Retrenchment and Joy: An Afternoon with Roger Nicole in a Season of Accumulation
This post was published just 15 days before Roger Nicole went to be with the Lord. Most students I know are in a season…
Remembering The Reformation on Reformation Sunday
Reformation Sunday is the Sunday in October closest to October 31st. On October 31, 1517, in Wittenberg, Germany, a brilliant and brave German monk…
Where is the Center of the Christian World?
Where is the center of the Christian world? I remember having a conversation with my dad about this back in the 1980s. At the…
A New Era of Missions: The Partnership Century
In the mid 20th century, a growing shadow darkened the continent of Europe. It was the darkness of a totalitarian Third Reich. Area after…
Why Do We Need the Lausanne Movement? (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo #14)
After a week here in Cape Town at Lausanne III, two more convictions stand out. First, the evangelical movement worldwide is growing, outpacing many…
The Shift of the Christian Center (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #13)
Where is the center of the Christian world? I remember having a conversation with my dad about this back in the 1980s. At the…
The Call for Humility, Integrity and Simplicity Among World Christian Leaders (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #12)
“What do you think is the greatest obstacle to God’s desire for evangelization of the world?” asked morning speaker Chris Wright. “It’s not other…
Table Fellowship With the Global Church: (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
An writer from Christianity Today asked me last night what the highlight of my week has been so far here in Cape Town. I…
Christianity in Africa (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
One of the biggest stories of the growth of Christianity is the African story. The mere fact that the third Lausanne Congress is being…
The Unfinished Task (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #9)
Today was the day I was waiting for. All week we have been hearing about the face of the global church and how to…