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Pentecost – Performing Arts Sketch
We revisit the playful characters we saw first at Babel, but the application of languages is entirely different. For more information go to Pentecost on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab
Revelation – Performing Arts Sketch
This piece helps us listen to the vision of a new heaven and new earth from John’s revelation by spreading and weaving the word across multiple voices from the stage. For more information go to Revelation on the Lausanne Movement website. The...
Recapitulation – Performing Arts Sketch
Recapping the BigGiantStory, we made our way back through God’s Word through the whole week of the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering, ending with the gratefulness we sensed at the very beginning. For more information go to Recapitulation on the...
Big Giant Story – Performing Arts Sketch
A fast-paced, word-based tour de force that covers the sweep of the story of God and his people, drawing from the theme of the gathering, ‘United in the Great Story.’ Performed during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering....
Beginning – Performing Arts Sketch
Genesis was composed as a liturgy that communicates a meaning-story. Here we hear the scriptural text, but we also see it made physical by a dancer. For more information go to Beginning on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new...
Jehovah Shalom – Performing Arts Sketch
Jehovah Shalom’ and ‘Home’ were written in response to a conversation with Marina Silva and designed to surround her talk at the 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering. ‘Jehovah Shalom’ explores the costs of furniture and food from the perspective...
Some Days – Performing Arts Sketch
This sketched prayer connects us to the world as we have considered it—where and how do brothers and sisters suffer for the gospel, and how do we pray in solidarity with them? For more information go to Some Days on the Lausanne Movement website....
The Promise of the Father—God’s mission through God’s people empowered by God’s Spirit
God’s Spirit empowers and includes all of God’s people alike—men, women, old, young, sons, daughters—in this opportunity to fulfil the mission of God. Unity leads to credibility Mature leaders still depend on the Spirit’s leadership. For...
Revivalism and the Future of Mission
The impact of historical revivals on global mission Eva Wong urges churches and mission organizations to let the Holy Spirit renew in us passion for God and love for all people, to ‘bring greater unity and collaboration’ as we ‘move forward...
AI and The Future of Mission
Genuine faith, artificial intelligence First of all, we are reminded that AI ‘is simply a mathematical structure, a model of probabilities’, there is no ‘thought’ and ‘intelligence’ being applied. ‘Even so, the results of these machine...
Financial Sustainability and the Future of Mission
Funding Majority World church mission The right model should ‘give Majority World mission movements the confidence to be bold in exploring mobilization approaches that are not reliant on Western agency grant funding. . . . as [Western agencies]...
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...
Empowered for Mission: The Vital Role of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit of the Early Church is the Holy Spirit of TodayDr. Femi Adeleye’s stirring message at the Fourth Lausanne Congress reminds us of the indispensable role of the Holy Spirit in global missions. Drawing from the book of Acts, he...
Zaza-Dimli in Türkiye (Turkey) (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: UnreachedPopulation: 1,316,000 Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median People Cluster: Zazaki, Southern People Name Across Countries: Zaza-Dimli Primary Religion: Islam Percent Adherents:...
Yadav Ghosi in Pakistan (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: UnreachedPopulation: 1,200 Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples People Cluster: Sindhi People Name Across Countries: Yadav Ghosi Primary Religion: Hinduism Percent Adherents:...
Child Participation
Child Participation highlights the importance of intentionally seeking out children's opinions and demonstrating humility by genuinely considering their viewpoints, whether solicited or unsolicited. For more information go to Child Participation on...
Child Safeguarding
Child safeguarding involves proactive measures to ensure children's safety, well-being, and development, while child protection includes reactive actions in cases of abuse or neglect. What is the church's role in safeguarding children? For more...
Trauma-Informed
Traumatic experiences for children are not rare. Often, children who have experienced this kind of upbringing will have a very hard time looking out at the world and thinking that there are loving, trusting people. How is it, then, that we are going...
Child Theology
Matthew 18 shows us the importance of intertwining theological reflection with child-related activities, and ensuring that theological discussions always consider the presence and perspective of the child. For more information go to Child Theology...
Goverance
What is the difference between Governance and Administration? And why is Governance important for organizations? Michael Soderling, Catalyst for Health for All Nations and CGO for the William Carey International University, explains the importance...
Polycentric
Lausanne Movement gatherings have a long history of nurturing new missional terms, as global leaders at the forefront of missions gather to collaborate and move forward together. Words like '10/40 window' and 'unreached people groups' originated at...
Majority World
The word 'Majority World' echoes a paradigm shift in Christianity that has happened over the past century. Important: Don't use the term 'Third World' anymore. For more information go to Majority World on the Lausanne Movement YouTube channel. The...
Orality
'Orality' is oft-spoken about in the missional world these days, but what does it really mean? Lausanne Catalysts for Orality William 'Billy' Coppedge, Samuel Chiang, and Ricki Gidoomal join us for this episode in clarifying what we mean - and don't...
Ministry Fundraising
Redina Kolaneci, catalyst for ministry fundraising, unpacks the difficult term 'ministry fundraising' in this episode. She shows that fundraising is a spiritual activity and a ministry, and that through our giving, we can mirror the generous heart...
Diaspora
Bulus Galadima, Lausanne co-catalyst for diasporas, explains that 'diaspora' is a term we use to describe people on the move. We used to go to the farthest ends of the world to bring the gospel. Today, the whole world is coming to us. For more...
Collaboration
Of all the words in this Difficult Terms video series, 'collaboration' is perhaps the easiest to understand and yet the most challenging to practice. Kärin Butler Primuth, Lausanne catalyst for ministry collaboration, explains how working together...
Whole-Life Discipleship
Imagine the missional potential if every follower of Christ was trained and equipped to follow him 24/7, not just on Sunday when we're gathered, but throughout the week when we're scattered. This is the aim of whole-life discipleship. For more...
Unreached People Groups
We often hear the term 'unreached people groups' when speaking about global missions, and the term itself came out of the First Lausanne Congress in 1974. But what does it actually mean? Learn the biblical and historical contexts behind this term...
Evangelical
What does the term 'evangelical' mean, and where did it come from? Victor Nakah, co-chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group, unpacks this loaded term to help us envision how we might reclaim it for a new generation. For more information go to...
Ecumenical
'Ecumenical' is a word often misunderstood by evangelical Christians. Allen Yeh, professor of intercultural studies and missiology at Biola University, traces the history and theology of this essential term to underscore its importance to the...