The Club of Rome recently released an Open Letter to Global Leaders in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Here is the heart of their message, with which we fully agree: Covid-19 has shown us that overnight transformational change is possible. A different world, a different economy is suddenly dawning. […]
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Colectivo Evangelico Defensores de la Creacion, an Evangelical group in Peru, has issued a statement regarding Covid-19 in the context of this month in which we will be marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Without putting aside the serious threat that the pandemic Covid-19 represents for mankind, as well […]
Earlier this week a number of leaders of the Lausanne Movement joined for a time of reflection and fellowship concerning the Covid-19 crisis. A recording of that call is available below. Ed Brown’s comments on the environmental implications are at about 23:30:
Many are pondering the global cataclysm that is the Covid-19 epidemic, and wondering what the world will look like when this is all over. To that end, the World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Centre in Bonn Germany will be hosting an important webinar on Tuesday, 31 March 12:00 to 13:30 UTC. […]
A list of resources from the Lausanne Movement for those who are seeking to lead in this troubled time.
The following was forwarded to us, written by an unknown pastor in Wuhan, where Covid-19 began. There are some important insights here: The hustle and bustle of China finally quieted down, the restless society finally calmed down, and the restless Chinese people gradually calmed down. The wild animals that […]
This month’s Lausanne Global Analysis has a piece by veteran missionary and pastor Tim Carriker that puts the recent Amazon fires in perspective: The 2019 dry-season Amazon fires drew attention from political leaders and church organizations worldwide, not only because of their number and intensity, but also due to their […]
The simple answer is… we don’t know how the present situation might affect our upcoming conferences. As of now, plans are proceeding for our next two events, Egypt (for Middle East/North Africa) 29 April – 3 May and Romania (for East and Central Europe) 12-16 October. At this time, if […]
We knew things were greening up in the Church of England when Ruth Valerio was asked to write a book on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Saying Yes to Life! was released at the end of last year and is available both in hardcopy and Ebook formats. C of […]
Christian Climate Action, a Christian group mostly based in the UK and Europe, has launched a “40 Days of Climate Action” campaign for Lent this year: The campaign gets underway on Ash Wednesday on 26 February with a vigil outside Westminster Cathedral at midday that will then process to Westminster […]