The ‘La Place’ event in Paris brought together over two hundred Christian organisations. ‘From words to action’ was the theme of a meeting that addressed all kinds of issues from a biblical perspective.

An open letter to those who will lead the global church in 2050.

South Korea is widely recognized as one of the most important mission forces in the contemporary period.

The Pentecostal denomination has 426 local churches across France and is focusing on greater unity and the establishment of churches.

I recommend the Seoul Statement to a wide readership, It presents in a concise way an approach to mission that has the potential to bring together theologians and practitioners. 

The focus of the L4 Seoul Statement is not on dividing issues like the exact limitation of biblical inerrancy but rather about how we read the Scriptures.

L4 deepened my understanding of global perspectives and the greatest priorities for advancing global mission: intergenerational leadership, discipleship, and justice.

The L4 demonstrates that Christianity does not belong to North Americans or Europeans, but to everyone who is made in God’s image, humbly learning God’s Words and following God’s way.

The emphasis on reconciliation, faith in the workplace, and the next generation offers a model for how the Ukrainian church can address its own context.

How does one make an effective Christian presence in the midst of a Europe that, more than asleep to the Gospel, seems comatose or almost dead?

As the church in Germany and in the West in general struggles with secularisation and decline, Lausanne reminded me: the Church is alive and vibrant.

God's intra-Trinitarian love overflowed for us, at the creation of all things, for our salvation, and to accompany the Church in its efforts to bear witness.

The Church in our region is steadily declining, and the age distribution of its members gives little hope of growth. What do we need to change without losing the gospel?

If we are open to hear the voice of the global Church, to receive its help, and to serve it; then Europe still has a key part to play in the evangelisation of the earth.

The ripples from this Congress will be felt for years. Whether it is a renewed emphasis on cross-cultural missions, a rethinking of justice and evangelism, or a new coalition to address migration.

Evi Rodemann, L4 Congress Events Coordinator, shares facts and stats about the large gathering that brought together a cross-section of the world’s evangelical churches in September 2024.

Countries such as Argentina or Korea have grown exponentially in the number of believers over the last decades, why not Spain?

I came from the future because in Seoul at L4, I had the opportunity to connect with issues of relevance for the coming years of the Global Church.

Four ways Lausanne’s latest congress in Incheon-Seoul impacted global evangelicalism.

All plenaries, workshops and roundtables were oriented towards the proclamation of the Gospel in our personal and collective spheres of influence.

The more than 5,200 attendees from 202 countries signed a ‘Collaborative Action Commitment’. The Seoul congress emphasised unity as the key factor in taking the gospel to every person, everywhere.

While AI does not pose an existential threat to humanity, we must be aware of the concerning ways it is shaping our understandings of God, ourselves, and the world around us.

The testimonies of persecuted Christians from China, India and Iran reminded the 5,000 at the Lausanne 4 Congress of the price to be paid for faithfulness to Christ. “But these sufferings are nothing compared to the glory that awaits us”, says Iranian pastor Farshid Fathi in an interview.

Vaughan Roberts reminded that the biblical truth about sexuality is “good news”. Other major contemporary challenges - social inequality, poverty, climate change - were addressed on the first full day at Lausanne 4 in South Korea.

The Lausanne 4 congress deploys the term ‘polycentric Christianity’ to describe the shift from being solely a ‘EuroAmerican religion’ to a global one.