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Lausanne 4 Congress concludes with call for every believer to share the gospel wherever they are

Asia Church & Missions

30 Sep, 2024 16:09 EDT

The Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came to a close on Saturday, Sept 28, with Global Executive Director Dr. Michael Oh calling on all believers to participate in the Great Commission. The week-long event that brought together nearly 5,400 participants in Incheon, Korea and almost the same number online sought to address some of the key gaps in missions today, with a major emphasis on collaboration.
Christian family pressured to drop gang-rape charges in Pakistan

Asia Religious Freedom

30 Sep, 2024 12:54 EDT

Muslims who abducted a 17-year-old Christian girl and gang-raped her for 10 days are threatening her family to pressure them to withdraw charges, even as police have failed to arrest most of the suspects, her father said.
Speaking at Lausanne 4 about Asia, Academic says 'Church not called to create unity, but rather preserve & nurture it'

US & Canada Asia Church & Missions

30 Sep, 2024 23:09 EDT

The Asian church, as exemplified in Korea, is akin to bodily ligaments unified in Christ with prayerful resilience but stretching in diverse directions in the face of hardships in its development. Cho spoke during a plenary session entitled “God’s Mission to the Ends of the Earth Through the Dynamic Missions Movement from the Majority World” on Saturday (Sept. 28) at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.
Fulanis in Nigeria kill more Christians than Boko Haram, ISWAP, report says

Africa Religious Freedom

29 Sep, 2024 19:32 EDT

Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report states.
Rick Warren lists 10 action steps through the book of Acts to help church leaders ‘finish their race’

US & Canada Asia Church & Missions

29 Sep, 2024 16:09 EDT

In his 54th year in ministry, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church, declared at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization that he would spend the next 10 years of his life continuing to help church leaders “finish their race” and fulfill the Great Commission in their lifetime.

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28 Sep, 2024 17:09 EDT

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'Persecution never kills the Church, but a compromised gospel will,' Patrick Fung tells Lausanne 4

By Ken Kagicha

Patrick Fung, the global ambassador of OMF International reminded delegates at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4) in Incheon, Korea, that God used and still uses suffering and persecution to reach the unreached.
27 Sep, 2024 21:09 EDT

Asia Church & Missions

Lausanne invites feedback to Seoul Statement, Theology Working Group & leadership to 'discern the process forward'

By Timothy Goropevsek

As the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is coming to a close, the Lausanne leadership sent a note to the more than 5,000 participants inviting them to provide feedback to the Seoul Statement that had been published at the beginning of the event. The comments will be evaluated by the Theology Working Group and senior leadership who will decide next steps in the coming weeks, according to a Lausanne spokesperson.
27 Sep, 2024 14:00 EDT

Asia Religious Freedom

Attempt in Indonesia to ban church’s worship ends in apology

By Morning Star News

A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian neighbor’s home worship on Sunday (Sept. 22) near Jakarta, Indonesia led to an uproar that resulted in her apologizing, according to local media.
29 Sep, 2024 09:09 EDT

Global Church & Missions

Overcoming brokenness, finding forgiveness & pursuing reconciliation, a thought-provoking evening session at Lausanne 4

By Chris Eyte

A somber atmosphere fell at a meeting of Lausanne 4 as church ministry leaders described the challenges faced in living out gospel values within difficult societal and cultural scenarios - after a human trafficking survivor in a presentation told of her abuse ordeal before being rescued and finding Christ. The discussion ensued during an evening session entitled “Lessons from the Global Church. Reconciliation – The Church’s Responsibility in Areas of Brokenness” on Friday, Sept. 27.
27 Sep, 2024 11:09 EDT

Middle East Asia Church & Missions

Senior Lausanne figure calls on leadership to publicly acknowledge anguish of Palestinians intensified by apology

By Timothy Goropevsek

After some participants at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization took offense with a plenary speaker’s comments on the Gaza war on Monday, Lausanne issued an official apology two days later distancing itself from the statements. Now, Valdir Steuernagel, a senior figure in the movement spoke up on behalf of Palestinian participants, articulating their anguish of feeling abandoned by the global Church and calling on the Lausanne leadership to take notice – and action.
29 Sep, 2024 08:09 EDT

Middle East Asia Church & Missions

Generation Z values deep friendship and long-term, reliable church leaders, according to Lausanne 4 panel

By Chris Eyte

Generation Z doesn’t need more leaders appearing for a few years - this generation is “crying out” for those who will lead for decades and that will only happen in the context of deep friendship and valuing each other’s vulnerability. That was a key takeaway from a panel discussion of “God’s mission through Intergenerational Discipleship” during a plenary session at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.
29 Sep, 2024 08:09 EDT

US & Canada Asia Church & Missions

Christlike servanthood essential to complete the Great Commission, Wheaton President tells Lausanne 4

By Chris Eyte

The fulfillment of the Great Commission requires a complete surrender to serving God and others in the current era, delegates heard at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea. Dr. Philip Graham Ryken, a member of the Lausanne Board of Directors, and the eighth president of Wheaton College, also a board member for the National Association of Evangelicals and The Gospel Coalition, issued the challenge during a morning plenary session entitled, “Christlike Servanthood

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