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Christianity is truly global. More significantly, ‘the shift of the centre of gravity of the church from the North into the South is not merely demographic. It is also reflected in the vitality and growing influence of non-western Christianity.’...

How do we do mission in our divided and wounded world today? Addressing this crucial issue in global mission, Kirsteen Kim, Associate Dean for the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary, reflects on lessons learned from the...

There is an urgent need in the global church to equip pastors, missionaries, lay leaders, and in fact all Christians who are committed to making disciples for Christ of all nations. How could this need be met adequately and effectively? Not everyone...

Mission organisations and churches, aiming to be good stewards of their limited resources, regularly review their plans. What and how should they prioritise in their annual budgets? Programmes or people; quantity or quality; strategy or creativity...

Trafficking, poverty, pandemic, war—we are being confronted with such human suffering around the world daily. Even Christians have not been spared. We ask: What about the biblical promises of prosperity and wellbeing? What is our responsibility as...

‘Lausanne Global Analysis (LGA) was launched ten years ago, following the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization: Cape Town 2010,’ recalls Doug Birdsall, who was leading the Lausanne Movement at that time. ‘Its purpose was to fortify...

‘The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighbourhood… Generous inside and out, true from start to finish’ (John 1:14, The Message). Our Lord came to us to humbly serve us and generously bless us. So ‘we must take the...

We live in a world of conflict. In many conflicts today, ethnic or religious rivalries as well as territorial or political interests are used to justify aggression and violence, causing much pain and suffering to innocent victims. The first two...

In this issue we focus on global leadership development—younger leaders, international student leaders, women leaders from the Majority World, and leaders committed to care for God’s creation. There is an urgency to develop younger leaders,...

The focus of this LGA issue is on member care, defined by the Global Member Care Network as ‘the ongoing preparation, equipping, and empowering of mission personnel for effective and sustainable life, ministry, and work.’ In ‘Self-Care: An...

‘Missional’ has become a very common term used within mission circles, such as missional church, missional community, missional living, missional mindset/thinking/perspective, missional strategy, and missional engagement. What does ‘being...

As we prepare participants for the Fourth Lausanne Congress in Korea this September, we have chosen to focus on the fourfold vision of Lausanne with articles illustrating its implications and implementations in different contexts. The Gospel for...

We ‘preach’ a lot about unity and collaboration as essentials for the global church and mission. But do we listen deeply and humbly to one another, especially those who are suffering and being marginalized? In this issue, authors from diverse...

Publisher's MemoWhere Next for the Arab Spring?In the last 22 months long-established regimes have been toppled in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, while the Yemeni president has left office under a transition deal and the Syrian regime is embroiled in a...

New Threats to Religious Freedom in Europe and their Implications Religious freedom is a fundamental human right; a right that is facing significant challenges in many parts of the world including in the West. In this issue of the LGA, we analyse...