1. Generosity To make a significant impact, be generous! Growing leaders share their knowledge, experience, resources, and compassion with others. They implicitly trust people – they freely give people the benefit of the doubt. Give because giving is fun. GiveRead more…
About the Lausanne Global Conversation
The Lausanne Global Conversation was an online platform for connecting participants in the Lausanne Movement's Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town 2010) before, during and after the Congress.
The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library. Other content contributed by Global Conversation users is archived on this website. Read more »
10 Companies That Gave the Most Cash in 2012
This is a review of the 10 US companies that gave the most funds to charity in 2012 (http://philanthropy.com/article/10-Companies-That-Gave-the/140261/) 1. Wells Fargo & Company Wells Fargo & Company provided $77-million to NeighborWorks America to aid first-time home buyers last year.Read more…
Big Businesses Expect Modest Giving Growth
America’s biggest companies expect a third-straight year of modest increases in cash gifts to charities in 2013, according to a Chronicle survey (http://philanthropy.com/article/Big-Businesses-Expect-Modest/140341/) Donations grew by 2.7 percent in 2012, to $5.3-billion, for 106 companies that provided two years’ worthRead more…
The State of the Movement – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Former Executive Chair/CEO Doug Birdsall expresses his thanks and gives praise to God for his faithfulness over the years to The Lausanne Movement, especially during Cape Town 2010. Regarding the state of the movement, he quotes Adoniram Judson, ‘The futureRead more…
Strategic Evangelistic Partnerships among Oral Learners – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Karin Primuth, president and CEO of visionSynergy, gives examples of effective partnerships in North Africa, South Asia, and on the Internet for outreach to Muslims. In South Asia, partnerships in holistic ministry and in the development of communication strategies haveRead more…
The State of the World – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
In this quick-moving presentation, Gina Bellafatto identifies statistical changes in the global church, gospel witness, and the world from 1970 to 2010 and extrapolates them for the near future. She concludes with applications for ministry in an increasingly religious world.Read more…
Anticipating the Decade Ahead – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Futurist Patrick Dixon calls the church to understand the signs of the times and beware of institutional blindness. He gives a compelling look at the decade ahead by using the acronym FUTURES to identify seven key trends. Patrick Dixon isRead more…
The Denominational Church in Malaysia – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Are denominational churches passé? Hwa Yung addresses common concerns about denominational churches while looking back on the difficult but rewarding journey of the Methodist church in Malaysia from 1968 until now. Hwa Yung serves on The Lausanne Movement Board ofRead more…
The Megachurch in Korea – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
God has called megachurches in South Korea to take upon many responsibilities for the benefit of the nation. Sou-Young Lee gives several examples, particularly in the area of Christian social ministries and the sharing of financial and educational resources. Sou-YoungRead more…
Desde la Iglesia: ¿Cómo facilitamos el levantamiento de nuevos misioneros?
“Para identificar a los nuevos misioneros es imprescindible que el liderazgo de la congregación tome una participación activa. En otras palabras, se requiere una decisión intencional. En cada iglesia hay personas listas para avanzar hacia el servicio misionero. La preguntaRead more…