Lausanne Canada: Lower Mainland Get-together

About Lausanne

The Lausanne Movement began in 1974 when Billy Graham and John Stott gathered over 2,700 leaders from 150 nations in Lausanne, Switzerland. From that moment, a global movement took shape, connecting people across regions, generations, and sectors to advance God’s mission together.

In Canada, this vision continues through Lausanne Movement Canada, a collaborative platform equipping the whole Church to connect, catalyze, curate, and collaborate for gospel impact. We bring together visionary ideas, faithful leadership, relational influence, and strategic generosity so that across cultures and callings the Church might declare and display Christ together.

About this Gathering

Join us for an afternoon of connection and collaboration as we explore how God is at work across British Columbia and the wider Lausanne Movement.

This gathering is open to everyone, whether you have been part of Lausanne before or are discovering it for the first time. Together we will reflect on how we can declare and display Christ in word, deed, and sign in this cultural moment and region.

Featured Guests

Rick Franklin

• Global Director of Strategy and Operations, Lausanne Movement
• Member of the Global Generations Advisory Team
• Former Vice President – Arrow Leadership Ministries

Joel Zantingh

• National Director, Engagement, Lausanne Movement Canada
• Canadian Coordinator – WEA’s Peace and Reconciliation Network

Rick and Joel will share global and national perspectives on how Lausanne is connecting leaders across generations and sectors, and facilitate a discussion on how the Church in Canada can participate in God’s redemptive mission both locally and globally.

What to Expect

• Insight from Lausanne’s global and Canadian leaders
• Conversation around collaboration and gospel witness in the Lower Mainland
• Opportunities to connect across generations, traditions, and sectors
• Time for prayer, networking, and shared reflection
• Light refreshments and meaningful conversation

Who Should Come

Anyone who cares about gospel impact in British Columbia and beyond. Whether you serve in church ministry, education, business, or community life, your presence and perspective matter.

We especially invite participants from across the 4A sectors:

• Academy: theological schools, educators, students
• Assembly: local churches and denominational leaders
• Agency: mission organizations, networks, practitioners
• Agora: marketplace professionals, civic leaders, creatives

Why Attend

This gathering is part of a growing rhythm of Lausanne Canada regional meet-ups and get-togethers that create spaces to connect, pray, and discern together how God is moving across regions and generations.

Event details

• Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
• Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m
• Location: North Langley Community Church, Langley, BC
• Hosted by: Lausanne Movement Canada
• Free registration. RSVP required.
• light refreshments provided.

Register now and join us in building collaboration for the gospel in Canada and around the world.