While Jesus was on the earth he used every situation that he was in as an opportunity to let people know the purpose of his birth/incarnation. He was not ashamed of to serve his Father’s purpose. JN 4:34 “My food,” saidRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Wholistic Education in the Church
A paper that looks at education in the church and suggests the basic inadequacy of a “spiritualistic” education… one that ingores major aspects of the human condition. It provides suggested alternatives… but only in the broadest terms.
Wholistic Spiritual Growth
A short essay on spiritual growth involving the mind, the heart, and the body.
From Baguio to Baguionas and Back
Short story about a medical mission trip to the tiny community of Baguionas, Kapangan in the Cordilleran Mountains on the Island of Luzon, Philippines.
Primary Themes of Ephesians
The book of Ephesians is our focus during the Cape Town 2010 Congress. Below are some of the themes in Ephesians that the expositors team has been discussing. We encourage you to join the conversation with your own perspective onRead more…
The Work of Unity
As I have been seeking to be transformed by Ephesians, I find the most challenging command to be the one in Ephesians 4:3 – “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” IRead more…
21st Century Christians
The healthy community can be the salt to the earth. Social analyzing as a tool and a hermeneutic of suspicion helps in the conversation.
Institutionalizing Hospitality?
I do not plan on making arguments here, rather I want to tell a story. My source is thinker Ivan Illich.’ Near the beginning of the 20th century a man from China converted to Christianity and in his joy decidedRead more…
Reaching the unreached
Mssions is the flow of the Spirit’s work to fulfill Christ’s promise for the glory of the Father through His people everywhere. John’s vision of the end reveals the finished task of world evangelism. Our Lord’s prayer of “Thy kingdom come,Read more…
Religious pluralism
On one of the pages of the Lausanne web site it said that this month’s topic was Christian responses to religious pluralism. I couldn’t find anything on the topic, so I thought I’d write something. Over the years I’ve seenRead more…