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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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

Climate Change in Oceania: Ecomission and ecojustice

This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version.  Climate change is having a real impact upon communities in the South Pacific (Oceania) through sea level rise and extreme sea levelRead more…

Children and Finance

View Dr. James Dobson’s perspective on how children need to learn the value of money by applying commitment and hard work.

10 Habits of Remarkably Giving People

Think about people you truly respect. Think about people you truly admire. Think about people you love to be around. They may not be rich. They may not be highly accomplished. They may not be household names. Yet you love toRead more…

Reclaiming Philanthropy: Wisdom from Africa’s Philanthropists

This week the African Philanthropy Forum was held from Feb. 24-25 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where well-established Western foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation – convened with some of the most influential African philanthropies – Chandaria Foundation, Mara Foundation, EquityRead more…

Should you join a giving circle?

Joining or creating a Giving Circle enables you to socialise your giving by linking you with like-minded donors in order to choose and support causes of mutual interest. In last month’s philanthropy column the Giving Circle channel was introduced as one wayRead more…