Lausanne Theologians Explain Seoul Statement that Surprised Congress Delegates
The Lausanne Movement’s decision to release a 97-point, 13,000-word theological statement on the inaugural day of its fourth world congress has sparked a week of debate and conversation. The seven-part treatise, which stated theological positions on the gospel, the Bible, the church, the “human person,” discipleship, the “family of nations,” and technology, went live online Read more…
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Lausanne Report: Most Missionaries Are Reaching the Reached
Today, more than 40 percent of the world has not yet been evangelized. Yet about 97 percent of the current global total of 450,000 Christian missionaries are sent to people who already have access to the gospel. Another startling fact: In 1900, more than 80 percent of the world’s Christians lived in Europe or North Read more…
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With Drug Abuse Raging, Zimbabwe’s Churches Turn from Punishment to Mercy
A drug abuse crisis is raging in Zimbabwe, with experts and medics warning that a staggering 57 percent of Zimbabwe’s youth are involved with illicit drugs, from cocaine and ecstasy to tainted cough syrup and illegally brewed beers. The church hasn’t been spared, and many leaders say they’re unsure how to respond. “At first, ten Read more…
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Called to Kenya’s Chinatowns
Daive Njuguna’s first Chinese class at the University of Nairobi was the most fun he’d ever had in college. The teacher was a jovial young woman from China who cheerfully corrected her students as they struggled to pronounce ni hao (hello) and qing (please) and xie xie (thank you). Njuguna laughed throughout the class. He Read more…
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Died: Daniel Bourdanné, Millipede Scientist Turned IFES Leader Who Loved Christian Books
Daniel Bourdanné, a scientist from the central African nation of Chad who inspired young evangelicals around the world as the general secretary of IFES and a longtime champion of Christian book publishing in Africa, died on September 6 at age 64 as a result of cancer. After years of ministry to students, Bourdanné became general Read more…
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Kenya Greets Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music with Excitement—and Skepticism
In June, Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music’s Chandler Moore performed with actor and rapper Will Smith at the BET Awards. Smith premiered his single “You Can Make it” on a dark, smoke-filled stage, standing in a circle of fire with a small choir of vocalists in a raised semicircle behind him. The performance incorporated Read more…
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