Of the many who worked as missionaries in China in the 19th century, one whose work had a particularly enduring character was James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM), which was responsible for taking over 800 missionaries to China.
Lausanne Honorary Co-Chair, Doug Birdsall, speaks to Christian Today about some of the challenges for Christians today and what might be next for the movement.
I've come to realize that while many believe evangelism is important, they often feel like someone else is better suited for the task.
Christians should take note that the typical Christian today is a young, non-white woman in the Global South.
One of the most surprising reflections on my 20-year mission to build a national monument to God's answered prayers is that the most difficult challenge has not been raising the millions of pounds needed to build it.
Less than one in ten Christian charities are led by women chief executives, and only around one in six have women as chairs. Why does this gender gap exist in a sector where around two-thirds of the workforce are women?
"It's not Lausanne doing mission. It's Lausanne catalyzing, facilitating, and then letting other people do the research and the networking and the activities, which will serve God's Church around the world."
The question may seem far-fetched, but it is raised by the experience of writer Matthew Hall who witnessed the recent death of his late aunt in Canada.
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the Rosh Hashana service and the blowing of the shofar.
Orthodox Christians should expect no compromise from the Labour government on its planned conversion therapy ban or on any other aspect of its LGBT agenda.
The NHS is supposed to be there for everyone, and there is a real desire for it to be pulled back to its feet. But the challenges we face severely test our ability to balance our duty to care for others with responsible stewardship of the nation's resources, in this case our taxes.
We now live in a country that doesn't want to protect the life of the unborn innocent child.
In a world of darkness and lies it is time for us to bring truth and light on this issue.
