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John Stott Legacy Collection (10 vols.)
by John Stott
A 10-volume collection from John Stott — influential 20th-century evangelical preacher and principal framer of the 1974 Lausanne Covenant — covering New Testament introduction, theology, and a lifetime of sermons.
The Global Christian Library (8 vols.)
by John Stott, Ida Glaser, Ivan Satyavrata, Roland Chia, Joe M. Kapolyo, et al.
An 8-volume series from the Lausanne Movement providing inter-cultural exposition of the Christian faith — covering missions, salvation, faith, and the Holy Spirit from a global network of leaders and theologians.
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Study Notes
Structure
Fifteen articles addressing God's purpose, the authority of Scripture, the uniqueness of Christ, the nature of evangelism, social responsibility, the church in mission, cooperation, urgency, and Christ's return. It concludes with a covenant commitment signed by participants to global evangelization.
Purpose
Drafted at the International Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne, 1974) under Billy Graham and John Stott, it sought to unite evangelicals worldwide around a comprehensive, biblical theology of mission that held together proclamation and social responsibility.
Usage
Signed by over 2,300 evangelical leaders from 150 nations in 1974, it remains the foundational document of the Lausanne Movement and is widely used in evangelical mission education, seminary training, and cross-cultural ministry formation worldwide.
Influence
Redefined evangelical missiology by insisting that social responsibility is a partner of evangelism — not a substitute — and sparked a generation of scholarship integrating word and deed in global mission, influencing countless missionary agencies, seminaries, and church planting movements.