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By Paul Joshua | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By Jo Plummer | Article
Business as mission is a very good strategy under many circumstances, with infinite models and applications. However, I believe we are missing out when we think about business only in…
By Mats Tunehag | Video
Mats Tunehag asks:How can we fight human trafficking and provide restoration for its victims?How can we scale up the BAM movement?How can we do BAM and have a positive impact…
By Carolyn Kemp | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By Mats Tunehag | Article
Unfortunately Africa is often associated with words with negative connotations: corruption, aids, donor fatigue, genocide, bad governance, colonialism, malaria, slavery, famine, poverty, civil wars, blood diamonds, et cetera. A trillion…
By Hwa Yung | Article
Ida Scudder was the granddaughter of the first medical missionary sent by the American church. John Scudder, her grandfather, went to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1819, and later to…
By Mats Tunehag | Article
In just 100 years, this country went from ‘unreached’ to ‘churched’, with approximately 90 percent of the population attending church as members. It is the ultimate success story in the…
By Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal | Article
The idea of “integrity” is something that is complete. It is whole, without missing parts, full, perfect, with appropriate weight and measure. When referring to a person, it’s about the…
By Karsten Huettmann and Vignettes | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
These vignettes show that children have always been a part of Gods plan. The Church has the opportunity and the responsibility to make an impact on the next generation. Karsten…
By The Children’s Team | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Following a video ’Celebrating What God is Doing’, a Cape Town girl shares her prayer letter and the session explores the place of children in God’s plan. Download Options…
By Leighton Ford | Article
Reformation is a large concept, a work of God so broad, deep and historic that it is beyond my scope, and probably that of The Third Lausanne Congress on World…
By Raineer Chu | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Raineer Chu as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Embracing God’s…
By Ravi Jayakaran | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ravi Jayakaran as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Wealth, Poverty…
By S. Kent Parks and John Scott | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by S. Kent Parks (1) and John Scott as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the…
By Stephen Stringer | Blog
Have you ever been asked who was the person who had the most influence over your life? I seem to be asked that question a lot. My answer is always…
By Wha-Chul Son | Article
A Response to Al Erisman’s ‘The Face-to-Face Gospel and the Death of Distance’ The technological transformation that Koreans have gone through since the last century is unprecedented in terms of…
By Nigel M. de S. Cameron | Article
A Response to Al Erisman’s article ‘The Face-to-Face Gospel and the Death of Distance’ Al Erisman is absolutely right to note the dramatic effects of emerging technologies and to use…
By Willy Kotiuga | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Willy Kotiuga as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Preparing Your…
By The Scripture in Mission Multiplex Resource Team | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by the Scripture in Mission Multiplex Resource Team as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the…
By Carlos Scott - Misión GloCal | Article
The Evangelical Latin American Church has grown quickly in the last 50 years. The nationalization of the leadership in the first half of the century and the emergence of national…
