Changes and Trends in World Christianity
The centre of world Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere largely due to the growth of the Evangelical/Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Christian unity is understood more in terms of spiritual unity in Christ than as organizational unity. The Lausanne...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2013
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Transformation
Year: 2013, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 257-266 |
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World Christianity
B Muslim background believers B Holistic Mission B Global Christian Forum B re-evangelization B Evangelicalism B global prayer movement |
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| Summary: | The centre of world Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere largely due to the growth of the Evangelical/Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Christian unity is understood more in terms of spiritual unity in Christ than as organizational unity. The Lausanne Congress held in 2010 is a good example of this. Christian unity is to be recognized and celebrated. The primary mission of the Church is to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus. As far as Christian unity is concerned, the Global Christian Forum provides the best platform, where all traditions and global church organizations can comfortably come together based on the simplest yet the most essential confession of Christian faith. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0265378813502612 |