Yesterday I attended a Philippino Church service, at Maui, Hawai’i, where the preacher talked about the subject of overcoming bitterness. His four point sermon was very interesting and well received. Personally I reflected on those moments that people have attemptedRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Grace Children Home project
Please find out more about the attched Grace Children Home project. We need partners and financial support for this children home which is taking care of 20 underprivileged children from Chin State and Sagaing Division. Your contribution of $1 aRead more…
Whoops! I think my ego is showing.
Graham was a local pastor from a free church somewhere in the depths of Europe. His call to leadership was clear to him; he had felt that God had put his ‘mighty hand’ on him and had gifted him toRead more…
4 Questions for John Piper
John Piper was interviewed this week about his decision to pre-record his sermons and then show them instead of having a live preacher. Piper explained that because his church had grown so much they now had 3 campuses – spreadRead more…
A Pergunta de Isaque para a Igreja Moderna
“Então Isaque perguntou a Abraão, seu pai: Eis aqui o fogo e a lenha, mas onde está o cordeiro para o holocausto?”. – Gênesis 22.7 Um dos textos mais impactantes e conhecidos do Antigo Testamento é a narrativa deRead more…
La Iglesia Local y las Misiones Mundiales
Pensando en las misiones mundiales una de las preguntas claves que nos hacemos es: ¿Como facilitamos el levantamiento de nuevos misioneros desde la Iglesia Local? El Pastor Daniel Bianchi de Argentina escribió: “Para identificar a los nuevos misioneros es imprescindibleRead more…
Meaning is Found in Context
For a word, there is no meaning outside of context. In a way, that is also true for stories. Consider an iceberg. When we tell or hear a story, all that is understood about that story is the tip ofRead more…
Dependence, Independence, Interdependence
Short essay that looks at cultural attitudes regarding independence and dependence. Then it looks at the Biblical ideal. Ultimately, the paper suggests interdependence as the ideal standard and suggests a few areas (missions and pastoral care) where this ideal needsRead more…
A Proposed Foundation for Partnership
Cody is right (https://lmconversation.wpengine.com/resources/detail/10174) to advocate ‘global partnerships’, when partnerships can be truly partnerships. That I understand, from the basis of the word, where two (or more) people or groups agree to cooperate in some venture in which both contributeRead more…
Media Awareness: A Forgotten Dimension in Mission?
“I should have known something about Matrix before going out to South America as a missionary. It was difficult for me to relate meaningfully to the young people I worked among without knowing anything about films and popular culture.” IRead more…