿信徒生活在极端迫害之下。
ERLC主席埃文·莱诺（Evan Lenow）表示，这一守望日提醒美国教会关注世界各地因信仰付上代价的信徒。IMB主席保罗·奇特伍德（Paul Chitwood）介绍，该机构在2025至26财政年度支持约3,500名宣教士，同期有超过200万人借其事工听闻福音。
殉道者之声副总裁托德·内特尔顿（Todd Nettleton）介绍，今年的重点人物故事是阿拉伯半岛的归信者「巴萨姆」（Bassam）。伊朗活水事工的霍尔莫兹·沙里亚特（Hormoz Shariat）称，目前有14名与其事工相关的基督徒在伊朗被囚，其中3人被判死刑。
敞开的门2026年的关注焦点之一，是叙利亚教会在一座教堂遭致命爆炸袭击后的处境。上述机构都为今年的守望日准备了供教会使用的介绍材料。
November 1 Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: Southern Baptists Join a Global Observance for an Estimated 388 Million Believers Under Extreme Persecution
November 1 marks the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. This year the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and International Mission Board (IMB) are joining Voice of the Martyrs, Open Doors US, Iran Alive Ministries and others in calling churches to pray for persecuted Christians worldwide; the organizations estimate that about 388 million believers live under extreme persecution.
ERLC President Evan Lenow said the observance reminds American churches of believers around the world who pay a price for their faith. IMB President Paul Chitwood said the board supported about 3,500 missionaries in fiscal 2025-26, and that more than 2 million people heard the Gospel through its work in that period.
Voice of the Martyrs Vice President Todd Nettleton said this year's spotlight story is 'Bassam,' a convert on the Arabian Peninsula. Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive Ministries said 14 Christians connected with his ministry are currently jailed in Iran, three of them on death row.
Open Doors' 2026 focus includes the church in Syria following a deadly church bombing. The organizations have prepared materials for churches taking part in this year's observance.
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