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The Lausanne Covenant is a July 1974 religious manifesto promoting active worldwide Christian evangelism. [1] One of the most influential documents in modern evangelicalism , it was written at the First International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne , Switzerland, where it was adopted by 2,300 evangelicals in attendance.
The International Missionary Council (IMC) was an ecumenical Protestant Christian missionary organization established in 1921, [1] which in 1961, merged with the World Council of Churches (WCC), becoming the WCC's Division of World Mission and Evangelism. [2]
Evangelism, or witnessing, is the act of sharing the Christian gospel, the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is typically done with the intention of converting others to Christianity . [ a ] Evangelism can take several forms, such as personal conversations, preaching , media , and is especially associated with missionary work .
Issues that were addressed include evangelism in oral cultures, mission populations in diaspora, and the emergent megacities of the world. The title of The Cape Town Commitment was carefully chosen to communicate that it is not a declaration or a manifesto, but a commitment for the Lausanne Movement to fulfill, and has since become the road map ...
A Christian mission is an organized effort to carry on evangelism, in the name of the Christian faith. [1] Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries. [2] Sometimes individuals are sent and are called missionaries, and historically may have been based in mission stations. When groups ...
Evangelical Christianity brings together different theological movements, the main ones being fundamentalist or moderate conservative and liberal. [5] [6]Despite the nuances in the various evangelical movements, there is a similar set of beliefs for movements adhering to the doctrine of the Believers' Church, the main ones being Anabaptism, Baptists and Pentecostalism.
In 1999 a global network of evangelical Christian organisations committed to Integral Mission was established and christened the Micah Network, which owes its name to the centrality of Micah 6:8 to the concept of Integral Mission: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God ...