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Lausanne Global Analysis
Lausanne Global Analysis seeks to deliver strategic and credible information and insight from an international network of evangelical analysts to equip influencers of global mission
Issue 6:6 November 2017 Overview
In this issue we mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. A Call to Christian Unity for the Sake of the Great Commission ‘What exactly . . . might it mean for Protestants, and especially evangelical Protestants, to recognize the...
Issue 7:1 January 2018 Overview
Witnessing to the Gospel through Forgiveness ‘Throughout history, the Copts, the indigenous Christians of Egypt, have endured sporadic and sometimes intense times of persecution’, writes Wafik Wahba (Associate Professor of Global Christianity at...
Issue 7:2 March 2018 Overview
India’s Water Crisis ‘Access to fresh water is becoming critical in parts of Asia and Africa’, write Atul Aghamkar (Director, National Centre for Urban Transformation) and Ken Gnanakan (Founder, ACTS Group of Institutions). Reasons for India’s water...
Issue 7:3 May 2018 Overview
Loving Our Muslim Neighbour ‘The issue of Muslim immigration shows no sign of going away anytime soon in either Europe or North America’, writes Matthew Kaemingk (assistant professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary). Christians...
Issue 7:4 July 2018 Overview
How Spiritual Foundations Make or Break a Nation ‘Sierra Leone illustrates the often-forgotten role foundations play in determining the fortunes of a nation’, writes Bowenson Phillips (former Chief Administrator for Freetown) with Jenny Taylor (Briti...
Issue 7:5 September 2018 Overview
The Populist Disaster of Venezuela ‘The recent history of Venezuela represents the unfolding of a Faustian tragedy’, writes Wolfgang Fernandez (Director of Next Step). A nation with immense resources, whose people have lived as if there were no end...
Issue 7:6 November 2018 Overview
Turning the Church’s Attention to Mental Health ‘The global church is beginning to recognise mental health problems . . . as a major ministry priority’, write Gladys Mwiti (Founder and CEO of Oasis Africa Center for Transformational Psychology &...
Issue 8:1 January 2019 Overview
Can Technology Help Disciple Iran’s New Believers? ‘By God’s grace, we find ourselves in a season of harvest [in Iran]’, writes David Yeghnazar (Executive Director of Elam Ministries). While bringing the gospel to Iran remains a priority, the...
Issue 8:2 March 2019 Overview
The Atrocities of the Islamic State ‘Some of the most glaring recent examples of religious persecution are the mass atrocities perpetrated by Islamic State (Daesh)’, writes Ewelina Ochab (legal researcher and human rights advocate). Daesh became...
Issue 8:3 May 2019 Overview
The Rise of Hindu Fundamentalism ‘There has been increasing concern around the world for some years about the rise of Hindu fundamentalism or Hindutva’, writes the author (name withheld), who has taught at Indian and foreign universities. The...
Issue 8:4 July 2019 Overview
An Existential Threat to Christianity in Nigeria? ‘Fifteen-year old Leah Sharibu’s refusal to deny Christ and convert to Islam, which cost her freedom, exemplifies what Christians are going through in Nigeria’, writes Gideon Para-Mallam (IFES...
Issue 8:5 September 2019 Overview
Restoring Missional Vision in Theological Education ‘At the outset I want to stress that I believe in scholarship, but with a purpose’, writes Ashish Chrispal (Senior Advisor for OC). My thinking has been shaped by exposure to the challenges posed...
Issue 8:6 November 2019 Overview
The Problem of False Prophets in Africa ‘Ever since the missionary era, Christianity has had a positive impact on the socio-cultural arena throughout Africa’, writes Moses Owojaiye (CEO of the Centre for Biblical Christianity in Africa). As a result,...
Issue 9:1 January 2020 Overview
Protests in Hong Kong and how Christians should engage ‘Since June, 2019, [Hong Kong] has been in a state of unrest’, writes Francis Tsui (Board member of Asia CMS). What started as a protest against the government’s effort to push through a...
Issue 9:2March 2020 Overview
‘Servant leadership as modelled by Jesus Servant-leadership is a paradox, an oxymoron. It is the controversial fusion of opposites—a servant and a leader—that produces the leader par excellence’, writes Mary Ho (International Executive Leader of All...
Issue 9:3 May 2020 Overview
The Lausanne Covenant states, ‘We rejoice that a new missionary era has dawned. The dominant role of western missions is fast disappearing. God is raising up from the younger churches a great new resource for world evangelization, and is thus...
Issue 9:4 July 2020 Overview
The Chinese term for crisis consists of two words meaning ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’. The global pandemic has certainly shaken not just the world but also the church. Some have referred to it as a ‘divine wake-up call’. Will we seize this...
Issue 9:5 September 2020 Overview
Our focus for this issue is on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 affecting us as individuals, church, and society. The articles will give us multiple perspectives—historical, social, political, economic, environmental, and theological—of the COVID-19...
Issue 9:6 November 2020 Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many socioeconomic disparities between resource-rich and resource-poor areas across the world. In their article, ‘Kingdom Opportunities for Bridging COVID-19 Disparities’, three medical professionals, Stephen Ko,...