The themed articles in April 2011’s Lausanne World Pulse are devoted to the Cape Town Commitment:
Chris Wright
The Cape Town Commitment: The Inside Story
The vision for the Cape Town Commitment began in December 2009, with a gathering of theologians from every region of the world. Here, Wright shares how the CTC came together before, during, and after Cape Town 2010.
Rose Dowsett
The Cape Town Commitment, Part 2: A Call to Action, a Summation
Part 2 of the Cape Town Commitment, ‘A Call to Action,’ should not be separated from Part 1, because to do so would leave us with unrooted activism, Dowsett writes. Here, she gives an introduction to Part 2 and offers suggestions on how to put it into practice.
C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell
Why Today’s Church Needs the Cape Town Commitment
The Cape Town Commitment is needed today as a tool for both calling back and pointing forward – memory and vision, writes Velloso Ewell. She points to two recurring themes at Cape Town 2010, being felt around the world: the decline in biblical literacy and the Church’s failure to see peace and reconciliation as integral to the gospel message.
Lindsay Brown
We Have a Gospel to Proclaim: Cape Town 2010 Concludes
An abbreviated version of a closing address given by Lindsay Brown, Lausanne International Director, at Cape Town 2010, during which he touched upon four hopes and visions for the Church, as well as core elements, including mission that is Christocentric, being people of integrity, and having perseverance to the end.
Lasse Holmgaard Iversen
Post-Cape Town 2010 Meeting in Denmark
Danish participants who attended Cape Town 2010 gathered in January 2011 to reflect on what they heard and plan for the days ahead.
The Executive Summary is available here, and the full version here.
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