Mission Africa saw almost 60,000 make commitments to Christ.Read more… A recap of CapeTown2010 and hopes for Lausanne’s future.Read more… Over forty African-American delegates will come together to advance the gospel of Christ throughout the world, continuing the historical pioneering influence in missions among African-Americans.Read more… Nearly half of the Brazilian delegates to Cape Town […]
Rarely do the “systems” of the world treat those living in poverty with dignity and respect. The Kingdom of God offers a very different perspective I was standing in the courtroom being tried for something I did not do. As I looked around, I desperately wanted to tell everyone who would listen that I was innocent of the […]
In a historic moment for the Wesleyan North American General Conference, Distrito Hispano Suroeste de La Iglesia Wesleyana (Southwest Hispanic District of The Wesleyan Church) was formally launched as the denomination’s thirty-fourth district organization. It is also the first Spanish-language Wesleyan district in the United States and Canada. Distrito Hispano Suroeste includes thirty-five congregations located […]
The world and the Church have changed significantly since the original 1974 Lausanne International Congress for World Evangelization. While overall the majority Christian population has shifted to the global South (commonly considered to be Latin America, Africa, Asia and parts of Oceania), there has also been growth in the Church as a whole. Few know […]
The starting point for a clear assessment of where the church is in the world is to make sense of the enormous amount of information collected by churches every year. Every year they hold a huge census (a megacensus!) costing $1.1 billion, for which they send out ten million questionnaires in 3,000 languages covering 180 […]
As we draw near the upcoming Ethne09 global gathering, 1-5 November 2009, we are thankful for what God has already done among the more than 6,700 least-reached peoples, assessing the status of work among these groups, and accelerating the movement of the gospel among them. The least-evangelized groups of people with the highest populations in […]
Lausanne World Pulse was published as a joint effort between the Billy Graham Center (Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. USA) and the Lausanne Movement from 2005-2011. Lausanne World Pulse (LWP) was an online, monthly magazine providing missions and evangelism news, information and analysis. The last official issue of LWP was December 2011. However, we invite you […]
Two hundred delegates from fifty nations attended the first ever United Nations Prayer Summit. It was a privilege to participate in the first ever United Nations Prayer Summit, organized by the International Prayer Council and World Vision International in association with New York City churches and prayer networks. Held 8-13 September 2007, there were about […]
Wayne Pederson was named HCJB Global’s new president, effective 1 November 2008. Pederson, formerly vice president of Moody Broadcasting, replaced David Johnson, who stepped down in June 2008, after serving for seven years. Dr. James D. Allen has been serving as acting president. Formerly vice president of Moody Broadcasting, Wayne Pederson is HCJB Global’s new […]
Pentecostals are often identified by their dynamic and participatory worship and mission commitment. In its short history (slightly more than one hundred years) Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity has not only grown, but has made a significant contribution to Christian mission. At the time of the 1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference, which presented a master roadmap to world evangelization […]
The general assembly of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and the European Evangelical Missionary Alliance recently launched the Polish Evangelical Alliance‘s (PEA) Ì¢‰âÂÒYear of Evangelical Christians in Poland,Ì¢‰âÂå with a firm belief that there is still great hope for Christianity in Europe. ”We all have a sense that our spiritually-dark continent is experiencing more signs […]
A team of fifty volunteers and Asia Challenge Teams workers in northeast Thailand recently traveled to three rural areas unreached with the gospel. Over one thousand people attended three days of makeshift clinics and no one was turned away. Besides seeing a doctor, everyone heard the gospel one-on-one. While the medical team was at work, […]
A part of the planning for the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization: Cape Town 2010 includes a strong artistic presence. In recent times, we have been seeing a renewed interest in the arts among Christians, as well as discussions about the special place the arts may have in the missional task of the Church. […]
There are Christians working in public service at all levels across the world, with major opportunities to represent Christ and impact society through their words and actions. And the opportunities are manifold, because the public arena encompasses such a huge range of organizations. For example, it includes political and public office at local and central […]
