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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »

Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale

The proliferation of market-based solutions to poverty has been one of the most exciting developments in the fight against poverty in recent years. Their lack of scale has been one of the great disappointments. The urgent challenge of today isRead more…

Charitable Giving in the U.S. vs the UK

“The UK should not aspire to a U.S. model of philanthropy and tax incentives — it is not replicable and is a unique product of social, political and historical factors,” a report released by the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation back inRead more…

The Cost of Forgiveness . . . We Can Only Imagine

As believers, we may think of what Jesus left to come and live among us – the grandeur of heaven, His majesty, the adoring angels, and, yet, while on earth He communicated with God the Father through prayer. We willRead more…

Is It Good to Be Radical?

As believers in Christ, if we look at the cross when it comes to generosity, I believe we can never be too radical. Consider the following definitions of radical – aggressively intentional; relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of someoneRead more…

La Voluntad de Dios

La Voluntad de Dios. La religión y las ideas mundanas de lo que es servir a Dios, tienen mucho que ver con la gran confusión, desilusión e infelicidad que sufren muchos creyentes.  Para poner un ejemplo, cito el caso deRead more…

How to pray for your city

How to Pray for Your City Bliss Spillar is assistant to the lead pastor at Portico Church in Charlottesville. He blogs at BlissSpillar.com. When we think about the book of Acts, we usually think about the beginning of the church, theRead more…

Mission and Evangelsim

The Department of Missions and Evangelism was established in 1988 to “Make America Orthodox,” in the words of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip. To fulfill that dream, the department endeavors to: 1) build new missions in North American cities of overRead more…

Leadership Training

By Bishop John Abdalah, Diocese of Worcester and New England, and Editor of The Word The theme for the Conferences this new Church Year is from the Gospel of Luke: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, withRead more…

Leadership Training

Programs Mission Network programs impact lives and place you on a path to discover your purpose in life. The following programs are available as resources for your family and parish. Challenge Grades 5-12 | Challenge is a youth ministry program for parishes,Read more…

Business in Mission

  Tell a Child, Tell the World  The theme for the GC Children’s Ministries these next five years is Every Child A Disciple of Jesus!  The new theme logo incorporates the initiatives of the world church:  Tell a Child, Tell the World; ReachRead more…