We are in the middle of a hugely significant paradigm shift: missions is transitioning out of the paradigm “from the West to the rest” into a new and not yet fully defined or understood paradigm “from anywhere to everywhere”. ForRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Truth – The Measure of Life and Relationships
Biblical Truth measures all aspects of life and relationships. Basic to this evaluation is an accurate definition of truth that is applicable to every culture. Ultimate Truth has its source in God the Father, Son, and Spirit and is explainedRead more…
Truth – The Measure of Life and Relationships
Biblical Truth measures all aspects of life and relationships. Basic to this evaluation is an accurate definition of truth that is applicable to every in every culture. Ultimate truth has its source in God the Father, Son, and Spirit andRead more…
Una perspectiva desde America Latina
Nuestro futuro afecta nuestro presente cuando lo vemos con fe, esperanza y amor. Estamos muy animados en continuar un proceso de transformación que incluye a la iglesia, la sociedad local y hasta lo último de la tierra. Como bien lo expreso David Ruiz:Read more…
Social Media: Connection or Information?
Do you always use your name as your username (handle) on a social media site? Or do you more often use your business’ name or group? I recently joined the Lausanne Movement Global Conversation network and opened my account asRead more…
You Say Up, I Say Yesterday
This link is to an interesting article on research about the connection between language and thought/worldview. The findings certainly have implications for translation, interpretation and cross-cultural communication.
On Evangelism vs. Missions
Christianity Today just published an article by Bobby Ross Jr. reporting on one denomination’s discussion on local evangelism versus foreign missions. Indeed, there is so much debate on evangelism and missions these days. You may find the recent article byRead more…
Authentic Leadership: Identifying our Blind Spots
As a proponent of the need for leaders to identify their strengths and giftedness, I’ve advocated various inventories that seek to help identify one’s abilities and gifts knowing this will often lead to the ability to better use, and perhapsRead more…
Contending the new atheism
In Western countries at least, scientific atheism is a little-recognised threat to the biblical worldview that lies at the foundation of the Christian faith. Because atheists are a minority and science is a closed book to so many ordinary people,Read more…
Contextualization of the Word in a Diverse World
Contextualization of the Word in a Diverse World The world has grown dramatically that could be unimaginable among those who lived one thousand years ago. In the year 1000, the aggregate population of the top 10 cities that includeRead more…