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  Lausanne 4 Congress concludes with call for every believer to share the gospel wherever they are

  The Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came to a close on Saturday, Sept 28, with Global Executive Director Dr. Michael Oh calling on all believers to participate in the Great Commission. The week-long event that brought together nearly 5,400 participants in Incheon, Korea and almost the same number online sought to address some of the key gaps in missions today, with a major emphasis on collaboration.

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  Rick Warren lists 10 action steps through the book of Acts to help church leaders ‘finish their race’

  In his 54th year in ministry, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church, declared at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization that he would spend the next 10 years of his life continuing to help church leaders “finish their race” and fulfill the Great Commission in their lifetime.

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  Overcoming brokenness, finding forgiveness & pursuing reconciliation, a thought-provoking evening session at Lausanne 4

  A somber atmosphere fell at a meeting of Lausanne 4 as church ministry leaders described the challenges faced in living out gospel values within difficult societal and cultural scenarios - after a human trafficking survivor in a presentation told of her abuse ordeal before being rescued and finding Christ. The discussion ensued during an evening session entitled “Lessons from the Global Church. Reconciliation – The Church’s Responsibility in Areas of Brokenness” on Friday, Sept. 27.

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  Generation Z values deep friendship and long-term, reliable church leaders, according to Lausanne 4 panel

  Generation Z doesn’t need more leaders appearing for a few years - this generation is “crying out” for those who will lead for decades and that will only happen in the context of deep friendship and valuing each other’s vulnerability. That was a key takeaway from a panel discussion of “God’s mission through Intergenerational Discipleship” during a plenary session at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.

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  The Great Commission will be fulfilled, Lausanne delegates hear, but ambassadors for Christ are needed in cities as the world’s population grows

  Projections by the United Nations show that 68 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. Missional leaders with ministry expertise in cities and the market workplace discussed befitting general evangelistic strategies for the future at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea.

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  Christlike servanthood essential to complete the Great Commission, Wheaton President tells Lausanne 4

  The fulfillment of the Great Commission requires a complete surrender to serving God and others in the current era, delegates heard at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea. Dr. Philip Graham Ryken, a member of the Lausanne Board of Directors, and the eighth president of Wheaton College, also a board member for the National Association of Evangelicals and The Gospel Coalition, issued the challenge during a morning plenary session entitled, “Christlike Servanthood

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  'Persecution never kills the Church, but a compromised gospel will,' Patrick Fung tells Lausanne 4

  Patrick Fung, the global ambassador of OMF International reminded delegates at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4) in Incheon, Korea, that God used and still uses suffering and persecution to reach the unreached. 

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