This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Introduction Christianity in Sri Lanka today is simultaneously vigorous, fragile, and persecuted. The social effects of a long civilRead more…
Human Trafficking and the Response of the Global Church
A young girl is trafficked across cities and even countries, tricked and coerced into servicing a dozen customers a day in a dingy and dirty brothel in one of the several red light districts in a bustling metropolitan city inRead more…
Hearing other voices or talking to ourselves?
Different voices or just mere talking Daniel Bianchi Global Church, and Global Mission, is an increasing focal point around the world. An increasing number of Christian gatherings are addressing this issue in one-way or another. Many time the so calledRead more…
Strange Fire in Global Children’s Ministry Movement Minimizes Authority and Truth of Scripture
Since the 1970s, I have had a front row seat to the world and have witnessed firsthand the phenomenal rise of global children’s ministry. Over the past 40 years, more Christians, churches, religious groups, and resources have been committed toRead more…
The Door43 Project
Door43 is a web platform to create, translate, adapt and redistribute unrestricted discipleship resources in every language, in multimedia and text formats, accessible over the Internet, on any mobile device and in print. The resources are being created by anyoneRead more…
Church Failure
Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell wrote an article, Walking away from church, for the LA Times (10/17/2010) summarizing their recent book, American Grace. It seems that churches might want to hear what their research has uncovered. “As recentlyRead more…
Cape Town 2010 Opening Celebration
Doug Birdsall, Executive Chair of the Lausanne Movement, shares how Cape Town 2010, the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization brings together possibly the largest, most diverse gathering of evangelicals in the history of the world. The purpose of CapeRead more…
Opening Celebration – Turning Points, Part 2
Description: Turning Points, Part 2 – This video picks up the history with Boniface taking the gospel to Germany and extends to Edinburgh 1910 and the Cape Town Congress. (See Part 1) Copyright: This video is copyright John Newcombe, and usedRead more…
Opening Celebration – Turning Points, Part 1
Description: Turning Points, Part 1: After a glimpse of the opening of the Congress, this video traces in two segments the growth of the church from Pentecost to 1910 in the face of many obstacles. Key movements, nations and figuresRead more…