First International Congress on World Evangelization
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The conference is noted for producing the Lausanne Covenant
Lausanne Covenant
The Lausanne Covenant is a 1974 Christian religious manifesto promoting active world-wide Christian evangelism. One of the most influential documents in modern Evangelical Christianity, it was written and adopted by 2,300 evangelicals at the International Congress on World Evangelization in...
, one of the most influential documents in modern evangelical Christianity. The drafting committee of the covenant was headed by John Stott
John Stott
John Robert Walmsley Stott CBE was an English Christian leader and Anglican cleric who was noted as a leader of the worldwide Evangelical movement. He was one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974...
of England
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The congress was a very influential world conference of some 2,700 evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian
Christianity
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leaders that was held in the Palais de Beaulieu
Palais de Beaulieu
The Palais de Beaulieu is a convention centre in the Lausanne, Switzerland.- Past events :*Prix de Lausanne*First International Congress on World Evangelization*Eurovision Song Contest 1989- External links :...
in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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in 1974 to discuss the progress, resources and methods of evangelizing the world. The conference was called by a committee headed by U.S.
United States
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evangelist
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
and brought together religious leaders from 150 nations. Lausanne was selected for the congress in October, 1972. The congress office opened in April 1973. The theme of the congress was "Let the earth hear His voice." The congress started as a plan announced by Billy Graham in August 1972 to hold an international congress on evangelism as a follow-up to the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism held in Berlin, West Germany.
After the congress, the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, abbreviated LCWE, is an Evangelical Christian movement that grew out of the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization and promotes active worldwide evangelism. LCWE is also known as The Lausanne Movement...
was established.
The Second International Congress on World Evangelization
Second International Congress on World Evangelization
The Second International Congress on World Evangelization, often called "Lausanne II" or "Lausanne '89" was held in Manila.The conference is noted for producing the Manila Manifesto, a renewed and expanded commitment to the Lausanne Covenant, an influential document in modern Evangelical...
(often called "Lausanne II" or "Lausanne '89") was held fifteen years later in Manila
Manila
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The movement references the 1910 World Missionary Conference as an inspiration and something to be celebrated. The Third International Congress on World Evangelization was therefore held in Cape Town
Cape Town
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, South Africa, from 16 - 25 October 2010.