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As we look toward the Fourth Lausanne Congress in 2024, we look back at the impact that Lausanne congresses and gatherings have had on the global church. Six years ago when I first joined the Lausanne staff, I had never heard of the Lausanne Movement before. What soon dawned on me, however, was that though…

Nominations can be the gateway to personal opportunities and growth, and consequently the transformation of the world. Who will you nominate? You can change the world through a nomination. Does that seem like an overstatement? Think again, though. Have you ever been recommended for a job or a promotion? Perhaps your name was put forward…

A closer look at one of the most challenging regions for global missions today. Africa is a part of my life. It was my sphere of ministry for 16 years. It was in Africa that my ministry developed, where Operation World was written. I met my wife there, and it was the continent of the…

How would our church cultures be different if every family believed they had a strategic part in God’s story of blessing the nations? The year was 1727. The place was Germany. The Moravian community, one of the oldest Protestant denominations, was fasting and praying. Just like at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit moved, bringing revival and focus.…

Population ageing and ageism are global challenges. How can Christians obey the biblical command to care for the elderly? In his book The Force of Character, James Hillman writes, ‘The twenty-first century may or may not be greened by ecological awareness, but it will certainly be grayed by its aging population.’ Not only demographically, but…

One of the key guiding messages of the Lausanne Movement is that we believe the only way to move forward as a global church in mission is together. In 2022 we gathered and worshipped together, spurring one another on to greater action. We proclaimed the gospel together and sought to make disciples of every nation.…

A single question runs right from the garden of Eden through all of human experience: To whom will I look to satisfy my hunger? ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.’—Matthew 5:6 On February 8, 2023, God visited Asbury University in the small town of Wilmore, Kentucky in a truly unique…

A Lausanne scholarship initiative equips younger leaders from the Majority World with graduate education to help shape the world for Christ. Throughout the history of the Lausanne Movement, experienced leaders have opened doors for younger leaders to pursue formal study. This embodies the Movement’s mission to connect influencers and ideas for global mission. The Lausanne…

Out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT what I needed to do to become a disciple. This was its instant response. As a millennial, I consider myself pretty tech-savvy. While I can’t write code, fix your broken laptop, or hack into a server for you, I can comfortably navigate between different devices or platforms and quickly…

The Lausanne Movement is pleased to announce the opening of participant nominations for Lausanne 4 gatherings, which include the various regional gatherings in 2023 and the Seoul 2024 Congress. Nominate Now Participant Selection The prayerful, open, and rigorous participant selection process is one which has formed a core element in every major gathering and congress…

In the past 100 years, the face of Christianity has drastically changed. What does this mean for believers globally? I have a friend living in the London area. He recently shared a story with me that reflects the changing shape of the global church. He said, ‘Since I’ve lived in London, I’ve had three people approach me…

A 2021 mental health meta-analysis of 35 studies in South Asia during the Covid-19 pandemic shows a high prevalence of 34 percent for depression and 41 percent for anxiety. If South Asia is taken as representative of Asia, more than 1.5 billion people out of the total Asian population of 4.7 billion are currently struggling…

What is the role of the church in fulfilling Christ’s heart for children, especially those who live daily in extreme risk? We live in an unprecedented time in history as the Global Church rises up to seriously address the importance of children, especially considering all of the children at risk. We see these children in…

Digital media is now an unavoidable fact of life for many across the world. What does this mean for our Christian communities? For an increasing proportion of the global population, digital forms of communication are becoming normalised in everyday life. A telling statistic in the latest We Are Social annual report is that the world’s…

As part of the Lausanne 4 process, we cast our eyes to the horizon and ask how we can steward the Great Commission in the decades ahead, between now and 2050. Yet in doing so, we must humbly recognize that we live in a dichotomy between the certainty and the uncertainty of the future. I…

Christian leaders affirm technology’s importance, but often fail to see it as a gap deserving further research. If you ask the average missional leader what the biggest influence will be on the Great Commission by 2050, they are likely to say, ‘technology’. But if you ask, ‘What should Christians do about it today?’, their response…

There is a common misunderstanding circulating in some mission circles today regarding orality. When the topic surfaces, people will often nod politely about its importance for groups with no or limited literacy skills, emphasize that is not their intended audience, and move on to the next conversation. However, such a narrow view of orality fails…

The Lausanne Leadership Journey (LLJ) is a new endeavour that seeks to impact the next generation of Christian leaders who will be the global leaders and influencers in the year 2050. The vision for LLJ came by looking at the impact Billy Graham and John Stott had on the global church in bringing together hundreds…

I became a believer at the end of my freshman year at university. Almost immediately, I began to hear from leaders of my campus ministry about God’s heart for the nations of the world. As I read verse after verse from Scripture that declared God’s love for men and women from every tribe, language, people, and…

Viewed from the outside, European countries appear to have a lot in common: a shared history of wars, alliances, and trade that have served to divide and unite them; a broader cultural exchange that has extended over a period of more than two thousand years; and a certain European mindset, worldview, or ‘spirit’. We must…