This paper was published in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, published by the Oxford Centre for World Mission, in April 2009. Abstract: Evangelical ‘mega-churches’ are awakening to the importance of tackling poverty and social issues even as they continueRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Workplace Evangelism: Part 5
Offending Others: Don’t Bruise the Fruit Don’t run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God’s concerns, and he will take care of them… If you disregard this advice, you’re not offending your neighbors;Read more…
DIaspora Groups in Europe
Once again thanks for your insightful article on todays Diaspora issues,Joy. I agree with you that the whole UPG and UUPG needs to be redifined in the light of Diaspora movements. Just one example as I am working with theRead more…
Online Bible
e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. It can be used in several different languages and hasRead more…
Diaspora Mission: Keeping Churches in the Conversation
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…
DFW Diaspora Alliance – Launch Document
Google Doc link In May 2011, the Global Prayer Digest declared as its headline – The World is Coming to Texas! On February 7th, 2012, 30 mission mobilizer in the Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex gathered together for the purpose of launchingRead more…
Mobilize DFW to Reach DFW
This presentation was made on December 1st, 2011 to the DFW Mobilizers and forms the basis for the DFW Diaspora Alliance. On February 7th, 2012 30 mission mobilizers gathered to launch a citywide/regional initiative to connect and collaborate in reaching the UPG’s inRead more…
Most Important Values to Teach Your Children
You make a convincing case that beauty and brains are false values that demoralize kids who don’t think they measure up. But what values do you suggest that I teach to my children? I believe the most valuable contribution aRead more…
Prepare Your Child for Independence
My sister’s daughter went off to college at eighteen and immediately went a little crazy. She had always been a good kid, but when she was on her own, she drank like a lush, was sexually promiscuous, and flunked threeRead more…
Redefining the “Regions Beyond”
William Carey lived in a time of tumultuous change; a pivotal time in world history during which paradigms shifted, forever transforming the minds of people. Despite the changes in his world, I doubt that William Carey imagined a future ofRead more…