Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
All Products
The Task Set Before Us: Breaking Barriers & Building Bridges in Global Missions
What does it truly take to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth? In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Lisa Pak dives into the complex reality of global missions, sharing her experiences as a leader bridging cultural and...
The Time Is Now
In no other time in history has the completion of the Great Commission been so nearly in sight. From the largest gatherings in the biggest cities to the tiniest unknown corners of the world, God’s Spirit is moving. Nick Hall (USA), founder of...
The Total Health Village
Ravi Jayakaran gives an overview of participatory learning, also called ‘the total health village’, a low cost and effective way to support and empower poor communities to define and work on their own solutions to problems. For more information...
The True and Reasonable Gospel
Jesus transforms people’s lives, and through their lives, the whole of society. Nicky Gumbel, developer of the Alpha Course, shares the story of how he came to believe in Christ, emphasizing the importance of evangelism today. For more information...
The Twelve Stones of the Korean Church
Celebrating the 140-year legacy of the Korean church, this session traced its incredible journey from humble beginnings to becoming a global missionary force. Drawing from the biblical image of the 12 stones in Joshua 4, Korean church leaders...
The Two Thirds World Church
The Two-Thirds World Church and Evangelization What is God doing in the Two Thirds World Church?How can these churches be more effective in the following areas?What is the role of the Two Thirds World churches in the world today?In what ways can the...
The Unevangelized World
·Type: Maps ·Description: Unevangelized World ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Worldwide Perspectives (WV 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape...
The Unevangelized World
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2006 ·Data Source: Missions Beyond Boundaries, a Nonresidential Strategy 1990 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Intro to Missions (GMMS 2007) ·Size: 8½ x 11...
The Unevangelized World (BW)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Unevangelized World ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Worldwide Perspectives (WV 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape...
The Uniqueness of Christ in a Postmodern World and the Challenge of World Religions
“So are you saying there’s such a thing as absolute truth?” the student confronts the pastor after his talk. “I don’t believe there is absolute truth. I think you can believe whatever you want to believe. All religions are the same, so...
The Urban Poor Majority – Raineer Chu
What kind of cities are we building for God? Ninety percent of the church is the urban poor, but the church is ill-equipped to truly hear their needs. The problem is not poverty but greed. The solution does not hinge on legislation but requires...
The Vision of the Lausanne Movement: Accelerating Global Mission Together
The Vision of the Lausanne Movement: Accelerating Global Mission Together From stirring historical stories to key challenges ahead, Michael paints a vivid picture of the Movement’s purpose and vision of uniting the global church in addressing the...
The Way Forward
Michael Oh expresses his thanks to the leaders of the Lausanne Movement and addresses the gathering as the movement’s new Executive Director and CEO. He poses the questions, ‘What will Lausanne look like in ten years? What will the world look...
The Way of St. James Series (Jesus Film)
Three friends hike the famous pilgrimage of Camino de Santiago in search of escape, meaning, rest, and adventure. This documentary style series of videos follows along as this group of friends navigate the Camino’s twists and turns and venture...
The Wealth of the Poor: Women and the Savings Movement in Africa
This paper explores biblical principles of wealth, poverty, and power in view of World Relief’s emerging Savings for Life economic development programs in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Principles: Wealth, Poverty, and PowerPractice: African...
The WEEK: Families Journeying Together Towards 2033
Welcome to TheWeek.life In the heart of every believer lies the story of Jesus Christ’s journey from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday—a narrative that has the power to transform lives and communities. As we look ahead to 2033, marking 2000...
The Weekly Roundup (Justin Long)
275+ issues available For example oundup 275 contains: Top Events The war in Ethiopia could continue for months, or end in weeksXi’s China is closing to the worldSoutheast Asia is once again openingThe minichurch is the latest trend in...
The Whole Armor of God
Ramez Atallah identifies our true enemies and gives insight into how we can protect ourselves using God’s weapons rather than the world’s. Rebecca Atallah then witnesses to how God’s power overcame the forces of evil in an impoverished garbage...
The Whole Church as a Transformed and Transforming Society
When evangelicalism was defined at the international conference convened in London in 1846 to establish the Evangelical Alliance the definition explicitly excluded an ecclesiological statement. The reason for this was that the great evangelical...
The Whole Church taking the Whole Gospel to the Whole World
Part I – The Whole Gospel We began with “the whole gospel” because the church is itself the product and demonstration of the gospel – not merely its carrier. The gospel, as God’s good news in Jesus of Nazareth, is intimately tied to how we...
The Whole Church – A Brief Biblical Survey
I The Origin of the Church II The people of God in the Old Testament III The People of God in the New Testament IV Pictures of the Church For more information go to The Whole Church – A Brief Biblical Survey on the Lausanne Movement website. The...
The Whole World – Statement of the Lausanne Theology Working Group (Beirut 2010)
A. The World In The Bible B. The World of God’s Creation C. The World of Cultures and Religions D The World Of Sin And Redemption For more information go to The Whole World – Statement of the Lausanne Theology Working Group (Beirut 2010) on the...
The Willowbank Report: Consultation on Gospel and Culture
The process of communicating the gospel cannot be isolated from the human culture from which it comes, or from that in which it is to be proclaimed. This fact constituted one of the preoccupations of the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in...
The Work of God through Biblical Justice and Social Concern
How should the Church integrate evangelism and justice? Soong-Chan Rah explores the biblical foundation for justice as an essential part of the gospel. From the Old Testament prophets to Jesus’ teachings and the early Church, he demonstrates how...
The World
·Type: Maps ·Description: Political World Map ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Regions (WorldVue 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape ·Categories: Type ::...
The World (BW)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Political World Map ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Regions (WorldVue 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape ·Categories: Type ::...
The World (Prayercast)
There are 7.2 billion people in the world today, and 2 billion have never heard the life-saving message of the gospel. When numbers reach into the billions, they seem to lose meaning; they are simply too big. However, if we shrink the world’s...
The World in the Bible
The idea of ‘gaining the whole world’ while ‘losing your own soul’ crossed my mind as I struggled to work through a concordance search on the biblical words translated ‘world’ and related words and concepts. It was a most illuminating...
The World Needs Servant Leaders
Paul Joshua (India) introduces three critical leadership issues involved in raising up local leaders for global missions, including the importance of community and servanthood. For more information go to The World Needs Servant Leader on the...
The World's Animist Population
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2006 ·Data Source: Patrick Johnstone, Operation World 2001 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: General World Maps (GMMS 2007) ·Size: 8½ x 11 inches, landscape...