Thursday at Cape Town 2010 was a “day off” for the leaders. Many participated in off-site mission and outreach efforts in and around Cape Town; some went sightseeing; while others slept in and then caught up with work at home. Whatever the leaders did, it was a refreshing day and a nice break after an intense few days of meetings.
Because no sessions were held on Thursday I can’t point you to videos from that day, but I would like to bring to your attention other videos that have been produced out of Cape Town 2010:
- You’ll find a longer documentary (39 minutes) and a shorter video (14 minutes) that give a good overview of the Congress and give you a taste of what it was like to be onsite in Cape Town.Our thanks to Kharis Productions for their good work on these and other videos produced for use onsite in Cape Town.
- Additional Cape Town 2010 videos, not directly related to the sessions, can be viewed. These videos were produced by several different video teams including from Kharis Productions, Media Village and our Lausanne Communications Video Team.These groups did a remarkable job – with many teams literally working around the clock – in capturing the flavor and focus on the Congress.
John Stott
Four months ago Dr. John Stott, Honorary Chair of The Lausanne Movement, went home to be with the Lord. Dr. Stott played a significant role in the development of the Movement and was the chief architect of The Lausanne Covenant.
During Cape Town 2010, we took time to praise and give God thanks for the life, work and witness of Dr. Stott and celebrate how God has used him in the cause of Christ.
Watch the video shown at Cape Town 2010:
Julia Cameron, Lausanne Director of Publishing, writes,
“The Apostle Paul was John Stott’s model as a minister of the gospel, and he was described by friends as being, ‘like Paul, obsessed with the cross’.” Read More From Julia.
Other resources to learn more about Dr. Stott are available online:
- Commentary and Exposition of The Lausanne Covenant (LOP 3) by Dr. Stott
- Dr. Stott talks about the final draft of The Lausanne Covenant at the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization
Audio recording in the original English plus interpretation into German, Japanese, Indonesian, French, Spanish and Chinese at the Billy Graham Center Archives - Audio recording of Dr. Stott from 2010 as he shared his support for Cape Town 2010
Audio recording plus subtitles available through automatic translation - John Stott Memorial website
Stewards
God provided an amazing team of men and women who served as stewards at Cape Town 2010. Coming from diverse countries, backgrounds and age groups, these stewards not only served at Cape Town but also paid their own way to get there.
Working with this team, experiencing their remarkable spirit of service and their amazing giftedness is one of the highlights of the Congress for me. Our Communications Team had stewards who served photographers, writers, editors, posting online content and engaging in our social media reports. I am so grateful for these men and women who joyfully worked long hours sharing their expertise and training to fill some of the gaps in our volunteer Communications Team. And, it’s been fun to keep in touch with some of them over the past year through Facebook.
Where are the stewards today? Megan Forster, Cape Town 2010 Stewards Manager, says the stewards have remained a family following the end of the Congress. Read More From Megan.
Tomorrow we’ll take a look at the Friday topic at Cape Town 2010, Priorities in Evangelization. We’ll also bring you an update on Lausanne Communications since the Congress.
As always, we welcome your input and comments.
Until tomorrow . . .