The Lausanne Cities Network exists to serve the global Church by cultivating collaborative, gospel-centered city movements that reflect the fullness of Lausanne’s vision—played out in the urban context.
Every city needs …
- A Movement Day to gather leaders.
- A Volunteer Day to mobilize compassion.
- A Prayer Network to cover the city.
- A church multiplication movement.
- A Learning Hub to equip and disciple.
- A Workplace Network to live out faith daily.
- A Medical Fellowship to serve the sick.
- A Family Alliance to nurture the home.
- A Justice Forum to stand in the gap.
- An Arts & Media Collective to shape culture.
- A Creation Care Group to steward the earth.
- A Startup Incubator to innovate redemptively.
- And your ministry too …
… because no single network can reach the whole city alone.
What if every city had a Lausanne-style network? A local expression of a global movement—where pastors, practitioners, and influencers from every sector come together, not just to gather, but to collaborate. Not just to talk, but to act. Not just for one event, but for ongoing transformation.
As affirmed in the Cape Town Commitment:
“Cities are crucially important for the human future and for world mission. … We discern the sovereign hand of God in the massive rise of urbanization in our time, and we urge Church and mission leaders worldwide to respond to this fact by giving urgent strategic attention to urban mission. We must love our cities as God does, with holy discernment and Christlike compassion, and obey his command to ‘seek the welfare of the city’, wherever that may be.” The Cape Town Commitment II-D-4
The Cities Network exists to connect Lausanne’s Issue and Regional Networks, senior and younger leaders, and the global movement with city practitioners on the ground. We aim to convene, not control; collaborate, not compete; contribute, not replicate—so that the whole Church may declare and display Christ together in the cities of the world.
As we continue to build the Cities Network, our strategy is to form a polycentric, intergenerational catalytic team—reflecting Lausanne’s DNA—to help shape a shared vision and roadmap for the next 5 years. This team will listen deeply, discern prayerfully, and act strategically to mobilize and support city networks across the globe—starting in capital cities and regional hubs, especially in the Global South and East.
This is Lausanne, lived locally.
This is the Church in the city—on mission, together.
