Dr. Ray Bakke wrote the key paper about reaching cities at the original Lausanne worldwide congress on evangelism in 1976 where I attended in Switzerland as a student. I wrote this 14 years ago as a summary of what I knew about Dr. Bakke’sRead more…
A Modest Proposal to Transform Christians, Churches and Cities
A Modest Proposal to Transform Christians, Churches and Cities By Simply Obeying JesusAlan DoswaldJanuary 1, 2011 As we embark upon this new year and new decade, we should ask ourselves a question: At the end of this year and this decade willRead more…
Measuring Impact
Looks at how ministries can measure impact when communicating with donors.
Thinking Bigger About Business – The Primacy of the Gospel
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…
New posts. Specials. Still some room @ Love Your City
Click to connect …
Planning a Mission Trip…Across the Street
It is summer, and summer means mission trips for many church leaders. I have organized a number of mission trips to far flung places over the years. Some of these trips have been more successful than others in terms ofRead more…
The Spiritual Butterfly
By request, I decided to start a blog. I do not have much time to prepare yet another post, so they have tended to be very short and to the point. The following is one in which I have gottenRead more…
We help you communicate short-term missions better!
We help churches deliver effective communication and lasting impact through the four phases of every short-term missions trip … Launch, GearUP, GO! and Tell. You can sign up, build and launch your trip for free! Check out our site andRead more…
Why is it so important to eliminate Bible poverty? Part 3
Why is it so important to eradicate Bible poverty? Another reason is that even in the most remote and challenging places where Bible translation is needed, God has already gone ahead of us. Think about the many examples of GodRead more…
Why is it so important to eradicate Bible Poverty? Part 2
Why is it so important to eliminate Bible poverty? A second reason is that God’s Word in the heart language penetrates deeply George Whitefield, the great 18th-century evangelist, was hounded by a group of detractors who called themselves the “Hell-fireRead more…