FAQs Many of the microfinance web sites that we list in our Learn More section have helpful collections of Frequently Asked Questions. We have selected a few for you here, drawing from the websites of CGAP, World Relief, Opportunity Internationaland Hope International. WhatRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Key Terms and Indicators
Industry overview Over the course of the past 15 years microfinance has expanded beyond the realm of NGOs and government agencies into a sophisticated industry that has attracted the attention of private corporations, commercial banks, investment fund managers and internationalRead more…
That Which We Call a Vomit Blossom: The Southern Baptist Name Change
Shakespeare has, on the lips of his Juliet, famously declared, “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” This, of course, is true enough. However, if we called them “vomit blossoms” or “poisonous redRead more…
Anchors of Hope for Any Trial
All of us have experienced trouble in our lives, and most of us have helped or tried to help others who were going through difficulties. When trouble comes—and it surely will—believers in Christ are to trust the perfect and completelyRead more…
Changing to be strategic…
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 the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…
Disappointment, Depression and Missions
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 “It is doubtful whether God can use any man greatly until he has hurt him deeply.” A. W. Tozer We live in aRead more…
An Education: A Costa Rican Community Learns What Helps and What Hurts in the Wake of Disaster
This story appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of Flourish Magazine.
A Home for Life
“To an impatient, power-hungry world, the mustard seed comes to us as a radical alternative. It remains true across time and space that who Christ calls his disciples to be is precisely what the world needs and what the childrenRead more…
Bowing to the Golden Calf
The story of an indigenous community in Guatemala, an unwanted foreign gold mine, and what Christians have done to seek the shalom of the community. This was the cover story in November/December 2010 for PRISM, the magazine of Evangelicals forRead more…
Planting the Future
This story is on the connection between deforestation and poverty, and what followers of Christ are doing to “plant the future.” It was the July/August 2011 cover story for PRISM, published by Evangelicals for Social Action.