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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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

Adopt A Younger Adult

Wisdom is a precious gift, and sharing it benefits both the giver and the receiver.  We ought to find someone who is older and learn from their wisdom, as well as finding someone who is younger than you who canRead more…

Building Your Mates Self Esteem

Join Dr. Dobson as he discusses how marriage was intended as a mutual admiration society that builds each others self-esteem of both partners and overlooks a million flaws that would otherwise be obvious.

Nunca pierdas tu sentido de urgencia (2 Ti 4:2)

Predica la palabra; persiste en hacerlo, sea o no sea oportuno; corrige, reprende y anima con mucha paciencia, sin dejar de enseñar (2 Ti 4:2)  Pablo se encuentra escribiendo unas semanas antes de su martirio. Según la tradición fue decapitadoRead more…

When Relevance Trumps Reverence

With the Relevance Question as the first step in our journey, our final destination is irrelevance. When relevance is our first priority we end up powered not by the Spirit of Christ, but the spirit of the age. There isRead more…

Tomorrow’s Donors in Numbers

The giving landscape in the US is changing. This will have serious consequences for fund development for churches and ministries in the future. The Chronicle’s special report (http://philanthropy.com/article/Tomorrows-Donors/141073/) on this changing landscape shares suggestions of what charities should do toRead more…

Preparing for a Seismic Shift in Fundraising

By 2045, Hispanics, blacks, and other minorities will outnumber whites in the United States. Fundraisers and also Christian ministry fundraisers must prepare for a changing philanthropic landscape. This is a transcript of a live online discussion with fundraising experts andRead more…

Raising money in a changing world

America’s demographic transition that has the potential to transform the philanthropic landscape. This will also have an impact on giving to churches and Christian organisations in the future. The attached article looks at various shifts that will influece giving inRead more…

The Nonprofit Data Gap

An interesting infographic on how 500 nonprofit/charity executives in the US sees the most important fundraising practices.

Empowering Biblical Stewardship in India

According to a report prepared by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), the 2012 World Giving Index (that provides evidence based insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world) has revealed a pattern of a global decline in giving;Read more…