We believe 2010 is a significant year in which to hold the congress. 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference, convened in Edinburgh, Scotland under the leadership of John R. Mott. CT2010 gives the church an opportunity to celebrate the Edinburgh Conference and the progress made in missions and evangelization since that time. It also offers an opportunity to take an inventory of where we are as a global church. What have we learned with regard to missions and evangelization since 1910? What mistakes have been made and what can we learn from them? What new challenges and opportunities are before us in sharing the gospel?
The Lausanne Movement is a dynamic, catalytic environment in which like-minded missional leaders can engage with one another face to face and through technology to deal with the seminal issues that are before us with respect to world evangelization. Lausanne provides a theological basis (The Lausanne Covenant) that allows leaders to move forward in their development of collaborative relationships and partnerships in theological reflection and with strategic action.
CT2010 is the third major Lausanne world congress. In July 1974 some 2,700 participants and guests from over 150 nations gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland for the International Congress on World Evangelization. Since 1974, dozens of Lausanne-related global, regional, and topical conferences have been convened all over the world.
No comments:
Post a Comment