THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE LAUSANNE MOVEMENT: 1974-2010 The
Legacy of Lausanne Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved.
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Lesson Overview 1. The Lausanne Committee 2. The Lausanne
Movement 3. The Lausanne Conferences
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The evolution of Lausanne
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The Lausanne Committee The LCWE was formed in 1976 Initially 48
people, later expanded to 75 Leaders: Leighton Ford; Gottfried
Osei-Mensah Function: to help be an international catalyst for
world evangelization
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Lausanne Working Groups The LCWE was initially divided into
four working groups to oversee different strategic areas of the
Lausanne Movement. These were: The Intercession Working Group The
Theology Working Group The Strategy Working Group The
Communications Working Group Subsequently, four additional working
groups have been introduced: The Leadership Development Working
Group The Resource Mobilization Working Group The Technology
Working Group The Business, Government, Education, Media, and
Medical (BGEMM) Working Group
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Intercession Working Group The Intercession Working Groups
(IWG) purpose is to Reawaken, encourage and equip the church to be
involved in world evangelization through Prayer in Evangelism. God
summons us to pray in the pursuing of His purpose in evangelization
of the world. So we seek to pray in Gods purposes and pray towards
Gods purposes for World Evangelization. Bishop John Reid was the
first chair. Rev. Sarah Plummer is the current chair.
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Strategy Working Group The Strategy Working Group is
commissioned to serve the Body of Christ in providing focus on the
priority of world evangelization and is chaired by Paul Eshleman.
The mandate of the Strategy Working Group is: 1. To help
relationally connect a new generation of strategic thinkers
throughout the world; 2. To discover the most effective tools and
strategies for World Evangelization and spread them throughout the
world; 3. To focus attention on the most neglected people of the
world in terms of evangelization; and 4. To call the church to
develop strategic actions that will increase both quantity and
quality of evangelization.
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Theology Working Group The Theology Working Group (TWG) serves
the whole Lausanne Movement by ensuring that its passion for
mission strategy and activism is grounded in careful theological
reflection, and by challenging evangelical theology to have
biblical effectiveness for holistic mission in the spirit of the
Lausanne Covenant. Dr. John Stott was the first chair. Currently,
the TWG is chaired by Dr. Chris Wright, the international
ministries director for John Stotts Langham Partnership.
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Leadership Development Working Group The purpose of the
Leadership Development Working Group (LDWG) is to advance the
movement of the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole
world by catalyzing the development of Christ-centered leaders.
LDWG members are responsible to: 1. Think biblically and
strategically about ways to develop leaders for world
evangelization. 2. Search for and identify the next generations of
leaders for world evangelization. 3. Identify and mobilize
resources for leadership development. 4. Research and communicate
best practices of leadership development to the church. 5. Network
for collaborative efforts in leadership development. 6. Advocate
the distinctive role of Lausanne in leadership development for
world evangelization. 7. Interact with other Lausanne working
groups for effective coordination. 8. Identify and empower younger
leaders who will assume the LDWG leadership in the future.
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The Lausanne Movement The Lausanne Movement is an organized
effort that mobilizes evangelical leaders to collaborate for world
evangelization. Lausanne convenes leaders by sponsoring gatherings
Lausanne encourages efforts by evangelicals Lausanne unites
Christians in a common task: world evangelization!
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The Lausanne Movement Lausanne Congress Lausanne Committee
Lausanne Movement
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The Lausanne Movement is an international, transdenominational
movement of evangelicals associated with the Lausanne Committee for
World Evangelization and dedicated to the study, promotion, and
fulfillment of cooperative evangelism worldwide. The movement
derives its name and spirit from the International Congress on
World Evangelization, held at Lausanne, Switzerland, in July 1974.
-Jay Green The Encyclopedia of Christianity The Lausanne
Movement
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The Lausanne Gatherings Lausanne has spawned missions and
evangelism conferences: 1. Three major global congresses 2. Two
forums on evangelization 3. Lausanne affiliated gatherings See
www.lausanne.org/gatherings.html for a graphic view of the Lausanne
Conferences.www.lausanne.org/gatherings.html
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Major Lausanne Gatherings Since Lausanne 1974, there have been
three major international gatherings initiated by Lausanne: 1. The
Consultation on World Evangelization (Pattaya 1980) 2. The Second
International Congress on World Evangelization (Manila 1989) 3. The
Forum on World Evangelization (Thailand 2004). In this lesson, we
offer some critical background information about each of these
major conferences.
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Major Gatherings Lausanne 1974 The International Congress on
World Evangelization, later known as Lausanne I, took place in
Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. In one of the largest, most diverse
and influential Christian gatherings in church history, the
Lausanne Covenant was developed and the Lausanne Movement birthed.
This Congress was the focus of the second presentation in this
series on the History of the Lausanne Movement.
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Major Gatherings Pattaya 1980 The first international follow-up
meeting, The Consultation on World Evangelization (COWE), convened
in Pattaya, Thailand 16-27 June 1980. Under the leadership of
Leighton Ford (Chairman) and David Howard (Director), 650 delegates
and 300 guests gathered for 12 days to consider strategic issues in
world evangelization. The theme of Lausanne I was Let the earth
hear His voice. It focused on the evangelistic imperative of the
whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world. The theme
of Pattaya was How shall they hear? Embracing the concept of
unreached people groups, the delegates divided into 17
mini-consultations, each tasked with devising an evangelistic
strategy for evangelizing a particular people group (e.g., Chinese
people, secular people, large cities, nominal Christians, Hindus.)
The consultation produced the Thailand Statement and 17 Lausanne
Occasional Papers (LOPs;
www.lausanne.org/pattaya-1980/pattaya-1980-documents.html).
