Lebanese theologian Nabil Costa speaks of living as a member of a minority religion in a pluralistic society filled with conflict as he seeks to provide a mediating and peacemaking role. Download Options PC users: Right click a link andRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Dogma and Diversity – Stefan Gustavsson (Part 2)
Stefan Gustavsson shows how the influences of modernism remain in the areas of science, ethics and religion, even in a supposedly postmodern culture. (See Part 1) Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to downloadRead more…
Dogma and Diversity – Stefan Gustavsson (Part 1)
Swedish apologist and writer Stefan Gustavsson recalls the interaction between Christianity and humanism, two dominant streams in Western thought. He outlines several inadequate responses that the Church has made in response to the rise of Enlightenment humanism and secularism. (SeeRead more…
Dogma and Diversity – Paul Augustine
Pastor Paul Augustine describes how Indian Christians live out their faith in a society that is religiously pluralistic but also proud of being secular. He gives examples of ministry beyond the walls of the church as Christians live in thisRead more…
Dogma and Diversity – Robert Calvert (Part 2)
Robert Calvert summarizes five responses of the Church to pluralism. He provides some examples of effective ministry at the personal, church and city levels. (See Robert Calvert Part (1) Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as”Read more…
Dogma and Diversity – Introduction & Robert Calvert (Part 1)
Canadian Baptist leader Terry Smith introduces four speakers from the Netherlands, India, Sweden and Lebanon with different experiences and viewpoints on the Church and secularity. Rotterdam pastor Robert Calvert traces the rise of secular societies in the otherwise diverse countriesRead more…
Confronting Corruption in the Church-Mission Community
Unmasking Fraud: Hard Lessons at $350,000/Hour [Excerpt from an article by Kelly O’Donnell, (c) 2010] Yesterday they prayed for us. Today they preyed on us. Major fraud and other forms of corruption are a fact of life. Just think ofRead more…
How do you see Refugees?
There are many refugees in the world. By definition there are looking for a place where they can find a place of refuge – protection and provision. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Refuge for all those who need ofRead more…
Reconsilliation between warring groups
Reconciliation between warring groups: Right here in our beloved South Africa we have been killing one another for the last 350 years. Although things look so peaceful, right under the service there is a violent urge trying to service andRead more…
the Lausanne Congress program summed up in a nutshell…
If the world cannot relate well to absolute truth, let us then live a life that demonstrates the reality of God through our integrity. This is foundational to addressing the world faiths. If the world cannot relate well to reconciliationRead more…