The Fourth Lausanne Congress is underway in Seoul and released “The Seoul Statement” this week. The congress marks it origin in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland when John Stott and Billy Graham gathered global evangelical leaders for an “international congress on world evangelization.” Similar meetings occurred in Manila (1989) and Cape […]
International Missions
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Lausanne Movement. Evangelicals throughout the world are planning to gather for the fourth congress in Seoul. Earlier today I participated in the movement’s release of the “State of the Great Commission Report.” This precursor to September’s gathering is to provide an account […]
Lausanne State of the Great Commission Report
I have been sharing on social media about the open faculty position at Samford University and also want to mention it here. My department, Christian Ministry, is searching for an assistant professor. We are looking for someone with more than 5 years of ministry and/or mission experience and a Ph.D. […]
Looking for a Professor to Join the Team
Announced today: Riyadh has been selected to host the 2030 World Expo. Yes, this is a controversial decision. But Saudi Arabia–and the world–is planning for 40 million visitors. You have six years to make your plans. You have been waiting for the opportunity. Will we steward well this moment? Six […]
World Expo 2030
National Geographic Documentary Films is scheduled to release The Mission next week in the US and Canada. This film is about John Chau who was killed in 2018 when attempting to share the gospel with a North Sentinel Island people group. His death made international headlines. Of course, the world […]
National Geo. “The Mission” – Death of John Chau
The Church’s engagement in missions is 2000 years old. However, serious theological reflection on the matter has yet to reach the century mark. Zeal for the matters of the Lord and His Kingdom is important. But zeal without knowledge not not a good thing and the one who makes haste […]
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