Lausanne World Pulse – Themed Articles – The Reconciliation Journey to and since the 2004 Lausanne Forum
The group at Coventry appointed a leadership team of seven individuals from different parts of the world to carry on the work of the GNR. In our May 2007 conference call, the GNR leadership team adopted a plan to focus on the following four activities:
- Quarterly conference calls open to any member of GNR
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Inviting new people to the annual gatherings
Our 2007 gathering, scheduled for 15-17 November, will be hosted by the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School (directed by Chris Rice and Emmanuel Katongole) in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The Center for Contemporary Christianity (directed by David Porter) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will host our 2008 gathering. A 2009 gathering is planned for a location outside of the United States and Europe. In 2010, our gathering will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in conjunction with the meetings of the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization.
I am thankful that the reconciliation work begun in Pattaya is continuing. I am excited to partner with other followers of Christ as together we partner with our God, whose mission is reconciliation. We are grateful to the Lausanne movement for their encouragement and support on this journey.
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Dr. Samuel Barkat is the executive director of the Institute for Collaborative Engagement, which works on issues of organizational and social change and conflict resolutions. He is an international consultant to many colleges and universities, and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in the US and overseas. |