“This world is messed up to an amazing magnitude. But in the midst of this there is a God, who is great beyond our wildest imagination. “And he has linked arms with us and given us marching orders if you will, and we are not at our leisure tonight. We are here under the mandate […]
A List of Resources and Strategies for Finishing the Great Commission
Last April I was part of the Lausanne Orlando 2011 Leadership Consultation, a follow-up to the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization last fall. The leaders of the consultation have recently compiled and synthesized the notes from the discussions and made them available in a pdf. The document is divided into four sections: Best available resources […]
How Lack of Theological Training in the Developing World Weakens World Missions
Here are two examples from JP Moreland’s excellent book Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul: I once attended a meeting of missionaries from around the world, at which a national Christian leader from Central America stood up and passionately exhorted North American mission agencies […]
Frontline Missions
Andy Naselli posts about 4 DVDs from Frontline Missions that have deeply impacted and challenged he and his wife. I’m looking forward to watching them myself at his recommendation. Here are two endorsements of the videos: Are you afraid to open your eyes and see death and destruction in the world? Dispatches from the Front […]
The Cape Town Committment on the Need for Developing Godly Leaders
As you know, I was in Cape Town for the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization last fall. The statement working group from the congress has recently released the Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call to Action. Here’s the section on leadership, especially as it pertains to the church in the […]
Lausanne Wrap-Ups
The Lausanne blog highlights some of the most helpful wrap-ups of Cape Town 2010.
Cape Town Messages
All of the sessions of the Congress will be put online shortly after they are completed. You can visit the Cape Town 2010 website to listen to or download them.
The Gospel and Globalization
Justin Taylor points out where you can read the advance papers for Lausanne and highlights a couple that might be of interest. Justin highlights these two: Os Guinness and David Wells, “Global Gospel, Global Era: Christian Discipleship and Mission in the Age of Globalization” Tim Keller, “What Is God’s Global Urban Mission? I agree — […]