A Short Primer on the History of Lausanne and the Lausanne Covenant
Welcome to the Lausanne Movement Online Primer!
This free online primier can be used to obtain a general understanding of the Lausanne Movement and The Lausanne Covenant.
Included in these lessons are three types of materials that you may use:
- Interactive Multimedia Lessons – These short courses can be completed at your own pace (generally taking under 10 minutes per lesson) and include audio, video and interactive components. In order to view these lessons you will need to have Adobe Flash Player loaded on your computer. (Download Adobe Flash)
- Supplemental Study Materials – These PDF downloadable documents provide more information about Lausanne and The Lausanne Covenant.
- Teaching Tools – We have provided PowerPoint presentations for each of the lessons included in the Lausanne Movement Online Primer. In addition to personal use, these presentations may also be used as teaching materials on Lausanne. These materials are copyrighted, so we would ask that you acknowledge this in your presentation. The illustrations and photos included in these presentation are licensed and CANNOT be used separately for other presentations.
Interactive Multimedia Lessons
Section A: History and Background of Lausanne
Lesson 1 – The Lausanne Context: Precursors to the Lausanne Congress
Lesson 2 – Lausanne 1974: The First International Congress on World Evangelization
Lesson 3 – The Legacy of Lausanne:The Ongoing Impact of the Lausanne Movement
Section B: Lessons on the Lausanne Covenant
Lesson 1 – The Background, Content, and Implications of the Covenant
Lesson 2 – Theological Foundations of World Evangelization
Lesson 3 – The Elements of World Evangelization
Lesson 4 – The Church’s Role in World Evangelization
Lesson 5 – The Barriers to World Evangelization
Lesson 6 – The Implications of the Covenant
Acknowledgements
A special thanks goes to Denver Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado USA (www.denverseminary.edu) and South African Theological Seminary, Johannesburg, South Africa (www.satsonline.org) for their work preparing the content for the lessons.