Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Paul Eshleman on behalf of the Lausanne Strategy Working Group as an overview of the topic to be presented at the Morning Plenary Session on “Priorities in WorldRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Calling the Church Back to Humility, Integrity and Simplicity
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Chris Wright as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Calling the Church of Christ Back to Humility, Integrity and Simplicty.”Read more…
Ducking Missionary Conflict – in Africa and beyond
This article first appeared in the July 2009 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly (EMQ). Inter-personal conflicts frequently trouble missionary endeavours. Solutions advocated often emphasise the importance of missionary relationships. Without discrediting those ‘solutions’, I want to ask whether Western missionRead more…
Responding in Love to Atheist Hitchens’ Cancer
As news breaks regarding New Atheist pundit Christopher Hitchens’ cancer diagnosis and upcoming chemotherapy treatment, we would be wise to recognize that our response as followers of Jesus will say much to our neighbors and to the world about whoRead more…
Partnership: Local and Expatriate Partners
It seems that we are seeing a significant shift in how we view partnerships because of the greater involvement of local partners. I wonder if you share the same or similar thoughts as the ones I express below. The currentRead more…
God Always Answers Prayers but Not As We Think
Believers have at least 8 biblical responses when prayer answers are not readily observable. This article lists these responses (with verse references). God’s three answers to prayer are “yes, no, or not now.” His answers to prayer are given to bring HimRead more…
Who Will Ordain Pastor Jane?
It’s a beautiful summer evening in the city. Traffic is uncharacteristically heavy around the large, downtown church. Parking lots are overflowing and vehicles of every description line the surrounding streets. A lone patrolman is observing from a distance theRead more…
Media Messages Matter: Christ, Truth and the Media
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Lars Dahle as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Media Messages Matter: On Global Technologies, Glocal* Trends and Gospel Truth”. Responses toRead more…
Hanging Out in the Electronic Agora
An article that I read recently gave six reasons why pastors should blog.[1] There is value in pastors keeping weblogs because blogging provides them opportunities i) to write, ii) to teach, iii) to recommend, iv) to interact, v) to developRead more…
Es Gibt Keine Unerreichten Kinder
Anmerkung der Redaktion: Dieser Vorabbericht zu Kapstadt 2010 wurde vom Kinder-Team geschrieben und stellt eine Übersicht dar zum Thema „Neue Stimmen für eine neue Welt: Kinder”, welches bei der Multiplex-Sitzung diskutiert wird. Stellungnahmen zu diesem Bericht durch die Lausanner globalenRead more…