Lausanne World Pulse – IN THIS ISSUE…Church Planting and Evangelism…and Other Issues of Global Interest

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PUBLISHER’S MEMO:

Church Planting and Evangelism in the Twenty-first Century

By Doug Birdsall
The interconnected relationship between evangelism and church planting is the hallmark of a healthy Christian community. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

Evangelism and Church Planting: Implementing the Ministry Multiplication Cycle

By Peter Law
Using the strategy Jesus employed—of moving people from outside the kingdom to becoming believers, disciples, workers, and eventually world Christians—church-planting ministries have consistently employed their own versions of what some refer to as the “Ministry Multiplication Cycle.” Read >>

Time to Shine: The Chinese Church, Church Planting, and World Missions

By Peter Sung
An overview of the Chinese Church both within China and its work in missions worldwide. Read >>

The Luke Partnership: A First Step in Evangelism, Church Planting, and Discipleship

By Bob Creson, Jim Green, and Roy Peterson
The Luke Partnership includes: the translation of Luke’s Gospel (usually published in both print and audio form), the JESUS film (based on the Gospel of Luke), and further Old and New Testament selections. Read >>

Missional House Churches in the United States

By J. D. Payne
Five lessons from missional house churches in the United States. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

Mission in the Global Village

By Silas A. Pinto
The high-tech, real-time communication and the global economy have brought the global village into existence. What does this mean in God’s economy? Read >>

ProChrist in Poland Sees Thousands Make First-time Commitments for Christ

By Michael Klitzke
An overview of ProChrist Poland. Read >>

Evangelization Efforts in Northeast Asia

By Justin Long
Looking at evangelization efforts among the largest eighteen people clusters in Northeast Asia. Read >>

Mission Next: Relating to the Majority World Harvest Force

By Steve Moore
Information on the 2008 North American Mission Leaders Conference. Read >>

Book Review: Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement

By Grant McClung
A review of Donald Miller’s and Ted Yamamori’s book on global Pentecostalism. Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

Scavengers No More: Looking at Homelessness in Metro Manila

By Corrie De Boer
The author shares how investing in one homeless family in Manila impacted her entire worldview of those who are homeless. Read >>

RESEARCH:

The Ethnicity of English Churchgoers

By Peter Brierley
A look at how ethnic churches in the United Kingdom have grown over the last few years. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

Lausanne Regional Gathering in Abuja, Nigeria: The African Church Prepares for 2010

African church leaders identify the most critical issues facing the African Church over the next five years and explore ways of making Cape Town 2010: The Third Lausanne Congress as effective as possible. Read >>