Africa is an enchanted place, said Nyende. He is right. To understand Africa, one has to realise this. It is enchanted in many ways. The past spills over into the present. The future hovers in anticipation. The earth seems toRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
About African belief in ‘Spirits’
To say that African people believe in spirits can be misleading. I am not sure if they know what ‘spirits’ are. ‘Spirit’ is, after all, an English word; but even native English speakers, if asked ‘what is a spirit’, oftenRead more…
Jealousy and Witchcraft: Africa and the World
‘Do you believe in witchcraft’, people ask me every now and then. This issue seems to puzzle the West. They hear that Africans ‘believe in witchcraft’, and are absolutely amazed. How can they, Westerners ask themselves? Then they set aboutRead more…
Bridging the Pastors and Workplace Leaders Gap
Kent Humfreys[1] provides some excellent insight on building bridging the gap between Pastors / Christian Leaders and the Laity along with suggestions for Pastors in Equipping the Laity. Here is a quote from his book which is also posted onRead more…
Church & NGO’s reaching critical mass in Africa.
The Lausanne movement will be seeking technologies for world church organizations to reach the critical mass, in engaging and transforming lives, and ultimately providing God’s grace through church networks. With my colleagues and mentors, we seek to see where weRead more…
Church & NGO’s reaching critical mass in Africa.
The Lausanne movement will be seeking technologies for world church organizations to reach the critical mass, in engaging and transforming lives, and ultimately providing God’s grace through church networks. With my colleagues and mentors, we seek to see where weRead more…
¿Seducción del Islam al “Cristiano” Occidente?
¿Seducción del Islam al “Cristiano” Occidente? A. “Tolerancia” en el Islam frente al “mea culpa” occidental El Islam desde un principio optó por asimilar a los pueblos que conquistaba ostentando un grado de tolerancia hacia susRead more…
Oral Bible Storying Part II
Last March I launched my first conversational blog on Oral Bible Storying by asking the question, “Why this and why now?” I finished the article by saying that I could think of some reasons, but I wanted to hear fromRead more…
The Heart of the Gospel
Read: The Heart of the Gospel (on migration and ethnic conflict) A Response to Samuel Escobar’s ’Mission Fields on the Move’ at ChristianityToday.com
Debate with Islamic scholar on Turkish TV
You may watch it at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd62l9_haberturkozel-subtitles-eng-93mb_lifestyle