Twelve years ago, my family embraced an Arab family from Sudan. This family consisted of a widower with four teenaged children and his elderly mother-in-law. They arrived in Canada as refugees after fleeing from war-torn Sudan via three years asRead more…
On Evangelism vs. Missions
Christianity Today just published an article by Bobby Ross Jr. reporting on one denomination’s discussion on local evangelism versus foreign missions. Indeed, there is so much debate on evangelism and missions these days. You may find the recent article byRead more…
Ministering to the Scattered Peoples
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by T.V. Thomas, Sadiri Joy Tira and Enoch Wan as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Ministering to Scattered Peoples.” Responses toRead more…
Coca Cola, Starbucks, and Local Churches
Does the Lausanne Movement have a bigger vision than Coca-Cola? Read Coca Cola, Starbucks, and Local Churches, a blog entry posted on the Lausanne Blog.
Diasporas: People on the Move
Read Diasporas: People on the Move originally posted on the Lausanne Blog.
LOP #55: The New People Next Door
Read the LCWE’s initial paper on diasporas – Lausanne Occassional Paper No. 55: The New People Next Door. This is an important background document as we approach Cape Town 2010 where and when many Lausanne III participants will discuss the issueRead more…
The Seoul Declaration on Diaspora Missiology
The Lausanne Diaspora Educators Consultation held in November 2009 (Seoul, Korea) gathered theological educators and representatives from theological institutions to formulate the“Seoul Declaration on Diaspora Missiology” summoning the Whole Church of Jesus Christ, including its missions agencies and its academiesRead more…
Where the Stranger Is Not Strange
In this issue we discuss a compelling and urgent topic: Glocalized Evangelism. “Glocal” is a new term combining global and local. Simply put, it communicates that the nations and cities of the world are increasingly inhabited by peoples from manyRead more…
Glocalization from a Norwegian Perspective
For the Professionals? From the early nineteenth century, mission societies were the bearers of mission from Norway to the non-Christian nations. Norwegian mission in terms of missionaries and funds for mission became the world champion when compared to the sizeRead more…
Demands of the Kingdom of God & Ethnic Diversity
God is the one who established diversity. Galatians 3:28 reminds us that “…there is no Jew nor Greek, no male nor female, no slave nor free. We are all one in Christ Jesus.” According to James Breckenridge and Lillian Breckenridge,Read more…