A Response to Scott Sabin’s ‘Whole Earth Evangelism’ While I don’t disagree with Scott Sabin’s thoughts, I am uncomfortable with “piling on more doom and gloom.” True, the average North American is disconnected from the environment, and that disconnect hasRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Ecology, the New Opium of the People
A Response to Scott Sabin’s ‘Whole Earth Evangelism’ Scott Sabin rightly mentioned the heartbreaking situation of Haiti. In video images of the recent tragic earthquake, we saw a striking contrast between the denuded wilderness of the west side of theRead more…
‘All things’ means all things
The ‘Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010’ provide an excellent foundation for thinking biblically about our responsibility to care for God’s Creation: ’God has reconciled all things in heaven and earth to himself through the blood of hisRead more…
Cold Water in Jesus’ Name
On a precarious slope, Etienne digs into the dusty soil with a small hoe, planting beans in hope of the rains. In recent years these rains have become unpredictable. Miles away, his wife is returning from the forest, a bundleRead more…
Emerging Technologies and the Human Future
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Nigel Cameron and John Wyatt as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Ethics, Emerging Technologies and the Human Future.” Responses toRead more…
The Oral Story Bible: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ron Green as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Crafting an Oral Bible Story.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead more…
TThe Oral Story Bible: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ron Green as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Crafting an Oral Bible Story.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead more…
Issues with Strings in donated Mission Money
Let us imagine a Westerner having interest in supporting Gospel work amongst a certain ‘poor’ non-western people. In my experience (in work in Africa), if you go to such people as a ‘western missionary’, but do not give things toRead more…
The “Corporate” Image of Church: A High Powered Enterprise
Most contemporary churches today are becoming more and more like high-powered business enterprises. Business and corporate styles are being applied to church leadership, structures and strategies. These make-overs has given the church a “corporate” image, where a lot of pragmatismRead more…
Where is the Prayer base?
I am wondering about a major issue. I am delighted to be a part of this conference and want to see a deepening of the prayer ministry around the world with prayer-equpping as a part of the conference. Ephesians 1-3Read more…