It is urged by scientific curiosity (<Lat. curiositas, “desire to know”, from the adjective curiosus, “curious, eager to know, who is worried about”, from cura, “worry, concern”) that the old Continent [Europe] funded travels for discoveries of the blank zonesRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
The Cape Town Commitment
The Cape Town Commitment is getting out widely around the world, in many languages. If we have discerned aright what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches, we are stewards of a significant document. Please join us in praying thatRead more…
Investing in a Bank that cannot fail – Hudson Taylor’s Testimony
Hudson Taylor on bringing our needs to God Alone When we read biographies of some of the Christian leaders of the 19th Century there is a common feature which immediately strikes us: a commitment to pray to God until theRead more…
Start Here: Understand the Culture Shift
Understanding the Culture ShiftNews from the Mission America Coalition Annual Gathering 2006 Surprising Stats in in New Church Research: Nationwide Church Attendance Less than Half of Previous Estimates Transforming the Culture from Within: Mission America Coalition Focuses on a “Prayer-Care-Share” Strategy ofRead more…
Prayer-Care-Share Resource: Back To Church Sunday
Sometimes persons living a prayer-care-share lifestlye need a little nudge to invite their friends to church … Why Participate in National Back toChurch Sunday? • It works – On average churches saw a 26% increase in attendance on Back to ChurchRead more…
Prayerwalking Debriefing Tool
We have found several questions to be helpful in reflecting upon what God has said and/or shown during a prayerwalk. When multiple people are prayerwalking the same area (at different times or at the same time), it has sometimes helpedRead more…
Pornography Destroys the Ability to Love
Perhaps the people most unaware of pornography’s “relational deception” areprofessing believers in Christ who erroneously think they are growing in their lovefor God and others while being involved with pornography. The absurdity of this illusion is revealed since “loving God”Read more…
A Response to James White on Insider Movements in Light of the Cape Town Commitment
I’ve mentioned before that I liked what the Cape Town Commitment had to say about contextualization. In particular, it has defined “insider movements” in a way that is very helpful as you will see below. “So called ‘insider movements’ are to beRead more…
A Clash of Two Leadership Paradigms Affecting the Church-Scattered Concept
I may be wrong but I think many of our churches face a clash of two leadership paradigms. One that works well in a centralised hierarchy of power. And another that is diffuse and more like a web. (Just toRead more…
A Conscious Effort to Teach about the Church-Scattered
It seems to me that Jesus’ life was characterised by him practicing what he preached. He taught on the kingdom of God and then demonstrated it in action. He spoke about being salt and light to the world and thenRead more…