Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Cape Town 2010
Hope for the Most Vulnerable
Patrick McDonald The issues that face children today are not only their problems, but ours. Patrick Mcdonald speaks on behalf of vulnerable children, emphasizing their importance to God. The responsibility for the mentoring and nourishment of...
How Can I Give?
Generosity is an obedience issue for both the rich and the poor. So how can we give? Bishop Hunnington (Uganda) facilitates this panel discussion with Zekai Tanyar (Turkey), speaking on collaboration between givers and receivers, Rob Martin on unity...
How Do You Reach Cities? – Tim Keller
How do you reach cities? Urban areas are fundamentally different from suburban or rural areas, but most churches are indigenous to non-urban areas. The gospel will reach urban areas only by churches that are contextualized for an urban environment...
How to Build a Generation of Leaders
Jane Overstreet (USA), of Development Associates International, summarizes the challenges that exist for leadership development. For more information go to How to Build a Generation of Leaders on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens...
How to Build a Generation of Leaders – Christlike Leadership
Branko Bjelajac – Showing Christlike leadership means to be a servant leader. Christian leaders should invest their lives more in developing people than in building structures and organisations. For more information go to How to Build a Generation...
How to Build a Generation of Leaders – Jane Overstreet
Many of those in Christian leadership are not reflecting Christlike qualities. The video shows Idi Amin, the former president of Uganda, and his harsh leadership style. For more information go to How to Build a Generation of Leaders on the Lausanne...
John Piper’s Three Scenes of Ephesians 3
God is not a tribal deity. His purposes encompass the entire universe. But how do his purposes include the suffering of his people? John Piper sets the scene for Ephesians 3 in three parts, bringing together the cosmic purpose of God, the suffering...
John Stott Memorial Video – Cape Town 2010 Tribute
A tribute to the life and ministry of Revd Dr John Stott originally shown at the Lausanne Congress held in Cape Town in October 2010. For more information go to John Stott Memorial Video – Cape Town 2010 Tribute on the Lausanne Movement website. The...
Latin America: Overcoming Dominion - Arts
In Latin America, the Spirit of God brings the message of truth, liberty and peace through Jesus Christ. The love of God compels us to bring reconciliation where there is unbelief, strife, and oppression. For more information go to Latin America:...
Living in the Tensions of India
Pastor Paul Augustine describes how Indian Christians live out their faith in a society that is religiously pluralistic but also proud of being secular. He gives examples of ministry beyond the walls of the church as Christians live in this tension....
Local Leadership in Africa
Duncan Olumbe (Kenya) shares some of the issues and unique challenges in raising up local leaders in Africa. For more information go to https://lausanne.org/content/local-leaders-africa-case-study on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link...
Local Leadership in Argentina
Yamile Santos (Argentina) shares a case study of how 100 local church leaders have been developed in the Patagonia region of Argentina. For more information go to Local Leadership in Argentina on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens...
Local Leadership Panel
Paul Joshua (India) moderates the panel’s response to questions raised by the audience about local leadership. For more information go to Local Leadership Panel on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Making Room for Female Leaders in the Body of Christ
What should the role of women be in the church? Deborah Gill discusses the role of women in the New Testament church and the challenges facing female leaders today within the Body of Christ. For more information go to Making Room for Female Leaders...
Ministering to Scattered Peoples – Diaspora
How is God orchestrating missions today? Dr Sadiri Joy Tira (US) describes four recent approaches and models to ministering through diaspora Christians. For more information go to Ministering to Scattered Peoples – Diaspora on the Lausanne Movement...
Ministering to Scattered Peoples – Panel
Dr. T. V. Thomas moderates a question and answer time. Dr. Sadiri Joy Thomas makes several concluding observations on the importance of this strategic new missions approach. For more information go to Ministering to Scattered Peoples – Panel on the...
Missing Peoples – Church Planting in the Muslim World – Henry Lee and Peter Tarantal
God is on the move among Muslim peoples around the world, though there are still many challenges. The Church is also growing in sub-Saharan Africa, but is faced with a need for discipleship. For more information go to Missing Peoples – Church...
Missing Peoples – Spiritual Injustice – Kent Parks
Unreached peoples are those who do not have any Christian witness among them–and they represent one quarter of the world’s population. What will the Church do? For more information go to Missing Peoples – Spiritual Injustice on the Lausanne Movement...
Missing Peoples – Video ‘Did You Know’ – MUP.org
Unreached peoples are those who do not have any Christian witness among them–and they represent one quarter of the world’s population. What will the Church do? For more information go to Missing Peoples – ‘Did You Know’ on the Lausanne Movement...
Moving to Reach the People on the Move
Dr Enoch Wan (US) discusses the variety of ‘diaspora missions’ approaches that have been created to effectively reach peoples on the move. For more information go to Moving to Reach the People on the Move on the Lausanne Movement website. The above...
North Korea through a Young Orphan’s Eyes - North Korean Student
What could compel a young Christian orphan to dream of someday returning to North Korea, where persecution is all but certain? Only the love of Christ, which is stronger than fear, deeper than sorrow, and more precious than life itself. Watch this...
One City in Christ, in Migration – Jose Da Silva
The church is not adequately prepared for the mass migrations to the cities that we are seeing today. The problems in urban areas cannot be solved by government but are an opportunity for the church to show that we are one in Christ. For more...
Opening Message
Doug Birdsall 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 Cape Town 2010 is to discuss key...
Our Boys On the Border
In this dramatic presentation, two soldiers at war enact reconciliation. For more information go to Our Boys On the Border on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Parable of the Sower
Bramuel Musya, Africa Director of God’s Story Project, dramatically recites Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed. For more information go to Parable of the Sower on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Partnerships in the Leadership of Ministry
David Hamilton explores the challenges associated with developing and maintaining men and women in leadership roles for evangelistic ministry. For more information go to Partnerships in the Leadership of Ministry on the Lausanne Movement website....
Paul’s Letter – Arts
In this drama, a group of Ephesian Christians await Tychicus’ arrival with Paul’s letter to their church. Fearful that he has been arrested at a Roman checkpoint on his way, they rejoice upon his arrival and begin reading the letter. For more...
Pluralism and Truth in Asia
Pluralism is spreading like wildfire in Asia. Carver Yu of China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong explores Christian claims to truth in an Asian context. For more information go to Pluralism and Truth in Asia on the Lausanne Movement website....
Pontius Pilate and Jesus – Arts
Pontius Pilate’s interaction with Jesus is brought to life through song and drama through this performance, ‘What Is’. For more information go to Pontius Pilate and Jesus on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Poverty, Prosperity, and the Gospel
In this segment, the moderator and panelists respond to various comments and questions from the audience concerning the prosperity gospel. They call for more work to develop a theology of the dignity of work, of blessing and suffering, and the need...