Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Lausanne Global Analysis
Lausanne Global Analysis seeks to deliver strategic and credible information and insight from an international network of evangelical analysts to equip influencers of global mission
Pilot Edition Overview
As a first step toward inspiring a vision for all that Lausanne Global Analysis might achieve, Todd Johnson and a small team prepared a pilot version. The pilot sets out a vision, and the final product will reflect the collaborative efforts of a...
September 2013 Issue 2:4 Overview
Persecution of Christians in the World Today Charles Tieszen, adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and specialist in Christian-Muslim relations, says that religious persecution is a global problem and not only a Christian concern....
September 2014 Issue 3:5 Overview
Megachurches and Their Implications for Christian Mission ‘The new megachurches covet numerical growth and proudly cite their numbers as testimonies to spiritual relevance and success in evangelism’, writes J Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu (Baeta-Grau...
September 2015 Issue 4:5 Overview
From Ferguson to Charleston ‘The shooting death [last year] of Michael Brown, a young, unarmed Black man, by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked a new level of national discourse in the United States on race, civil rights, and...
September 2016 Issue 5:5 Overview
BREXIT and its Impact on European Mission ‘Missionaries and mission agency leaders across Europe in the wake of the referendum have encouraged European Christians not to lose hope in a God who continues to call men and women to serve him in...
September 2017 Issue 6:5 Overview
Saudi Influence and Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia This year’s Jakarta Governorship election produced Indonesia’s worst divisions for years. It culminated in the imprisonment of incumbent Governor Ahok, who is ethnic Chinese and a Christian, on...
September 2018 Issue 7:5 Overview
The Populist Disaster of Venezuela ‘The recent history of Venezuela represents the unfolding of a Faustian tragedy’, writes Wolfgang Fernandez (Director of Next Step). A nation with immense resources, whose people have lived as if there were no...
September 2019 Issue 8:5 Overview
Restoring Missional Vision in Theological Education ‘At the outset I want to stress that I believe in scholarship, but with a purpose’, writes Ashish Chrispal (Senior Advisor for OC). My thinking has been shaped by exposure to the challenges...
September 2020Issue 9:5 Overview
Our focus for this issue is on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 affecting us as individuals, church, and society. The articles will give us multiple perspectives—historical, social, political, economic, environmental, and theological—of the...
September 2021 Issue 10:5 Overview
Personal healthcare—physical, mental, and emotional—occupies much of our thoughts these days during a pandemic. What about the spiritual health of our churches? When was the last time we have given our local and regional church a thorough health...
September 2022 Issue 11:5 Overview
‘Churches must seek to transform and enrich culture,’ states The Lausanne Covenant (Covenant pt-10). But what amounts to transformation? ‘The reality is that transformation is complex and often not properly understood . . . there is little...
September 2023 Issue 12:5 Overview
How should mission be done in our ever-changing, complex world? Generally, we would agree that ‘missionaries need to pursue innovation in their ministries’ so that their communication of the gospel remains relevant and meaningful. In his...
September 2024 Issue 13:5 Overview
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...