Why Do We Need the Lausanne Movement? (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo #14)
After a week here in Cape Town at Lausanne III, two more convictions stand out. First, the evangelical movement worldwide is growing, outpacing many…
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The Shift of the Christian Center (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #13)
Where is the center of the Christian world? I remember having a conversation with my dad about this back in the 1980s. At the…
The Call for Humility, Integrity and Simplicity Among World Christian Leaders (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #12)
“What do you think is the greatest obstacle to God’s desire for evangelization of the world?” asked morning speaker Chris Wright. “It’s not other…
Table Fellowship With the Global Church: (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
An writer from Christianity Today asked me last night what the highlight of my week has been so far here in Cape Town. I…
Christianity in Africa (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
One of the biggest stories of the growth of Christianity is the African story. The mere fact that the third Lausanne Congress is being…
The Unfinished Task (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #9)
Today was the day I was waiting for. All week we have been hearing about the face of the global church and how to…
“If you love what God loves you will go to the cities” (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo 2010, Memo #8)
“If you love what God loves, you will go to the cities.” This is what Tim Keller told global church leaders at Cape Town…
Cyber Attack on Cape Town 2010 (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010, Memo #7)
On Thursday, October 21, 2010, the organizers of Cape Town 2010 reported that computer hackers have disrupted the IT system for the Congress. They…
Suffering to Alleviate Suffering: The Love of Christ Compels Us (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #6)
Bearing witness to Christ and loving people in his name is often costly and leads to suffering. That was the case with Tom Little…
The Color of Christianity: The New Diversity Meets the Church (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #6)
The dominant impression you have when you walk around the halls here at the Lausanne Congress III in Cape Town is that those who…