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Pattaya 1980 - Thailand Statement The Thailand Statement
reaffirmed the mandate for evangelization and the primacy of
evangelism, particularly by focusing on unreached people groups. It
called for Christians to walk in love, humility, integrity, and the
power of the Holy Spirit, and urged a spirit of cooperation in the
task of world evangelization. The Statement ends with a 12-point
pledge, covering: - living under the Lordship of Christ - working
for the evangelization of the world - serving the needy and the
oppressed - loving all those we serve - praying for the church and
the world - studying Gods Word - giving with the generosity of
Christ- going where Christ sends - laboring to mobilize Christs
people- cooperating with all true believers - seeking the power of
the Spirit- waiting for Christs return
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Major Gatherings Manila 1989 Manila 1989 is known as Lausanne
II, the second International Congress on World Evangelization.
Approximately 4,000 delegates from 173 nations convened in Manila,
Philippines, under the leadership of Saphir Athyal (Chairman) and
Edward Dayton (Program Director).
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Major Gatherings Thailand 2004 The Forum for World
Evangelization convened in Pattaya, Thailand in September 2004.
Roger Parrott chaired the gathering, which included more than 1,500
participants from around the world. The theme of the Forum was a
new vision, a new heart and a renewed call. In terms of its format,
Thailand 2004 was similar to Pattaya 1980. Extensive research
surfaced 31 issues that impact evangelism. These issues became the
organizing principal of the Forum. Representative voices from the
global church were invited to participate in 31 Issue Groups. Each
group contained between 30 and 70 persons who worked in
researching, collecting best practices and preparing to articulate
an action plan that the church can implement through denominations,
local churches and focused ministries. The result of each Issue
Groups work was published as a Lausanne Occasional Paper. The
papers cover such issues as Globalization and the Gospel, The
Uniqueness of Christ in a Postmodern World, The Persecuted Church,
Holistic Mission, Media and Technology, and Understanding
Muslims.
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Significance of Manila 1989 Purpose: to focus the whole church
of Jesus Christ in a fresh way on the task of taking the whole
gospel to the whole world. Representation: 4,300 in attendance from
173 countries, including the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and
with a larger proportion of women, lay persons and younger leaders
than at previous conferences. Timeliness: building on the
foundation of Lausanne '74, on the work which has taken place since
then, and leading into the final decade of this century. Breadth:
consideration was given to scores of important topics, ranging from
the A.D. 2000 movement, to the work of the Holy Spirit, to
liberating lay people, to the heart-cry of the poor of our worldand
all related to Christ's global cause.
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The Movement in the New Millennium Since the year 2000,
Lausanne has held numerous international gatherings. Pattaya,
Thailand in 2004, Hong Kong in 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in
2006, Budapest, Hungary in 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008,
and Seoul, Korea in 2009. In 2006, the second Young Leaders
Gathering was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over 550 younger
leaders from 107 countries gathered together to prayerfully
consider how the Lord might choose to use them to reach the next
generation. Lausanne continues in mission to help the church be
encouraged to bring the whole gospel to the whole world. Upcoming
is the Third Congress on World Evangelization, Cape Town 2010,
which will be held in October of 2010. Over 4,000 senior leaders,
younger leaders, men and women will gather in Cape Town, South
Africa to consider the critical issues facing the world in the 21
st century. Additionally thousands more will join the Congress
remotely through the internet as a part of GlobaLink and The
Lausanne Global Conversation.
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Conclusion This lesson has taken a brief look at the Lausanne
Movement and some of the major conferences since 1974. In addition
to the congresses, Lausanne has sponsored dozens of regional,
national, and issue-based gatherings and consultations. For further
information about Lausanne, please visit the website at
www.lausanne.org.
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HERE IS A SHORT QUIZ TO HELP YOU REVIEW THIS LESSON. Review
Quiz
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 1 Number these
missionary conferences in date order (from earliest to latest). ___
Manila: International Congress on World Evangelization ___
Lausanne: International Congress on World Evangelization ___
Thailand: Forum on World Evangelization ___ Berlin: World Congress
on Evangelism ___ Edinburgh: World Missionary Conference ___
Pattaya: Consultation on World Evangelization
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 2 Paul Eshleman says
the Lausanne Movement is effective because it enables evangelicals
from different persuasions to meet around just ___ the task of
world evangelization ___ the clear teachings of Scripture ___ the
chief purpose of God ___ the person of Jesus Christ
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 3 Which conference
sought to flesh out what it means for (a) the whole church to take
(b) the whole gospel to (c) the whole world? ___ Thailand 2004 ___
Pattaya 1980 ___ Manila 1989 ___ Berlin 1966 ___ Nairobi 2000
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 4 Who chairs the
Strategy Working Group at present (2010)? ___ Chris Wright ___ Doug
Birdsall ___ Samuel Escobar ___ Paul Eshleman
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 5 The Lausanne
Theology Working Group (TWG) serves the whole Lausanne Movement by
ensuring that its passion for mission strategy and activism is
grounded in careful theological reflection, and by challenging
evangelical theology to have biblical effectiveness for holistic
mission in the spirit of the Lausanne Covenant. ___ True ___
False
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 6 The Manila
Manifesto ___ affirmed and expanded on the Lausanne Covenant ___
rebutted and reformulated the Lausanne Covenant ___ had minimal
connection to the Lausanne Covenant
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz Question 7 Which of these
Lausanne Working Groups was NOT one of the four established in
1976? ___ Theology ___ Strategy ___ Communications ___ Leadership
___ Intercession
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Lausanne Consequences Review Quiz ANSWERS 1.Edinburgh, Berlin,
Lausanne, Pattaya, Manila, Thailand 2.The person of Jesus Christ
3.Manila 1989 4.Paul Eshleman 5.True 6.Affirmed and expanded on the
Lausanne Covenant 7.Leadership
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