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  Sep 28, 2024

  Lausanne invites feedback to Seoul Statement, too early to say if substantive changes might be made

  As the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came 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.

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  Sep 26, 2024

  Chris Wright talks Lausanne 4: Top issues facing the global Church today

  Talking about his journey to becoming the chief architect of the 2010 Cape Town Commitment, Chris Wright sat down with CDI to talk about the theological dynamics that have influenced Lausanne over the past 50 years and highlight what he considers to be key issues for the Church today, and what he hopes to see come out of Lausanne 4.

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  Sep 26, 2024

  Persecution of Christians spotlighted at Lausanne 4: 'The gates of Hell shall not overcome the Church'

  The concern that church leaders have shown for Christians suffering for their faith since the first Lausanne Congress in 1974 has grown so much that most of a day and night was devoted to persecution at the fourth Congress in South Korea on Wednesday.

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  Sep 24, 2024

  Lausanne edits Seoul Statement paragraphs on homosexuality

  After releasing the Seoul Statement just before the start of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism this week, the document’s editorial team adjusted two paragraphs that speak to the issue of the Church’s response to homosexuality.

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  Sep 23, 2024

  Lausanne releases Seoul Statement: Here's what it says

  The Seoul Statement released by the Lausanne Movement at the Fourth Global Congress on World Evangelism is not a new, stand-alone response to the missional challenges that the global Church is facing today. Instead, it builds on the legacy of the Lausanne Covenant, the Manila Manifesto and the Cape Town Commitment.

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  Sep 23, 2024

  Lausanne 4: ORU Pres. Billy Wilson challenges Christians to be 'accelerated' by the Holy Spirit

  Billy Wilson called on Evangelicals to open their hearts to being “accelerated” by the Holy Spirit to witness for Christ to keep pace with a fast-changing world grappling with speedy developments in areas of general knowledge, technology, inventions and science.

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  Sep 21, 2024

  ‘Keep the gate open’: Latin American leader shares hopes, expectations for Lausanne 4

  “Will there be room for new voices, will there be space for surprise?” asked Valdir Steuernagel in a speech he gave at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the lead up to Lausanne’s Fourth Global Congress (Lausanne 4) in Seoul, South Korea, that begins Sunday.

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  Sep 21, 2024

  Beloved Christian comedian Steve Legg dies after battle with cancer

  A personal tribute has been paid to one of England’s most beloved Christian comedians Steve Legg after he died on Monday following a brave battle against cancer lasting 17 months. 

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  Sep 15, 2024

  Women with disabilities facing pressure to choose assisted suicide in Canada, Evangelical body warns

  The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has urged Canadian authorities to repeal euthanasia laws for mental illness, highlighting a negative effect on women with disabilities, and to create a new anti-human trafficking strategy — in a nine-page submission to the United Nations. 

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  Sep 13, 2024

  State Dept. fails to sanction countries with worst religious freedom violations: report

  In the 25 years since the U.S. State Department has designated countries with the worst records of religious rights violations as “Countries of Particular Concern (CPC),” it has applied sanctions related only to those violations just three times, according to a new report.