Listen | Act | Gather | Seoul 2024
Our process of listening includes a number of intentional activities that engage us in listening to God, through Scripture and prayer, as well as to one another.
What is the listening process?
Listening to God’s Word Together
We invite the global church to join in the public reading of Scripture through our weekly Listening to God’s Word Together (L2G) calls.
Praying for the Global Church
Listening to God through prayer is an integral activity that covers every aspect of the Lausanne 4 Journey. Guided by the Lausanne Intercession Working Group, we invite the global church to pray for a different region of the world each month.
God is directing the Lausanne 4 Journey and guiding the faithful response of every person involved. Join us in praying that Lausanne 4 would see global mission accelerated to the glory of God as the gospel of Jesus Christ advances around the world.
Global Listening Calls
The Lausanne 4 listening process seeks to gather information around five key questions:
- What are the most significant missional gaps and remaining opportunities?
- What promising breakthroughs and innovations can accelerate global mission?
- In what areas is greater missional collaboration most critical?
- Where is further research needed?
- Whom else should we be listening to as part of this process?
Listening Reports
Following the global listening calls and further focus group meetings, two extensive Global Listening Reports have been produced. These reports summarise the findings of the Global Listening Team with a particular focus on the five questions listed above.
Why is the listening process important?
Polycentric
Listening forms a key aspect of the polycentric process that is Lausanne 4. We want to hear the input of voices from every corner of the globe as we gauge how to effectively disciple the nations and prepare the next generation to continue to fulfil the great commission in their regions, contexts, and cultures.
State of the Great Commission Report
In early 2024 a diverse team of missiologists will publish a preliminary culmination of our listening, research, and gatherings, known as The State of the Great Commission Report.
Seoul Statement
Informed by the listening process, this key document is expected to emerge from the Seoul 2024 Congress. It will sound a call for collaborative action for the sake of God’s mission as an active response to the Lausanne 4 Journey.
Collaborative Action Teams Commitment
The commitment that will help align the global church towards implementing action as a result of the Lausanne 4 Journey and Collaborative Action Teams.
Timeline
2020-21
GLOBAL LISTENING CALLS
Regions, issue networks, and generations hosted 35+ global listening calls, resulting in a detailed report.
2021
FROM LISTENING TO STRATEGIES
Regional teams, issue networks, YLGen
GLOBAL LISTENING TEAM ANALYSIS
Responses, comparisons, matrix, global themes, theological themes, prayer, opportunities, reports
2022
REGIONS, ISSUE NETWORKS, AND GENERATIONS
Planning for 2023, research, networking/listening, cross-connecting
PRAYER MOBILISATION
THEOLOGY WORKING GROUP
Addressing listening themes
2023
REGIONAL GATHERINGS
Gaps, innovations, collaborations
GENERATIONS CONVERSATION
2024
GLOBAL SYNTHESIS GATHERING
SEOUL 2024 CONGRESS
Team
The global listening team is co-led by Eiko Takamizawa and Steve Sang-Cheol Moon.
Femi Adeleye
Sarah Starrenburg
Laurence Ko
Lisa Loden
Victor Nakah
Steve Chang
Ruslan Zagidulin
Stanley Clark
Elias Ghazal
Emmanuel Oumaru
Victor Lee
Jim Memory
Las Newman
Ted Esler
Susan Mani
David Bennett
Justin Schell
Listen | Act | Gather | Seoul 2024