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Since 1974 the Lausanne Movement has served as a platform for voices from across the global church to champion the cause of God’s global mission. Get a glimpse of what Lausanne has published over the last half century. For more information go to...

If you are a leader of a business, a mission organization, or a church, you’ve likely faced some tough decisions recently about projects and people because of the realities of the global economic downturn. You may have had to “tighten the...

Preventing abuse and misuse of power in Christian ministry When leaders feel threatened that their power and authority may be taken away from them due to changes in circumstances, they could become controlling towards those they work with. This...

Journey with Jesus Together this Christmas This Christmas, Let Us Walk Together in Faith and Mission As we approach Christmas, imagine what it would look like if individuals, families and churches across the globe embarked on the Advent journey...

Jesus, in preparing his disciples for the trials of this world, told them that difficulty would come. They might have thought that, with God on their side, no suffering would ever befall them. So let us set aside any thoughts we may have about being...

The Lausanne Covenant is wonderfully balanced in the way it binds together two dimensions of Christian confession. On the one hand there is the confession of faith – that is, affirming the great truths of our biblical faith. On the other hand...

Including People with Disabilities in Christian Ministry According to the World Health Organization report,2 people with disabilities represent 15 percent of the world’s population, the majority of whom live in developing countries. Despite their...

Two Major Convictions Creation care is indeed a ‘gospel issue within the lordship of Christ’We are faced with a crisis that is pressing, urgent, and that must be resolved in our generation. Our Call to ActionA new commitment to a simple...

It is the rare church, in this day and age, that is not in some way impacted by homosexuality. For some, it is clear and obvious. Perhaps an openly gay person or couple begins attending, or someone struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction comes...

The South Korean Church Hosts the Global Church The Bible has much to say about food and God’s mission. A deliberate decision was made to provide no disposable paper cups. Instead, participant Welcome Kits include a tumbler and a cup made of...

Workplace Evangelism for the 99 Percent ‘The chief agents in the expansion of Christianity appear not to have been those who made it a profession…but men and women who carried on their livelihood in some purely secular manner and spoke of their...

Disciple-Making Churches For Every People And Place 101 Why we gather Come this Sunday, hundreds of millions of Christians will converge all across the world in their local fellowship. ‘Going to church’ we often say. And the sheer variety of...

“Globalization” is a monumental challenge that represents quite simply the most pressing face of “the world” in our time, as well as the greatest opportunity for mission and the greatest challenge for discipleship the church of Jesus Christ...

Fruit from the Fourth Lausanne Congress Inspiring a Denomination with a Vision for Mission Sophia Roman – Assemblies of God Theological Education Accelerating the Great Commission Thinking Louie Naidoo – South African Theological Seminary (SATS)...

Polycentric Sending in a Polycentric WorldCan we Answer George Verwer’s Plea?We Can Embrace the ‘Whole’ and be Free from the ‘Every’One Priority is Not EnoughCan we Make Sending Messages ‘More Strategically Thoughtful’?Sending Messages...