Philippians 4:5 has a significant translation challenge that centers on one word. Versions of the Bible translate this one word differently. This word, however, is to be a characteristic of every believer and is easily recognizable. When this characteristic isRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Merciful Justice – Thankful Response to Christ’s Love
Philippians 4:5 has one of the most difficult translation challenges in Scripture. This challenge deals with one word, translated in multiple ways by various Bible versions. Putting this word into practice could not only revolutionize one’s dealings with others butRead more…
The ‘Charitable-Industrial Complex’ and Charity Pay – A reflection
Two separate but related debates about charities/non-profits/non-governmental organisations (NGOs) burst into the open the past few weeks in the US and the UK. First it was Peter Buffett who talked about the ‘charitable-industrial complex’ maintaining and increasing economic inequality (seeRead more…
Christian Community Computer Centres (C4s) – Transforming Communities through Information Sharing and Technology
This article that first appeared in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies(Volume 24 No 2, April 2007) examines how computer centres can transform communities. It also makes a theological case that Christians should serve and enrich others andRead more…
The Charitable-Industrial Complex
A debate about the role of non-profits was catalysed in the US when Peter Buffet who talked about the ‘charitable-industrial complex’ that maintains and increases economic inequality. As he says ’As more lives and communities are destroyed by the systemRead more…
Charity pay in the UK
A huge debate broke out in the UK about the amounts that executive leaders of charities/non-profits/non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the UK are paid. 30 of them are paid more than £100,000 and in some cases more than the £142,500 thatRead more…
Europe Wage Development Infographic
This visual presentation shows the development of wages in 28 countries of the European Union between 2000-2008 and 2009-2012. It also shows the percentage of people at risk of falling into poverty in the different European countries, unemployment figures andRead more…
Time With Children
Have you noticed laughter is the key to getting through the child rearing years?
Mission Movements from Latin America – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Bertil Ekstrom covers the significant turn of the Latin American church to cross-cultural missions, which rallied around the phrase ‘from mission field to mission force’ in 1987. He also discusses distinct characteristics of missions from Latin America. Bertil Ekstrom isRead more…
Mobilization of Francophone Evangelists and Church Planters – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Raphael Anzenberger describes the ministry of the Francophone Evangelist Forum. More than 300 gathered at the most recent forum, one-third under the age of 25. This ministry is continuing to grow out from Europe to Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean. Read more…