Lausanne Movement
The Lausanne Movement takes its name from the International Congress on World Evangelization, convened in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland, by the US evangelist Billy Graham. His long-time friend John Stott, the UK pastor-theologian, was chief architect of The Lausanne Covenant, which issued from this gathering.
Two further global Congresses followed—the second in Manila, Philippines (1989) and the third in Cape Town, South Africa (2010). From the Third Lausanne Congress came The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call to Action. Its Call to Action was the fruit of a careful process conducted over four years to discern what we believe the Holy Spirit is saying to the global church in our times. In the words of the Commitment’s chief architect, Chris Wright, it expresses ‘the conviction of a Movement and the voice of a multitude.’
The Lausanne Movement connects evangelical influencers across regions and across generations: in the church, in ministries and in the workplace. Under God, Lausanne events have often acted as a powerful catalyst; as a result, strategic ideas such as Unreached People Groups, the 10/40 Window, and holistic/integral mission have been introduced to missional thinking. Over 30 specialist Issue Networks now focus on the outworking of the priorities outlined in The Cape Town Commitment.
The movement makes available online over 40 years of missional content. Sign up to receive Lausanne Global Analysis to your inbox. Watch videos from Lausanne’s gatherings. On the website you will also find a complete list of titles in the Lausanne Library.
www.lausanne.org