The Great Commission: Lessons from Lausanne
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Description
The 4th Lausanne Congress created a space for the Global Church to engage in vital conversations around God’s mission, our obedience to Jesus’ Great Commission, and the church’s calling in today’s rapidly changing and complex world. Guided by the theme: “Let the church declare and display Christ together,” the global Church was challenged to proclaim and demonstrate the gospel of Jesus Christ faithfully.
Date and Time
7:00 am – 8:30 am EST
Eastern Standard Time (Washington DC Time)
The webinar will feature a panel of Baptists who attended the Congress to impart the knowledge gained with the wider Baptist constituency to increase awareness as we impact the world for Christ together. We invite mission leaders, pastors, convention leaders, regional leaders and all Baptists committed to the Great Commission to attend and benefit from the panel's insightful presentations.
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Speakers
Everton Jackson
Analyzing the Stats:
Missional Trends in the 21st Century
Director of Integral Mission
Baptist World Alliance (Jamaica)
Everton Jackson served as the Executive Secretary/Treasurer for the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship before joining the staff of the Baptist World Alliance to serve as Director of Integral Mission.
Diogo Carvalho
Evangelism and Discipleship:
Conserving the Results
Executive Manager of Leadership Development
Brazilian Baptist Convention Home Mission Board (Brazil)
Diogo Carvalho is a Brazilian Baptist pastor, missiologist, writer and denominational leader. He serves at the Home Mission Board of the Brazilian Baptist Convention as Executive Manager of Leadership Development and as professor of Missiology at the Baptist Seminary, in Rio de Janeiro. His writings on disciple-making have helped the Brazilian Baptist cultivate an integrated understanding and practice of evangelism and discipleship. He is also a member of the BWA’s Commission of Evangelism. He is married to Daniele and father of Ana Talita, all members of the Jardim Botânico Baptist Church, in Rio de Janeiro.
Trevor Edwards
Faith and Work:
Mission to the Workplace
Minister
Jamaica Baptist Union (Jamaica)
Trevor Edwards is an accredited minister of the Jamaica Baptist Union. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, United Theological College of the West Indies and University of Edinburgh. A former General Secretary and Vice President of the Jamaica Baptist Union and lecturer at UTCWI, he currently serves as Pastor for the Barbican Baptist Church, Kingston Jamaica, and Adjunct Lecturer at UTCWI.
Cecil Richards
Megacity and Urban Centers:
Missional Imperative
Pastor | Kingston Baptist Church
(St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Cecil Richards is the pastor of Kingston Baptist Church in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the past thirty-five (35) years. Additionally, he is currently serving his third term as president of the National Baptist Convention. He is also an executive member of the National Association of Evangelical Churches. His other engagements include counselor and chaplain for various business enterprises and radio commentator.
He is married to Carol and they have one adult daughter.
Trent Martin
The Persecuted and the Suffering:
The Church Taking Sides
Advocacy and Training Coordinator
21Wilberforce (USA)
Trent Martin is the Advocacy and Training Coordinator at 21Wilberforce, where he works to strengthen the persecuted church, develop advocacy networks, and cultivate the next generation of religious freedom advocates.
Trent helps advance international religious freedom policy advocacy by engaging with religious freedom forums, action teams of churches, diaspora communities, grassroots advocates, global faith networks, partner organizations, and UN connections. He has coordinated research teams on projects related to freedom of religion and belief data and UN engagement, driving insights and policy recommendations
Host / Moderator
Scott Pilgrim
Executive Director | Baptist Mission Australia
Scott serves as the Executive Director of Baptist Mission Australia, the intercultural mission arm of the Australian Baptist movement. With more than 30 years leadership experience as a pastor, mission/leadership consultant, management executive and denominational leader, Scott has a passionate commitment to integral mission, justice, and leadership development.