Announcing the winners of Christianity Today’s first international essay contest

In 2021, we published over 800 translations of Christianity Today articles into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Indonesian, Korean and Russian. We are delighted that so many of our essays and stories have resonated with readers around the world. As we open 2022, we are excited to share articles originally written in Portuguese, Spanish, French and Indonesian with our English-speaking readers.

Last year we announced a competition for those who write in these languages ​​and received over 100 submissions. These essays have been meticulously reviewed by our linguistic editorial teams and then evaluated anonymously by a team of judges. Many thanks to these judges for their time and attention. And thank you to everyone who submitted an essay to deeply engage your faith and the world.

We are now entering our third year of developing CT Global Language Ministries. If you’d like to help us grow this work, here’s where you can learn more about our translation and social media roles.

If you would like to provide us with feedback, please submit it here. Thanks for the reading!

—Morgan Lee
Global Media Manager

Indonesian

Managing Editor: Maria Fennita, Indonesia

Judges:

  • Casthelia Kartika: President of Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Amanat Agung (Commission Major Theological Seminary), Jakarta
  • Jimmy Setiawan: Founder of WOW (Wonders Of Worship) Ministry, Jakarta
  • Wahyu Pramudya: Senior Pastor of Gereja Kristen Indonesia Ngagel (Indonesian Ngagel Christian Church), Surabaya, and founder of ributrukun.net

French

Managing Editor: Leo Lehmann, Belgium

Judges:

  • Maxime Pierre-Pierre, Haiti: pastor, teacher, Evangelical Theological Seminary of Port-au-Prince
  • Alphonse Teyabe, Cameroon: PhD, pastor, researcher and communication consultant
  • Marie-Noëlle Yoder, Switzerland: pastor, teacher and director of the French department, Center de Formation du Bienenberg (Bienenberg Training Center)

Portuguese

Managing Editor: Marisa Lopes, Brazil
Project coordinator: Mariana Albuquerque, Brazil

Judges:

  • Aldair Queiroz, Brazil: Pastor of Igreja Missão Paixão e Compaixão (Passion and Compassion Mission Church), Master of Theology
  • Rômulo Monteiro, Brazil: pastor of the Primeira Igreja Batista de Aquiraz (First Baptist Church of Aquiraz), director of the Instituto de Teologia Semear (Semear Institute of Theology), theologian and writer
  • Tiago Rossi, Brazil: postgraduate work in theology, doctorate in international relations/Kuyperian political thought
  • Carlos Marques, Brazil: pastor of the Igreja Batista (Baptist Church), theologian and podcaster

Spanish

Managing Editor: Livia Giselle Seidel, Mexico/USA
Project coordinator: Sofia Castillo, Argentina

Judges:

  • Luis Fajardo, Spain: General Director of the Sociedad Bíblica (Bible Society of Spain), elder of the Asamblea de Hermanos in Valladolid and professor of Biblical Hebrew
  • Harold Segura, Colombia: pastor, theologian and World Vision Faith and Development director for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Gonzalo Chacón, Costa Rica: pastor, missionary to the indigenous peoples of Central America and visiting professor at the Escuela de Estudios Pastorales ESEPA (School of Pastoral Studies)
  • Noa Alarcón, Spain: writer and translator specializing in theology and biblical studies, student in Hispanic and Hebrew philology
  • Óscar Fernández, Panama/El Salvador/Costa Rica: theologian and doctoral candidate in socio-religious studies, coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Academies of World Proclamation (Academias de Proclamación Global), member of the board of directors of RREACH (Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health Ministry)

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