A few notes on the future of LWP…Read more…
Lausanne since Cape Town
With the Commitment pointing the way, Lausanne presses forward in its work of world evangelization post Cape Town 2010.Read more…
(re)Defining “Cutting Edge” in an Upside-down Kingdom
It is our hope that not only would we begin to see Ì¢âÂÒcutting edgeÌ¢âÂå in a new light marked by one life at a time, but that we might even take the next step of walking on the Ì¢âÂÒbleeding edgeÌ¢âÂå of evangelism and missions.Read more…
The Power of Integrity: The Power of Missions
As we strive for integrity, we are striving to be Christ-like. This pursuit of Christ-likeness brings a greater demonstration of integrity and a greater opportunity for mission.Read more…
Discipleship in Its Many Forms
The costs and opportunities of discipleship are many. Allison reflects on this month’s articles related to the topic.Read more…
We Have a (Personal) Story to Tell the Nations
While the gospel has many important communal dimensions and social implications, it is most fundamentally the story of how the person of Jesus Christ transforms individuals.Read more…
Cape Town Commitment: Finding Our Place
We must look at the Cape Town Commitment as a mosaic of what is before us as believers, finding our place together in the outworking of the Commitment, looking for others in the mosaic with whom we can partner.Read more…
In the Deep Midwinter Comes the Presence and Promise of God
The truth of the Resurrection explodes out of the Gospels, refusing to sit on dusty shelves as mere doctrine.Read more…
In the Deep Midwinter Comes the Presence and Promise of God
The truth of the Resurrection explodes out of the Gospels, refusing to sit on dusty shelves as mere doctrine.Read more…
To Hell with the “Centrisms”
The consequences of idolatrous centrism are daunting and include division in the Body, ineffectiveness in mission and evangelism, and inefficient use of resources.Read more…
Pressing on towards 2020 in Humility, Reflection, and Hope
Lausanne executive director looks to 2020 and discusses six hopes for the Church.Read more…
The Dance of Life in Rwanda
One example of reciprocal partnership in evangelism is taking place between pastors in Rwanda and the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.Read more…
Christians in the Public Arena: Our Calling from God
Christians must work toward creatively engaging the public arena with excellence in our work and testimony.Read more…
Persecution: “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”
Persecution is a given in this darkened world. We should expect it, prepare for it, resist it, and find comfort in the companionship of it.Read more…
Goal: Creatively Integrate Evolving Technologies
The challenge in evangelism now lies in how we can best utilize the different mediums effectively, especially in bridging the gap between those who have access to improved technologies and those who do not.Read more…
Where the Stranger Is Not Strange: Our Universal Need(s)
At the core of human culture lie at least two universal aspects: human needs and longings.Read more…
Engaging with Our Difficult Past through Christ Our Reconciler
All believers are called to be agents of hope and reconciliation in our broken and fragmented world.Read more…
A Wideness in God’s Mercy and an Urgency to Proclaim
Humanity loved by God deserves to know God in this world, and see the world made better as a result.Read more…
Bringing God’s Best to Our Broken World in 2010
It is into this world, a very broken world, that Christ calls us to boldly follow him as his disciples and to share the good news of his love and grace.Read more…
2010-2020: This Could Be the Start of Something Big
From the past to the present…believing God wants to do something significant in each era.Read more…
Story-telling and the Gospel throughout Our World
Story proclamation is an art form in itself and requires a blending of the cognitive and the imagination.Read more…
Advancing Scripture Translation
As far as we have come technologically from the 1960s, languages and their translation, with all their great variety and nuances, continue to be a tremendous hurdle to overcome.Read more…
The Church in Exile
How do we meet the needs of immigrant believers looking to connect with the Body of Christ in a distant land?Read more…
Wanted: A GPS for Global Mission
A turn is coming…and partially has happened…in the global Church.Read more…
Overcoming Barriers so that the World Would See Jesus
As the face of global Christianity changes, we need to be especially diligent in recognizing how to overcome barriers to the gospel.Read more…
Reconciliation between God and Humanity
Before we focus on reconciliation between people and nations, we must remember that the most powerful portrait of reconciliation is God with humanity.Read more…
Authenticity in the Christian Life?
The author asks, “Are we real and authentic in our interaction with others and with the Lord?”Read more…
On Migration, Diaspora, and Displaced Peoples
At Pentecost, many different ethnic groups from Europe, Asia, and Africa came to faith, and the Ì¢âÂÒdiasporaÌ¢âÂå of the gospel began. It continues today, around the world and in our own backyards.Read more…
Christ in Culture: At the Very Heart of the Mission of God
Throughout the twenty centuries of Christian history, missionaries have drawn inspiration and instruction from the model of ChristÌ¢âÂã¢s life and ministry.Read more…
God’s Mission in the World Today
It is a breathtaking time to simply listen and watch God’s movements, much less participate in them.Read more…
Church History & World Evangelism
Only by looking back at our history can we be properly rooted and guided in our trajectory for the future.Read more…
Persecution of the Church: Hot, Warm, Temperate
Three types of Christian persecution…one call to follow Christ.Read more…
The Verbal Proclamation of the Gospel
Verbal proclamation must be the hallmark of a healthy Christian community today.Read more…
God, the Evangelist
More than anything else, we should believe in the saving power of God the evangelist.Read more…
Church Planting and Evangelism in the Twenty-first Century
The interconnected relationship between evangelism and church planting is the hallmark of a healthy Christian community.Read more…
Migration and Evangelism
With the world becoming flat, how do churches, which by and large donÌ¢âÂã¢t even reach the people most like them, reach the people least like them?Read more…
The Next Generation: Leadership and Communicating the Gospel
World evangelization requires the cooperative efforts across generations.Read more…
Determining “As” in Building a Solid Foundation for Mission
Understanding the mission of God requires a deep knowledge of the entirety of scripture.Read more…
Church Leaders in the Global South Speak on Mission and Evangelism
We must integrate and incorporate the voices, thoughts, and ways of the Global South into our view of global missions and evangelism.Read more…
Stepping Outside the Westernization of the Gospel
The Church is greatly in need of evangelists, missionaries, pastors, and theologians from non-Western cultures to carefully read and interpret scripture and life from their worldview.Read more…
Being the Church in Different Cultures
Expressions of the Christian faith and how we come together are complex and varied; and yet, by the power of the Holy Spirit we can be a diverse and yet unified global Church.Read more…
War, Genocide, Trauma…Gospel?
