The Exchange

When evangelicals from around the world gather for the fourth global Lausanne Congress (L4) in Seoul, Korea, we will once again grapple with an ever-present tension of evangelical mission.

Each Lausanne Congress provides the global church with the opportunity to put down markers—foundational statements of faith that shape the movement’s future direction.

As we prepare for the Lausanne gathering in September, we should remember the foundational principles that have shaped the movement along with how these principles can guide the future of evangelism.

While by no means exhaustive, I want to offer several principles to consider for local churches, and their leaders, not only to survive but thrive in this highly contentious election season.

I’m excited by renewed vision and possibilities for discipleship in Australia.

In the last century, Asia along with Africa and Latin America have experienced explosive church growth.

Christianity in Africa dates back two millennia. The early Christian movement spread from Jerusalem to every direction, taking on local cultural expressions throughout the ancient world, starting barely 10 days after Jesus’ ascension.

No other continent has been exposed to Christianity for such a prolonged period of time and in such an extensive way than Europe. Yet just as Europe was the first continent to be Christianized, it was also the first to be de-Christianized...or so goes the narrative.