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Study guides, historical commentary, and theological reflection on the Lausanne Covenant.
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How Churches Still Use Lausanne's Framework to Plan Mission Strategy Today
Church mission committees and agencies still actively use frameworks the Lausanne Covenant established -- from unreached people groups to holistic mission. Here's how it works in practice.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 24, 2026
Before the Congress: The Missionary Instincts Lausanne Inherited
The Lausanne Covenant's global missionary vision echoes instincts already present in earlier movements like Methodism's circuit-riding tradition. Here's the connection.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 17, 2026
"Unreached People Groups": The Term That Reshaped Modern Missions
Ralph Winter's term 'unreached people groups,' introduced at Lausanne 1974, reframed how missionaries measure evangelistic need. Here's what the term means and why it changed strategy.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 10, 2026
When the Church Became Truly Global: The World That Produced Lausanne 1974
The 1974 Lausanne Congress gathered 2,700 evangelical leaders from 150 nations -- the first truly global Christian gathering, made possible by decolonization and post-war mission growth.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 3, 2026
Lausanne and Social Justice: Reconciling Proclamation and Action
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 27, 2026
Spiritual Warfare in the Lausanne Framework: What the Cape Town Commitment Says
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 20, 2026
The Lausanne Covenant and Church Planting: Mission to Every People Group
The Lausanne Covenant's commitment to world evangelization was grounded in a specific vision: that the gospel must reach every people group on earth. This 'unreached peoples' framework transformed evangelical mission strategy.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 13, 2026
The Lausanne Covenant on the Holy Spirit and Evangelism
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 6, 2026
Lausanne and the Global South: How the Movement Shifted the Center of Christianity
The 1974 Lausanne Congress was dominated by Western delegates, but the movement it launched became a vehicle for the shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the Global South.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 29, 2026