Although our world is filled with evil and sorrow, we can yet find hope in the promises of scripture.Read more…
Doxological Evangelism: Learning to Share God’s Glory with the World
In our worship of God, we encounter his glory, and from the overflow of our worship comes the burgeoning desire to share his glory with others.Read more…
HIV/AIDS: Engaging the Church in the Pandemic
With millions of people suffering from HIV/AIDS today, the Church must pray, give, touch, heal and above all, speak of the One who has eternal life.Read more…
Reconciliation in World Evangelization
Our ministry is toward the reconciliation of broken persons to Christ as well as broken people groups to each other. And nowhere is reconciliation more needed than within the Church for the effective witness of the power of God to the world.Read more…
The Poor, the Needy and the Hope of Heaven
The work of mercy and justice may distinguish the Church more than anything else from every other institution.Read more…
Evangelizing Families
One of the most pressing needs in the Church around the world is the need to bring entire families to faith.Read more…
Giving the Gift of Time in Education and Training
Professors, teachers and mentors in missions, evangelism and other fields must spend one-on-one time with students.Read more…
Communication and the Gospel
In every generation, the question is, how can we more effectively communicate the truth of the gospel to all peoples?Read more…
The Finish Line Is Not the Finish
When it comes to evangelism and discipleship, the finish-line may not actually be the finish.Read more…
A Continued Commitment to the Call as World Christianity’s Center of Gravity Shifts
“The whole Church taking the whole gospel to the whole world” looks different, and yet remarkably the same, in light of the shift in the center of gravity of the global Church.Read more…
Witness and Creation Care: “The Stones Will Cry Out!”
Scripture speaks of witness in creation. As evangelicals, we must listen to what God is saying through it.Read more…
Servant Leadership for the Glory of Jesus Christ
Before any of us can be leaders, we must first be followers.Read more…
Aspen Glow
LWP co-publisher Lon Allison reflects on the life of Dr. Mel Lorentzen and the importance of being an “aspen-leader.”Read more…
Christ-like Leadership and a Passion for the Gospel in the Lausanne Movement
The Lausanne Movement has much to be thankful to God for in 2006. And we look forward to even greater things that God will do in 2007.Read more…
Lausanne: From Pattaya to Port Dickson to the Future
Lausanne has a rich history, a flourishing present and a promising future.Read more…
The World is Flat; What About the Church?
The resource-rich Church of the North must distribute its wealth to the resource-poor Church of the South.Read more…
Not a Small World After All: Glimpsing the Kingdom Church
Worshipping with people from all corners of the world expands one’s vision of the global Church.Read more…
News from Lausanne
Exciting things are happening within the Lausanne movement within the next six months.Read more…
Hope 2008 and the Gospel Message in Britain
Youth for Christ in Great Britian seeks to reach the nation through Hope 2008.Read more…
Being Mindful and Deliberate in Training Younger Evangelists
Instructing younger leaders on leadership is vital to world evangelization in the twenty-first century.Read more…
The Interwoven Tasks of Prayer and Evangelism
Prayer and evangelism are not strangers, but friends.Read more…
The Lausanne Movement: Seminal Issues and Emerging Leaders
The Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering has raised up a number of key leaders in evangelism and missions. This year’s event seeks to do the same.Read more…
Charity and Justice
How Bono and a lawyer/pastor from Malawi led a call recently for justice and charity.Read more…
Reflections on Lausanne and the Year Ahead
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ!We are indeed living in exciting times, in a world of globalization and dynamic change. We see this reflected now in every aspect of our lives,Read more…
More than a Band-aid
It would take more fingers than I have to count all the times one of my boys has fallen down and skinned his knee, arm or other appendage. In more serious crashes (meaning it involves crying and an initial hysteria that cannot be soothed by words or hugs), the only possible cure is a quickly-delivered band-aid.Read more…
Reflecting on Natural Disasters: A Bridge to the Eternal
Recently, several ministry leaders and myself sat and listened to a friend of mine, Jack Munday, speak. Jack directs the Rapid Response department of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Rapid Response trains and deploys temporary chaplains to disaster areas. SinceRead more…
Gathered to Scatter: Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders
This past summer and fall, I had the privilege of meeting with ministry leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Australia/Oceania who are all committed to the cause of world evangelization.Read more…
Introducing Lausanne World Pulse!
It is with great joy and hopeful expectation that we bring you the first copy of Lausanne World PulseÌ¢âÂÛa FREE monthly, online magazine that provides you with missions and evangelism news, information and analysis.Read more…