Missionaries have a tarnished reputation in the West – sometimes deserved, often not. They are probably more fondly remembered in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This truth came home to me several times as I participated in the Fourth Lausanne…
Godfrey Yogarajah, Ambassador for Religious Freedom with World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sent this letter out to encourage Christians around the world to participate in IDOP 2024. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we gather for the International Day of…
The Fourth Lausanne Congress at Incheon, South Korea (September 22 – 28) was a massive affair, with 5,400 participants from 200 nations. There were so many opportunities to meet and chat – at meals, in the halls, at breakout groups…
“Now is the time, this is the place and we are the people.” This stirring call to social action by Herbert O’Driscoll, in a sermon he gave around 1980 when he was Dean of Vancouver’s Christ Church Cathedral, has shaped…
I recently got back from Seoul, Korea, where I was fortunate to be one of 5,400 delegates from 202 nations for the Fourth Lausanne Congress, a global gathering of evangelical church and mission leaders, to dialogue together on the big…
The Korean church welcomed the worldwide church with open arms last week. Everywhere we went, throughout the whole of the Lausanne 4 Congress at Incheon/Seoul, local Korean Christians smiled, guided and held signs of welcome. They were there all day…
We humbly repent of our flaws and failures. We repent of our pride and parochialism. We repent of our isolation and our arrogance. And so, we gather. So said Michael Oh, Global Executive Director / CEO of the Lausanne Movement…
Next week I will be in Korea, taking part in Lausanne 4, a global congress on world evangelization, September 22 – 28. Some 5,000 Christian leaders are expected from all over the world, with thousands more participating online. Michael Oh,…
News stories about foreign interference turn up with alarming frequency these days. Jonathan Manthorpe is not surprised – certainly not when it comes to China – but he does take some comfort in the fact that the general public and,…
I just discovered that May is GO Month, which is part of GO Movement, which in turn . . . . . . unites all believers in pursuit of our central and purest mission: praying for the harvest, caring for…