Key Christian leaders from a variety of countries and cultures share Bible teaching and personal testimonies in the context of: 'God in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself'. An excellent contribution to the church worldwide which deserves to be read and referred to again and again. Guaranteed to enlarge your vision of what God can do and what you should be doing.

J. E. M. Cameron (Editor)

Christ Our Reconciler

DAY 1 TRUTH: Making the case for the truth of Christ in our pluralistic and globalized world

DAY 2 RECONCILIATION: Building the peace of Christ in our divided and broken world

DAY 3 WORLD FAITHS: Bearing witness to the love of Christ among people of other faiths

DAY 4 PRIORITIES: Discerning the will of God for evangelization in our century

DAY 5 INTEGRITY: Calling the church of Christ back to humility, integrity and simplicity

DAY 6 PARTNERSHIP: Partnering in the body of Christ towards a new global equilibrium

APPENDIX: The Lausanne Global Conversation

THE LAUSANNE MOVEMENT

'The spirit of Lausanne'

FOREWORD

BILLY GRAHAM MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA 28707

John Stott 12 Weymouth Street LONDON W1W 5BY

TESTIMONY: ‘I KNOW THE GOSPEL IS TRUE’ Gyeong Ju Son (North Korea)

EPHESIANS 1 Ajith Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Chosen by God (1:4–6)

Four great salvation words (1:7–8)

The mystery of God's plan for the world (1:9–10)

For the praise of God's glory (1:11–12)

How we are saved and preserved (1:13–14)

Thanksgiving and a request (1:15–23)

TRUTH MATTERS Carver T. Yu (Hong Kong)

WHY WE NEED A HIGH VIEW OF TRUTH Os Guinness (UK)

TRUTH IN THE WORKPLACE: EQUIPPING THE WHOLE CHURCH Willy Kotiuga (Canada)

Workplace mission

The Joseph Model

SHARING THE IRRESISTIBLE TRUE CHRIST Rebecca Manley Pippert (USA)

Our theology must impact on our methodology

A three-pronged response to evangelism in the global era

TESTIMONY: PALESTINIAN–JEWISH RECONCILIATION Shadia Qubti and Dan Sered

EPHESIANS 2 Ruth Padilla DeBorst (Argentina/Costa Rica)

Reconciliation with God

Peace that rebuilds

Reconciliation that draws us towards peace

Christ's peace and justice

Reconciliation to create relationship

Peace preaching

Reconciliation for family/church membership

What about us?

OUR GOSPEL OF RECONCILIATION Antoine Rutayisire (Rwanda)

Flourishing churches and festering wounds

Failure and success: Rwanda as a case study

An autopsy of the church failure

Rediscovering the gospel of reconciliation

So what lessons can we draw from the Rwanda experience?

ETHNICITY IN THE MISSION OF GOD1 Dewi Hughes (UK)

Peace to the nations (Zechariah 9:10)

Ethnē in modern thought

Ethnē in the biblical story of God's mission

Ethnē in modern evangelical missionary theory and practice

Questions for discussion

TESTIMONY: COSTLY WITNESS AND THE GOD WHO PROTECTS Archbishop Ben Kwashi (Nigeria)

EPHESIANS 3:1–21 John Piper (USA)

Making known the manifold wisdom of God through prison and prayer

THE GOSPEL, THE GLOBAL CHURCH AND THE WORLD OF ISLAM Nour Armagan* (Middle East)

BEARING WITNESS TO CHRIST’S LOVE AMONG THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS Michael Ramsden (UK)

DISCIPLESHIP AND MISSION IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION Os Guinness (UK) and David Wells (USA)

The double-edged strength of the church

Coming to terms with 'globalization'

The global faith par excellence

Grand transformations

Christian discipleship in the global era

Christian mission in the global era

Serving God in our generation

TESTIMONY: SHARING STORIES, SHARING TRUTH Steve Evans (USA/South Africa)

EPHESIANS 4:1–16 Vaughan Roberts (UK)

Two requirements of Christian unity

God's will for evangelism

WHAT IS GOD’S GLOBAL URBAN MISSION? Tim Keller (USA)

Cities: important culturally, missiologically and viscerally

How then should we reach the city?

TRUTH AND THE PUBLIC ARENAS

Abraham's prayer for the city

ETHICS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE HUMAN FUTURE Nigel Cameron (UK/USA) and John Wyatt (UK)

Human dignity and the 'biotech century'

God's perspective

Key questions raised by emerging technologies

God's priority for humanity

Conclusion

TESTIMONY: SHAKING SALT, SHINING LIGHT IN NATIONAL LIFE Paul Batchelor (UK)

EPHESIANS 4:17 – 6:9 Calisto Odede (Kenya)

How do you walk?

1. Walk as you have learnt (Ephesians 4:17–32)

2. Walk in love (Ephesians 5:1–6)

3. Walk in the light (Ephesians 5:7–14)

4. Walk in diligence (Ephesians 5:15 – 6:9)

Conclusion: A porcupine and the letter of the law

CALLING THE CHURCH BACK TO HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, SIMPLICITY Chris Wright (UK)

1. The idol of power and pride

2. The idols of popularity and success

3. The idols of wealth and greed

THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL Femi Adeleye (Nigeria)

What is the 'prosperity gospel'?

'In every generation, we need to understand our times, as the men of Issachar understood theirs. Only through the dedicated hard work of studying Scripture, and studying the world around us, will we, like those men from Issachar, 'know what to do'. John Stott loved to remind us that Christ gave gifts to the church to share. He referred to The Lausanne Movement rather beautifully as 'an exchange of gifts'. We offer this book as a gift from the church on all continents to the church in your nation. May it be a means of enriching one another in our grasp of Scripture, and in our love of Christ.'

\- S. Douglas Birdsall, Executive Chair, The Lausanne Movement

'In every generation, we need to understand our times, as the men of Issachar understood theirs. Only through the dedicated hard work of studying Scripture, and studying the world around us, will we, like those men from Issachar, 'know what to do'. John Stott loved to remind us that Christ gave gifts to the church to share. He referred to The Lausanne Movement rather beautifully as 'an exchange of gifts'. We offer this book as a gift from the church on all continents to the church in your nation. May it be a means of enriching one another in our grasp of Scripture, and in our love of Christ.' - S. Douglas Birdsall, Executive Chair, The Lausanne Movement

\["For Christians exploring contemporary faith challenges", "Addresses tough questions on faith and society today", "You will gain wisdom for effective evangelism strategies"\]

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