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Let the Church declare and display Christ together: Report and reflections from the fourth Lausanne Congress
Let the Church declare and display Christ together: Report and reflections from the fourth Lausanne Congress

It was a privilege to be part of the Dutch delegation and encouraged and challenged by testimonies and perspectives from other parts of the world in view of our own context in the Netherlands.

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Lausanne 4Benno van den TorenMay 27, 2025Lausanne Global
Discovering the potential of the diaspora: a call to the Brazilian church
Discovering the potential of the diaspora: a call to the Brazilian church

Never before has there been such a movement of people around the globe, and projections indicate that the numbers will continue to grow.

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diaspora, Migration, Vista 46Vista JournalFebruary 11, 2025Migration, migration
As Seen From Europe – Reflections on the Fourth Lausanne Congress 
As Seen From Europe – Reflections on the Fourth Lausanne Congress 

There is no escaping the reality that Europeans are a minority voice in the Global Church. So as European missiologists and Co-Directors for Lausanne Europe, what did the Congress look like from here?

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Lausanne 4, Vista 46Jim Memory and Usha ReifsniderDecember 14, 2024
This Silent Roar coming from the South: A Spanish Perspective on L4
This Silent Roar coming from the South: A Spanish Perspective on L4

What has continued to hit me furiously since my experience at the Congress is a kind of ‘silent roar’, an embarrassing but also revitalizing one that comes powerfully from the Global South.

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Multicultural Church, Vista 46, Lausanne 4Lidia Martín TorralbaDecember 14, 2024
Reasons for hope - a French perspective on L4
Reasons for hope - a French perspective on L4

The report indicates that, at present, 31% of the world's population is Christian and lives out an active faith. In France this figure is only 1.5%! And yet, there are reasons to hope and reasons to mobilise all over again.

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Lausanne 4, Northern Europe, Vista 46Matthieu GangloffDecember 14, 2024
Bigger than you think - A German Perspective on L4
Bigger than you think - A German Perspective on L4

Attending the 4th Lausanne Congress in Seoul-Incheon took me far beyond my usual context of local and national church ministry in Germany to give me a sweeping, and at times dizzying, view of the global Church and its mission.

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Lausanne 4, Northern Europe, Vista 46Alexander HirschDecember 14, 2024
Observing a paradigm shift: An Asian in Europe's perspective on L4
Observing a paradigm shift: An Asian in Europe's perspective on L4

Growing up in Hong Kong, I was excited to see that East Asians are at the front of this global evangelical movement, with the Seoul gathering as the first ever Lausanne Congress held in an East Asian country.

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Lausanne 4, Multicultural Church, Vista 46Calida ChuDecember 14, 2024
Challenges and Opportunities for Global Mission: an African Missionary in Europe’s Perspective
Challenges and Opportunities for Global Mission: an African Missionary in Europe’s Perspective

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

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Lausanne 4, diaspora, Multicultural Church, Vista 46Peace AshenafiDecember 14, 2024
Unity of the church in evangelism: A Ukrainian perspective on L4
Unity of the church in evangelism: A Ukrainian perspective on L4

Arriving in Seoul for L4, I was struck by the palpable sense of purpose and urgency. The conference was not merely a gathering but a call to action.

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Central & Eastern Europe, Lausanne 4, Multicultural Church, Vista 46Vladimir UbeivolcDecember 14, 2024
"How Great Thou Art": A Swedish Perspective on L4
"How Great Thou Art": A Swedish Perspective on L4

Singing the hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ was a significant moment for me at the opening of Lausanne 4 in Seoul. It speaks of our history and legacy but will we sing its message with a loud voice in the future?

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Lausanne 4, Northern Europe, Vista 46, Young peopleDaniel RåsbergDecember 14, 2024
Participant Perspective:  Building on a firm foundation
Participant Perspective: Building on a firm foundation

At the Fourth Congress in Seoul-Incheon, September 2024, the Lausanne Movement released the Seoul Statement, which aims to remind its readers about why the church exists and to identify the great contemporary challenges for her mission.

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Rolf KjødeDecember 14, 2024
 Outsider Perspective: A Kind of New Mission Model and a Clear Position on Ethical Issues
Outsider Perspective: A Kind of New Mission Model and a Clear Position on Ethical Issues

How do I, as an outsider yet sympathetic observer of the Lausanne Movement, evaluate the Seoul Statement? I notice a number of important aspects in the area of mission theology and with respect to the practice of evangelisation.

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Lausanne 4, Vista 46Evert Van de PollDecember 14, 2024
State of the Great Commission Report: Re-evangelizing Europe
State of the Great Commission Report: Re-evangelizing Europe

Europe stands as an important reminder that our current state and trajectory does not establish with any certainty the future of the church. Europe was the first continent to be completely Christianized, but it was also the first continent to be substantially de-Christianized. 

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Lausanne 4, Lausanne Europe, Secularism, Vista 46Lausanne Global ConsultationDecember 2, 2024
Evangelicals and Nationalism and/or Populism
Evangelicals and Nationalism and/or Populism

Besides the traditional right-wing parties (conservative, liberal), new political formations and alliances have emerged which are transforming the political landscape and the language we use to describe it. How do we respond from an Evangelical Christian and a missional perspective.

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Vista 45Evert Van de PollJune 3, 2024Nationalism, nationalism, politics, European Union
Ukrainian nationalism and Ukrainian evangelicals
Ukrainian nationalism and Ukrainian evangelicals

During the war years, the national identity of Ukrainians has grown and significantly changed. The same can be said about evangelical churches. What can evangelical voices offer to supplement or correct what ordinary Ukrainians think about their national identity? What special contribution can they make?

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Vista 45Vista JournalJune 3, 2024Ukraine, Nationalism, nationalism
Nationalism in Europe - Disambiguation: from Romanticism to Revulsion to Revolt
Nationalism in Europe - Disambiguation: from Romanticism to Revulsion to Revolt
Vista 45Vista JournalJune 3, 2024Nationalism, nationalism
Christian Nationalism, Tribalism, and Ubuntu in African Christianity
Christian Nationalism, Tribalism, and Ubuntu in African Christianity

The rise of Christian nationalism and its influence on African Christians has implications for us here in Europe - especially if we can learn together and from one another.

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Vista 45Harvey KwiyaniJune 3, 2024Migration, Nationalism, nationalism
The rise of the Balkan Nationalism(s)
The rise of the Balkan Nationalism(s)

Nationalism in the Balkans has had a tremendous impact on the Church and its mission, with far-reaching implications for gospel expansion. The root of their notoriety goes back to the late eighteenth century, with links to both their geography, and religious rivalry

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Vista 45Kostake MilkovJune 2, 2024Nationalism, nationalism, Balkans
Polycentric Mission for Europe
Polycentric Mission for Europe

This article, and by extension the whole of this issue of Vista, seeks to explore the meaning and use of the word polycentric in Christian mission studies today and, more specifically, consider its implications for mission in Europe.

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Multicultural Church, NetworksJim MemoryNovember 1, 2023
What if there is no mission centre?
What if there is no mission centre?

What matrix are we to use when thinking in terms of polycentric and multidirectional mission in Central and Eastern Europe? How can the churches kept in isolation and under national persecution stay connected with other similar churches or mission bodies around the globe?

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Central & Eastern Europe, Networks, MarginalisationAlex VlasinNovember 1, 2023
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