Africa made significant progress the last 20 years, but there are still significant challenges for the African church to engage with. The infographic that can be downloaded through the website gives an insight into these challenges. Modeling generosity in theRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
A Resounding Gong
In I Corinthains 13, we hear that “if we speak in the tongue of mortals and angels, and have not love, I am only a resounding gong.” I’ve been thinking about this in relation to our churches and wondering ifRead more…
Opened Eyes
My first year of teaching, I taught in the same city where I grew up. I taught in the second poorest school in the district and was astounded at the poverty I saw in the faces of my students. ItRead more…
Would Jesus be on Twitter?
I’ve head this question asked before in relation to the topic of technology and the Church, but the fact of the matter is, we don’t know. We don’t know if Jesus would have counter this cultural trend or whether heRead more…
Technology: Expanding the Walls of Church
As a former technology teacher, I have found a place for technology in my work with youth. In the classroom, I found that using text messaging or Google hangouts was a way to answer a quick question or have aRead more…
Christ at the Checkpoint: An evangelical shift in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
More than 600 delegates from across the world gathered in Bethlehem in March for Christ at the Checkpoint (CATC) 2014, the third such conference that aims to ask ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[1] BethlehemRead more…
Nationalism and Evangelical Mission: Issues for evangelical leaders
In 1861, the Rev James Adderley was a British member of Parliament. His prayer for ‘national confession’ included the line, ‘We are truly sorry for all the past sins of this nation. We contemplate in deepest contrition the sins ofRead more…
Sports Ministry and Evangelism: How an incarnational and service emphasis underpins effective evangelism
Rev Samuel Ashe, an 18th century English clergyman, clearly saw the need for interaction between church and sport. He used to spend his Sunday afternoons hiding in the trees by the local sports field. He would bide his time untilRead more…
Food Security and its Role in Transformational Development
Food security is generally not seen readily as either an issue that determines response to the gospel or one that determines the health of a community. However, both health and response to the gospel have strong relations to food security. Read more…
WCC General Assembly Aftermath: Overcoming Korean church divisions and encouraging cooperation among evangelicals globally
The 10th World Council of Churches General Assembly (WCC GA) was held in Busan, Korea, from 20 October to 8 November 2013. Some 4,000 participants from 140 nations joined together under the theme ‘Living God, Lead us into Righteousness andRead more…