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Since 1974 the Lausanne Movement has served as a platform for voices from across the global church to champion the cause of God’s global mission. Get a glimpse of what Lausanne has published over the last half century. For more information go to...

Media and Mission in a Globalized World Major Needs AddressedMedia awarenessMedia presenceMedia ministriesOur Call to Action Agreed together by the participants of the Lausanne Global Consultation on Media and the Gospel, Brea, California, USA, 21...

Go and Tell them What is Happening Persecution of Christians is on the rise globally, where an estimated 365 million suffer for their faith. In Nigeria and Afghanistan, persecution is severe, including torture and martyrdom. Despite unrelenting...

Preventing abuse and misuse of power in Christian ministry When leaders feel threatened that their power and authority may be taken away from them due to changes in circumstances, they could become controlling towards those they work with. This...

When we talk about poverty, we need to do so with reference to wealth and examine it in its relationship to wealth. Poverty and wealth are directly correlated for those that interact socio-economically within the same context. People would love to...

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...

Jesus, in preparing his disciples for the trials of this world, told them that difficulty would come. They might have thought that, with God on their side, no suffering would ever befall them. So let us set aside any thoughts we may have about being...

For generations, leadership transitions have been challenging. Many young leaders experience seasons of uncertainty, searching for guidance and wisdom, while senior leaders seek to pass on their knowledge and legacy in ways that last. Those in the...

C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell Deuteronomy 8:10-19 Matthew 6:19-33 For more information go to Can We Offer a Better Theology? Banking on the Kingdom on the Lausanne Movement website. The above link opens in a new tab.

Around the world, countless people find themselves disconnected or disengaged from traditional church life. For some, simply stepping through church doors feels unfamiliar or intimidating; for others, established religious gatherings simply don’t...

“Equilibrium” is a difficult term to use and declare in these times. The inequalities of our world have graphically depicted the profound differences in all levels of society. These have transformed us, organizing us as rich or poor nations,...

What does it mean to be human? In traditional thought there has always been a clear distinction between “natural” beings, derived from the natural order, and those that were “artifacts,” a product of human ingenuity and craft. For many...

Joel Edwards Heritage and heroesEvangelical compliance and contradictionsHoliness and Prosperity Idolatry and the Superman SyndromeLessons from Jethro? For more information go to Ethical Dimensions – Part 2: Holiness and False Idols on the...

A Curated Resource Library on Workplace Ministry Developed from the Fourth Lausanne Congress, Seoul-Incheon, September 2024 Full-Time for Such a Time Esther 4:14 This theme guided the Workplace Track of the Fourth Lausanne Congress, helping...

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]...