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By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Today I was praying for the Nominating Committee of our local association of Baptist churches and a thought or two came my way. Do you know what a "nominating committee"…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
"We must recognize that Southern Baptists have historically reflected considerable diversity. While we do not hold out doctrinal uniformity as a goal, we do call for renewed commitments to the…
By John H. Armstrong | Article
If we are to live as “resident aliens” in the West, as I suggested at the end of my article last week, then we will have to understand that there…
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 Cody C. Lorance | Blog
Okay ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to take the gloves off. Really, I’ve been too nice and cuddly regarding Cape Town 2010, the historic 3rd Lausanne Congress. Even before the…
By Patrick Fung | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Patrick Fung of Singapore speaks of the inadequacy of the mission concept of global equilibrium in understanding diversity in unity. He focuses on the Lord’s power, the Lord’s redemption and…
By Ajith Fernando | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Sri Lankan Christian leader Ajith Fernando explains Ephesians 1. He shows how this chapter describes the full picture of salvation, its outworking, and its wonders that we are to declare.…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Question #5 – Am I ridiculously naïve to think that God could actually give us (the Church) a lasting and significant common ground at Cape Town that we will be…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Question #2 -- How do we really go about accomplishing something at Cape Town? How can we ensure that specific calls and charges and challenges that are made by speakers,…
By Antoine Rutayisire | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Antoine Rutayisire as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Building…
By Swells in the Middle Kingdom | Blog
This blog is a sympathetic response to Leslie Keeney’s "What to do when two people who love Jesus have two different points of view?" If it is true that they…
By Peter Houston | Blog
I have had occasion to worship in many different churches: different denominations (Apostolic Faith Mission, Anglican, Assemblies of God, Baptist, Mar Thoma, Methodist, NCMI, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Vineyard), different countries…
By Patrick Fung | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Patrick Fung as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Partnering…
By Paul Joshua Bhakiaraj | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Joshua Bhakiaraj as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Local…
By The Lausanne Strategy Working Group | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Eshleman on the behalf of the Lausanne Strategy Working Group as an overview of the topic to…
By Mary DeMuth | Blog
As a former church planter in France, I remember weariness. There were times I’d fly back to the states for writing related work. I could barely share my story without…
By Krish Kandiah | Article
It was a hot day and I was running late and I was lost. Not a great combination. In a sweaty, stressed and rather disjointed way I managed to ask…
By Lindsay Olesberg | Blog
As I have been seeking to be transformed by Ephesians, I find the most challenging command to be the one in Ephesians 4:3 – “Make every effort to keep the…
By Ethnicity and Identity Advisory Group | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Dewi Hughes on behalf of an international advisory group, as an overview of the topic to be discussed…
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…
