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Becoming a Christlike Leader: Leadership Through the Sermon on the Mount
As we follow Jesus, are we becoming more like him? We're delighted to introduce Becoming a Christlike Leader, a new four-part video and discussion series rooted in Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7). The name might sound...
Pornography & the Great Commission
Pornography is not only a private moral struggle — it is reshaping desire, weakening discipleship, damaging trust, and compromising the church’s witness. This LIGHT briefing examines why pornography is a Great Commission issue and how Christian...
Journey With Purpose: 25 Days of Growing Closer to God
A 25-day journey to get closer to God. Each day, you’ll hear a short audio message with simple ideas to help you grow in your faith. The messages include real stories, personal thoughts, and tips you can use right away. The plan uses the walk, pray,...
Your Identity in Christ: How God Sees You
Our culture is very interested in the journey of discovering individual identity. Personality tests and dream assessments are available everywhere you look. It seems like everyone is searching for something to tell them who they are, where they...
The Attributes of God
Meet the God Who Truly Fulfills Whether it’s the non-stop hustle for security or the endless chase for approval, culture’s counterfeit gods demand everything but leave us completely drained. This course offers a conversational space to step off the...
GodTools®: Where It All Began
Have you ever wondered how to share your faith? Have you ever considered how to help others share their faith? That is why GodTools® was created: to give people easy access to gospel information and resources that can be easily shared with others...
Encounters with the Messiah | Jewish Evangelism Testimonies
Meet Jewish people finding Jesus amid war and displacement, as Scripture, community, and courageous witness open doors to hope and new faith. Have you ever wondered how God is moving among Jewish people in Israel and across Europe right now? From...
Understanding Your Jewish Neighbour: Shabbat
Discover how Shabbat shapes Jewish life — and how understanding its rhythms can open thoughtful conversations about rest, trust, and Jesus the Messiah. As the sun begins to set on Friday evening in Jerusalem, a quiet shift takes place across the...
《普世宣教》（Operation World）挂图
这张彩色简体中文地图（尺寸为 60.96 厘米 × 91.44 厘米）重点展示了“Muro Mundo 行动”（Operation Muro Mundo）及《为世界祷告》（Pray for the World）中的相关信息与统计数据。地图主体内容涵盖了全球人口最多的 30 个国家中的基督徒比例、各国未得之民群体的数量，以及中国和印度各省份的基督徒比例。
Leading and Finishing Well on the Last Evening of Your Life
Leadership as Servanthood 101 Mary Ho reflects on Jesus’ final evening, revealing six marks of servant leaders who love courageously, know their calling, and finish well. If we knew it was the last evening of our lives, would we still be leading? If...
How to Keep Up with AI Without Outrunning God
Spirit-Led Intelligence AI is helping Christian leaders do more, faster. But what happens when our ability to move quickly begins to outpace our ability to hear from God? Jason Watson speaks with Natchi Lazarus about how artificial intelligence is...
Right to Freedom
What does freedom mean when others remain oppressed? Explore the church’s calling to pursue justice, dignity, and freedom for the whole person. Future of Freedom The Now Generation defines freedom as the state in which one can self-determine their...
Remembering Pranitha Timothy
She Saw. She Spoke. She Stood. She Persevered. Friends and colleagues honour Pranitha Timothy, whose courageous, Christ-centred life united gospel proclamation, justice, compassion, and faithful service to others. For more information go to...
Reframing the Church’s Leadership Crisis: Why Christlike Leadership Begins with Discipleship
What if the church’s leadership crisis is really a discipleship crisis? Jason Watson speaks with Josh Benadum about why Christlike leadership begins with discipleship. Drawing from his experience in house church movements, life-on-life disciple-makin...
Why Leadership Transitions Fail—and How to Get Them Right
Why do so many leadership transitions fail—and what does it actually take to hand over leadership in a way that strengthens, rather than harms, the ministry? ason Watson speaks with Steve Woodworth about one of the most critical and often overlooked...
The Kind of Leaders Young People Need: Servanthood and Discipleship That Lasts
Young people need leaders who are willing to serve, stay close, walk in truth, and refuse to give up on them. In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson speaks with Asiri Fernando, a Youth for Christ leader in Sri Lanka who has...
Why Good Christians Still Need Accountability: Corruption, Character, and Building Churches of Integrity
What if one of the greatest threats to Christian witness isn’t corruption “out there”, but the everyday compromises we tolerate in our homes, workplaces, churches, and institutions? Jason Watson speaks with Filipino lawyer Richelle Joy Belgira De...
Multiplying Disciples in the ‘Graveyard of Missions’
The Bhojpuri pattern for church planting among the unreached About 30 years ago, the Lord stirred in my heart a longing to find a pattern of ministry that would more effectively bring the gospel to the millions of unreached Bhojpuri-speaking people...
Climate Crisis and God’s Creation: Calling Global Christian Leaders to Act
Climate related events are in the news almost daily. Are these events a distraction from gospel ministry, or an opportunity for missions? Global Climate IssuesCreating Opportunities from Climate ChallengesChallenge 1: The global church is...
Preparing Christ’s Bride
Saturation church planting vs. church-planting movements Explore how saturation church planting and multiplying movements can work together to make disciples among every people and prepare Christ's bride. Comparing Saturation Church Planting with...
Code Red for Humanity
What does ecological gloom mean for global mission? As Christians, we have a vision of God’s kingdom on earth as in heaven. That vision is not only for eternity. It is to guide us into hope-fuelled action now. For more information go to Code Red for...
How Creation Care Became a Gospel Issue
The global Christian movement caring for God’s creation (IPCC) released a report on the latest state of the created world. The report is sobering: a continued increase in greenhouse emissions contributing to a dangerous rise in global temperatures,...
Jesus for the Curious: The Mission We’re On
Desmond Henry explores how listening well, asking better questions and showing visible love can open authentic conversations about Jesus. Mission Is Participation, Not Performance Mission is not primarily our activity; it is God’s. The Chuch is...
Frontier Mission and Leadership for the Long Haul
What does it take to bring the gospel where Christ is not yet known – and remain faithful for the long haul? Janelle Stoops shares lessons from frontier mission, leadership formation, and perseverance among unreached peoples. Jason Watson speaks...
Scripture, Sex, and Gender: Part 2
How should Christians understand disorders of sexual development, gender dysphoria, and transgender identities? According to the Bible, God made humans “male and female” both equally in His image (Gen. 1:27) and called them to “Be fruitful and...
Scripture, Sex, and Gender: Part 1
What are the biblical foundations of sex, marriage, and singleness? The topics of sex, marriage, and gender identity are not easy to navigate, especially within the context of the church that strives to declare and display the gospel of Jesus Christ...
Biblical Justice & The Great Commission
The Lausanne Covenant that emerged from the First Lausanne Congress in 1974 served as a rallying cry for Evangelicals in the latter part of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. The Covenant has been instrumental in shaping the...
What are the Emerging Demographics?
God sends the church on an unchanging mission into an ever-changing world. Like the men of Issachar,1 Christian leaders must discern their times if the church is to effectively live out her calling. Like the Apostle Paul, we too should understand...
Digital Life: Reframing Christian Presence in a Technological World
In an era where technology increasingly shapes every aspect of our lives, Christians face a pertinent question: How should Christians understand presence, or being physically present, in a world where technology has the ability to erase traditional...
Thriving in the Midst of Persecution: The Church in Nigeria
Nigeria is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society characterized by a visible and vibrant Christian presence. Nigeria is also home to world-renowned preachers, hundreds of denominations, and massive church auditoriums such as the “...