INTRODUCTION What is postmodernism and how does it influence Western society? How should evangelical Christians respond to it? Do stories and parables provide an effective approach for bringing the gospel to postmoderns? Can drama, storytelling and experiential learning methods playRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Glass Panes
I have a huge window in my dining room which gives me a big view of the street upon which I live. I like to stand at that window and peer at the world early in the morning. A joggerRead more…
If you could choose the worship music for the congress, what would you choose?
Jo-Ann Richards started a discussion in the Lausanne Facebook Community about the music people might choose for the congress. Take a minute to read some of the comments: Larry Stucky Hopefully other art forms from around the world will emerge duringRead more…
الإعلام وإرسالية الكنيسة
الإعلام وأرسالية الكنيسة هذا هو مقالي الذي أريد ليس بمجرد أن ألفت نظر القارىء العزيز إليه ـ ولكن هو بمثابة تحدي لنا جميعاً كمؤمنين في هذه الأيام ولا سيما أنه أصبح للإعلام دوراً أساسياً محورياً في أرسالية الكنيسة المعاصرة، وعلىRead more…
Background paper: Global Task Force on Nuclear Weapons, World Evangelical Alliance
The attached was first presented as a case study for the 2010 Lausanne Theological Working Group and published in July in the Evangelical Review of Theology. It is serving as a background paper for the new Global Task Force onRead more…
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Other Muslim Scholars and Tauriyya
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero, has started writing and speaking about his project. When I heard about the man and read he was a “Sufi” Muslim, I had wondered how aRead more…
Common Misconceptions about Forgiveness
Forgiveness is known but not readily understood, which is a profound disconnect. The numerous misconceptions about forgiveness create difficulty for believers and unbelievers with regard to relational well-being. Believers who have a faulty perception about forgiveness are hindered in theirRead more…
THEY REPRESENT THE KINGDOM.
What we cannot accomplish, Children will make it happen soon. All around the world the Spirit of God is moving among His little ones, building them to become the Church of this century. For decades most of the investment inRead more…
The World Giving Index
My wife often complains that I read too much newspaper. I suppose that might be the case, but yesterday as I scanned the BBC News website, I was quite pleased that I have such an interest. As I tried toRead more…
Why Networking is Crucial to Missions
The crisp tone of the flight attendant over the microphone cut through the silence of the aircraft as we glided 35,000 feet above the ground. “Please fasten your seat belts; we have begun our descent toward Frankfurt. I hopeRead more…