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By Cody C. Lorance | Article
A couple quotes have come out of the 2013 Desiring God Conference that I wanted to respond to. Here they are: "The power is not in contextualization; it’s in the…
By John Piper | Sermon/Message
Excerpt from this sermon from Galatians 1:6 Today is the second Sunday of our Fall Missions Focus. It has been our pattern for many years to close this service with…
By André Mann | 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 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 Peter Houston | Blog
From my viewpoint (which may be skew I know) it seems that God is bringing the church back, through events like the Lausanne Conference, to two profound truths about (1)…
By Nagina Victor | Sermon/Message
Dear brothers and sisters. Incidents in last few months have killed so many lives on earth. And that was reminding me a sentence in a TBN movie Magido. Satan in…
By Panel | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Leaders representing three major language - French, Portuguese, and English - discuss the impact the gospel is having across Africa socially, politically and among those of different faith beliefs. Download…
By Burtie Matthee | Sermon/Message
A CALL TO ALL CHRISTIAN - PLEASE JOIN HANDS AND LET US FINISH THE WORK It is time to finish the work the Lord commanded us to do. Only if…
By Femi Adeleye | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
The gospel of prosperity is a significant challenge to the church, especially in areas of extreme poverty and extreme wealth. However, this “gospel” undermines dignity while affirming the affluent in…
By Lex Loizides | Article
Last Sunday Michael Ramsden, European Director of Ravi Zacharias Trust, and Lausanne speaker, spoke at a local church in Cape Town. That message is now available to download and enjoy.…
By Aboutalib | Article
Question: Why were Joseph’s brothers pasturing the flocks in Dothan when Jacob sent him to find them in Shechem? (Genesis 37:13-17) Answer: Because they were nomads, and nomads move to…
By Paul Haenze | Research
Our son recently started his studies in a small university town in Wales. On our visits there, we have encountered a number of Polish young people. In fact, Polish is…
By Os Guinness | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Os Guiness discusses why the truth matters, using examples from history of the interaction between society and the gospel. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save…
By Chavoux Luyt | Sermon/Message
The obvious reason for Christians to be involved in the environment is the original creation purpose of God (Gen.1:26, 2:15) ’Then God said, "Let us make man in our image,…
By iTalker | Blog
It’s really quite frustrating to be here at the Lausanne Congress. It is almost impossible to get on to the Internet. I think that they must have not fully appreciated…
By Martin Tlustos | Blog
I am deeply troubled about the state of the worldwide evangelical movement. On the one hand, massive growth does take place, and I am deeply grateful to God for his…
By Lex Loizides | Article
If, like me, you’ve been to many conferences about World Mission you may have wondered why no actual Evangelism happens. Well, for those of us resident in Cape Town we…
By Dr. George Cherian | Sermon/Message
Dear Church The Lord gave His Church the Great Commission and it goes like this Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into…
By nic paton | Testimony
Most people, it would appear, have an opinion on our post-modern times. By and large, the postmodern is seen as lost in a sea of pluralism, and if the Christian…
By R. York Moore | Article
In a time where it seems student culture is extremely open to the Christian message, is it counter-missional for Christians to address or have a position on certain issues that…
