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The Cape Town Commitment: Lausanne's Vision for the 21st Century
The Cape Town Commitment (2010) is the most comprehensive evangelical statement on world mission ever produced. It builds on the 1974 Lausanne Covenant while addressing new challenges — creation care, diaspora missions, religious persecution, and the integrity of the church.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 9, 2026
How the Lausanne Covenant Shaped Global Missions
The Lausanne Covenant did not just describe the mission of the church — it changed it. From the unreached peoples movement to the rise of Global South missions, nearly every major development in evangelical mission strategy over the past fifty years traces back to Lausanne 1974.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 2, 2026
The Lausanne Covenant on the Uniqueness of Christ
Article 3 of the Lausanne Covenant makes an exclusive claim: there is only one Saviour and only one gospel. In an age of religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue, this affirmation remains both the most challenging and the most essential thing the evangelical church has to say.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 25, 2026
The Lausanne Movement: From 1974 to Today
The Lausanne Covenant was not just a document — it launched a movement. From Manila in 1989 to Cape Town in 2010, the Lausanne Movement has continued to convene and shape global evangelical mission strategy across five decades.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 18, 2026
The Whole Gospel to the Whole World: Understanding the Lausanne Vision
The Lausanne Covenant's summary watchword — 'the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world' — is more than a slogan. Each word carries theological weight that challenges both what we preach and how we define who must preach it.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 11, 2026
Evangelism and Social Responsibility: What the Lausanne Covenant Says
Article 5 of the Lausanne Covenant was one of the most debated passages in its drafting. It holds together two things that evangelicals had often separated: proclaiming the gospel and serving the poor. Fifty years later, this tension is still the central debate in evangelical missiology.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 4, 2026
John Stott and the Writing of the Lausanne Covenant
John Stott was the principal drafter of the Lausanne Covenant. His ability to hold together evangelical convictions with intellectual rigour, pastoral warmth, and a genuine concern for the poor made him the right man to write the document that would define global evangelicalism.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
March 28, 2026
What Is the Lausanne Covenant? A Complete Introduction
The Lausanne Covenant is the defining statement of the global evangelical movement — a 1974 document adopted by more than 2,700 leaders from 150 nations that articulated a shared vision for world mission. Fifty years later, it still shapes how evangelicals think about evangelism, social responsibility, and unreached peoples.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
March 21, 2026