Pre-cursors to the Lausanne Congress - PowerPoint Presentation

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Pre-cursors to the Lausanne Congress

The Lausanne Context

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Edinburgh 1910Slide3

Edinburgh 1910

Delegates: 1,200, mainly from America, England and Europe

Chairman: Rev. John R. Mott, an American Methodist

Theme: carrying the gospel to the whole non-Christian world

Results: beginning of the 20

th

century ecumenical movement

John R. MottSlide4

Berlin 1966

Delegates: 1,200, from 100 countries, but strongly USA

Chairmen: Carl Henry and Billy GrahamTheme: One Race, One Gospel, One TaskSlide5

Berlin 1966

After Berlin, Billy Graham recognized several additional needs:

gather a larger, more globally representative forum of evangelical leaders

grapple with the issues of the day

strategize to unite the evangelical church in the task of world evangelism.Slide6

The Issues of the Day

The organizers of Lausanne were determined

to grapple with the real issues of the day. They were not content to limit their discussions to matters of strategy, because they recognized the need to answer the tough theological questions which stood in the way of the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world.Slide7

Issues for Lausanne 1974

unity, diversity and cooperation

evangelism and social concern

uniqueness of Christ

validity of missions

work of the Holy Spirit

religious liberty and human rights

relationship of the gospel to cultureSlide8

Issue 1

The relationship of evangelism and social concern,

raised by the rapid growth in awareness of poverty and injustice in the world and the effects of (natural and human-made) disasters.Slide9

Issue 1

The relationship of

evangelism and social concern.

(A portion of an audio tape of Dr. Billy Graham addressing the 1974 Congress)Slide10

Issue 2

Unity, diversity and cooperation among Christians,

raised by the post World War II development of the ecumenical movement in the World Council of Churches.Slide11

Issue 3

The uniqueness of ChristSlide12

Issue 3

The uniqueness of Christ

(a portion of an audio recording by Dr. Billy Graham at the 1974 Congress)Slide13

Issue 4

The validity of missions,

raised by the call for a moratorium of missions

missionsSlide14

Issue 4

Many Christians not only doubt that the goal is possible, but even question whether it is desirable...

(Audio recording of Dr. Billy Graham at the 1974 Congress)

missionsSlide15

Issue 5

The work of the Holy Spirit in evangelism,

raised by the rapid growth of Pentecostal and Charismatic churches.Slide16

Issue 6

Religious liberty and human rights,

raised by heightening awareness through modern media of the infringement of these rights in many parts of the world.Slide17

Issue 7

The relationship of the gospel to culture,

raised by its spread into many cultures and the self consciousness of these cultures in the post imperial independence movements.Slide18

Just for review, here is a little quiz...

Review QuizSlide19

Review Quiz – Questions 1 and 2 of 6

1.

Who was the chairman of the World Missionary Conference?

_ Doug Birdsall _ Billy Graham

_ John Mott

_ James Kirk

2. Where was the World Missionary Conference held?

_ New York

_ Edinburgh

_ Lausanne

_ Berlin Slide20

Review Quiz – Questions 3 and 4 of 6

3. Which of these accurately describe important differences between Edinburgh 1910 and Lausanne 1974?

(There is more than one correct answer.)

- Lausanne had more noble objectives and motives.

- Lausanne included a significant representation from non-western countries.

- Lausanne was better planned and organized.

- Lausanne placed greater emphasis on theological concerns.

4. The relationship of evangelism to social concern was a key issue for Lausanne because of pressure to redefine the “missions” in socio-political terms.

_ True

_ FalseSlide21

Review Quiz – Questions 5 and 6 of 6

5. Which of these was NOT a key issue addressed at the Lausanne Congress?

_ the purpose of God the Father

_ the work of the Holy Spirit

_ the validity of missions

_ the uniqueness of Christ

6. Who said, “we should reject the idea of a moratorium on the sending of missionaries”?

_ Billy Graham

_ John Stott _ Ralph Winter

_ John MottSlide22

Review Quiz - Answers

1. John Mott

2. Edinburgh

3. - Lausanne included a significant representation from non-western countries.

- Lausanne placed greater emphasis on theological concerns.

4. True

5.

the purpose of God the Father

6. Billy GrahamSlide23

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