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Historical Overview III
The development of the views and practices of the church during the Middle Ages, the Reformation and early post-Reformation times with regard to the demonic and especially the question of possession and exorcism is marked both by continuity and...
Homosexuality and the Church: Why the Church Must Speak Into the Lives of Those Impacted by Homosexuality
Homosexuality is a Worldwide, Cross-cultural IssueWhy Should the Church Care about the Issue of Homosexuality?Christianity Does Not Prevent HomosexualityMinistering to Those Struggling Within the ChurchWhy Homosexuality is More Than Just Sinful...
Hope and Wholeness in Mental Health
A Holistic Perspective on Health, Healing, and Jesus’ Abundant Life Across the globe, there is approximately one suicide every 43 seconds. This means that there are almost 2000 lives lost every day. The cause of suicide varies across psychological,...
Hope for the Christian Church Through Global Incarnational Partnerships
Biblical Examples of Global PartnershipsContemporary Examples of Global PartnershipsAssets and Challenges for the Development of Global Partnerships For more information go to Hope for the Christian Church Through Global Incarnational Partnerships ...
Hospitality Without Return
Welcoming Afghan Refugees ‘Unto the Lord’ In many countries around the world, migration has become a major topic in politics and the news. By the end of April 2025, there were around 42.7 million refugees worldwide.1 Among these are almost six...
How Family Care Best Supports Vulnerable Children
We Can Change Our Giving to Influence the Next Generation for Christ The research is clear—the best place for a child to grow is in the care of a loving family. But tragically, that’s not the reality for the 5–8 million children worldwide who live...
How is Prosperity Theology Penetrating the Theology and Practice of Mainline Churches?
José Daniel Salinas Have you ever wondered why John the Baptist has not been the favorite saint of Prosperity Theology (PT) preachers? John the Baptist’s gospel: Commit yourself to God, serve God unconditionally, and get beheaded. In PT’s...
How would Jesus Build These Products?
Transforming Workplace Ministry in Silicon Valley This article by Job Naibei is about ‘Andy’, who is in digital technology. Andy considers his work as a rare opportunity to give a Christ-centred approach in any design making process and putting...
Igniting a Fire in Dark Places
An edited excerpt from Living Fire: Advancing God’s Kingdom in Challenging Places by Aychi B.R. and Dave Coles. Drawing from powerful stories of gospel breakthroughs among unreached African peoples, the authors highlight 22 factors behind rapid...
Impact Report 2024
2024 marked a defining moment in Lausanne’s story. Through the Fourth Lausanne Congress in Incheon, and through every gathering, resource, and relationship before and after, we witnessed God moving in unmistakable ways. From listening and learning...
Incarnational Leadership as Servanthood
Cultures in Conversation with Jesus ‘Leadership is cause and everything else is effect’, quotes Ghanaian scholar and former public administrator, Professor Stephen Adei. Many theories of leadership— democratic, transactional, transformational,...
Inspirations and Motivations for a Cosmopolitan Academic Vision
Justice, Spiritual Formation, and Worldview Engagement The Need for Christian Cosmopolitanism and Pursuing a World Christianity In this article by Peter Schuurman, he discusses in detail 3 topics less often discussed in some Christian scholarly...
Introducing the Seoul Statement
The Seoul Statement does not stand alone. It is significant because it builds upon an amazing foundation of the Lausanne Covenant , the Manila Manifesto , and the Cape Town Commitment . Together, they stand as contemporary reflections of biblical...
Is There A Future for Proclamation Evangelism?
How Does the Church Implement Proclamation Evangelism in Our Day? The need to proclaim Jesus remains a priority until Jesus comes again. Blair Carson, who served with Billy Graham in his international work for 26 years, follows all the biblical...
Japa Witnesses
Brain Drain or Migrating Witnesses? Missiological studies is heavily loaded with European and Western vocabulary and languages. This is partly because of the way the history of mission has been written and developed with a focus on mission from the...
Kingdom Stewardship
Equipping Disciples, Mobilizing Resources, and Utilizing Technology to Advance God’s Mission in the WorldKingdom Stewardship: Christ-Centered Steward DiscipleshipKingdom Stewardship: Technology and the Internet in the Christ Following World For more...
Latin America Transitions from Mission Field to Mission Force
The Latin America Missions Story Dave Miller, an experienced missionary in the region, shares historical details behind Latin America’s notable achievement as the third largest missionary force in the world with 40 thousand workers on the field and...
Lausanne Action Hub: Helping You Turn Connection into Kingdom Impact
Our Collective Pledge This was more than putting pen to paper. Together, we made a promise to: Respond intentionally to Jesus’ call by closing gaps and embracing new opportunities.Build and nurture relationships with leaders who share a heart for...
Lausanne Caribbean at CONECAR – 17- 20 October 2011
The Lausanne Movement Caribbean Group met twice in Guyana at CONECAR 2011, the tenth Conference of Evangelicals in the Caribbean. CONECAR is the acronym for Conference of Evangelicals in the Caribbean and is the premier event hosted by the...
Lausanne Movement 50th Anniversary Call
On the day the First Lausanne Congress concluded 50 years ago, we held a special online event to commemorate this milestone. This recorded call offers a chance to reflect on God’s faithfulness, celebrate the Lausanne Movement’s impact on global...
Leadership Succession and the Future of Mission
Letting the next generation step up Allen Yeh analyzes the generational differences and suggests a number of practical steps in handling these differences, paving the way for smooth leadership transitions in mission today. ‘We need to pass on the...
Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together
The Lausanne Movement endeavours to see a global mission movement by the global church which is intercultural, intergenerational, with different professional backgrounds without the sacred and secular divide, polycentric and polyphonic with men and...
Loving Our Global Neighbour
The Church Can Inspire Climate Action in a Changing World God’s love for the needy and vulnerable has inspired Christians throughout history to stand against suffering, persecution, and injustice. From the abolition of slavery in the United Kingdom...
Media Messages Matter: Christ, Truth, and the Media
Media and technology: introductory reflectionsFrom media and technology to media messages matter Media messages matter: a missional frameworkEnabling media engagement: gospel truth and truth criteria as a foundationEncountering media messages: the...
Ministering to the Scattered Peoples
People have been on the move from time immemorial. Very few people today live in the same geographical location where their ancestors originated. If we think long and hard we will realize that most of us come from somewhere else, even if it was...
Missing Peoples: The Unserved “One-Fourth” World: Especially Buddhists, Hindus & Muslims
LOST SHEEP, LOST COINS, LOST PEOPLESHIDDEN PEOPLES – THE FORGOTTEN FOURTHCHALLENGESA WAY FORWARDSTOP SPIRITUAL INJUSTICELOST AND FOUND? NOT YET! For more information go to Missing Peoples: The Unserved “One-Fourth” World: Especially Buddhists,...
Missional Communities: Declaring and Displaying Christ, Together!
Trained in the psychotherapeutic methodology of Dance Movement Therapy, former national newscaster Renelle Snelleksz has seen lives transformed through the liberating movements and discipline of dance amongst a wide variety of cases including sex...
Missional People: A Sabbatical, Sent-out, and Sustained Community
‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s...
Missional Strategies for North Korea
Preparing the Global Church for the Post-Isolation Era North Korea remains one of the world’s most closed societies, yet a recently compiled, unprecedented dataset of 6,351 defector interviews provides rare cultural insight. This study analyzes...
Muslim Followers of Jesus?
Can one be a Muslim and a follower of Jesus? Is that an oxymoron? How should Bible-believing Christians evaluate this? For more information go to