By S. Kent Parks A strange thing happened on the way to bringing the gospel to every “people group.” A growing number of Christian voices around the world began to suggest that the focus on people groups was overemphasized. These questions seemed to arise as the “AD2000 and Beyond” movement phased out. Further, the concept […]
AROUND THE WORLD: Trans World Radio Selects New President Trans World Radio (TWR) announced in October 2008 that Lauren Libby would serve as its new president and CEO. The decision was unanimous by TWR’s Board of Directors following a 6-month search process. Prior to this new position Libby served as vice president and CEO for […]
February 2006 By Howard Baldwin Ray Bearden When Jesus was in the region of the Decapolis, a deaf man with a speech difficulty was brought to him. After the man’s friends begged Jesus to lay his hand on him, Jesus took the man away from the crowd, put his fingers in the man’s ears, spit […]
By Helene NSIN OUM What is World Evangelism? Evangelism is a way to gain unbelievers to God. We cannot evangelize without prayer. Prayer is the key ingredient in evangelism; we must pray before, during and after we tell others about Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Fasting is choosing to remove the distractions, giving the Lord God […]
By Lon Allison Mercy and justice are part of our job as Christ’s Church. “He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord (Jeremiah 22:16). My glad greetings to all who have opened this issue of Lausanne World […]
By Helene NSIN OUM What is World Evangelism? Evangelism is a way to gain unbelievers to God. We cannot evangelize without prayer. Prayer is the key ingredient in evangelism; we must pray before, during and after we tell others about Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Fasting is choosing to remove the distractions, giving the Lord God […]
Understanding the Influence of Church History in Today’s Evangelism Evangelism: Lessons from the Early Church, Part 1 By Lindsay Brown How and why did the early Church grow? Evangelism: Lessons from the Early Church, Part 2 By Lindsay Brown Several factors, including the use of the home and the inclusion of women, contributed to the […]
By Helene NSIN OUM How to Observe Times of Prayer and Fasting Fasting and prayer are commands of God with eternal promises. There are many ways to go about prayer and fasting: Fast a normal fast or a partial fast. Fast one day or two days a week, or whenever you can. Spend more time […]
By Lon Allison God speaking through Jeremiah tells us that defending the poor and needy is what it means to know him. This work of mercy and justice may distinguish the Church more than anything else from every other institution. Helping the poor and needy does little to improve the national economy. It doesn’t really […]
By Phill Butler I, being the product of a society with a nearly 400-year history of progressively accessible information from external sources (books, tapes, libraries, computer data bases, etc.), of course viewed all this as pretty strange, if not improbable. “Think about it this way,” Bowman said. “Imagine you are in a culture where there is […]
By Doug Birdsall Read >> THEMED ARTICLES: Evangelisation via Satellite: An Initiative Moves Forward By Jan-Peter Graap It is amazing to see what God has done at the turn of the millennium using modern satellite technology both in Germany and throughout Europe. Read >> Contextualizing Cyberspace—Missiology Still Matters When it Comes to Cybermissions and Internet […]
By Doug Birdsall Read >> THEMED ARTICLES: Evangelisation via Satellite: An Initiative Moves Forward By Jan-Peter Graap It is amazing to see what God has done at the turn of the millennium using modern satellite technology both in Germany and throughout Europe. Read >> Contextualizing Cyberspace—Missiology Still Matters When it Comes to Cybermissions and Internet […]
By Ron Forseth The mission of Outreach, Inc., www.outreach.com, is to empower Christian churches to reach their communities for Jesus Christ. To do this, we seek to identify and utilize timely and appropriate bridges of relevance by which churches can engage the culture. These bridges are comparable to the redemptive analogies found in cultures around […]
By Wing Tai Leung Asian Christians creatively make use of folk media as well as modern communication technology for evangelization purposes. Evangelism is more than transmission of information, it is also relationship building, giving voice for the voiceless and enabling people to search for their identities. Folk Media Evangelism In Thailand, Chiang Mai University students […]
