African-American Mission Leaders Emerge to Impact World Evangelization

Aug. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Detroit, August 7, 2010-African-American leaders are positioned to take a leading role in the future of world evangelism at the upcoming Lausanne III Congress on World Evangelization, an historic and unique gathering of evangelical and other mission-minded believers, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, October 16-25, 2010.

Over 40 African-American delegates, among 400+ from the USA and over 4,000 world-wide, will come together to advance the Gospel of Christ throughout the world, continuing the historical pioneering influence in missions among African-Americans.
At Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010, African-Americans will convene with other African-descended leaders from the Continent and the Diaspora. Led by the Holy Spirit, they will reconcile, fellowship, unite, pray and strategize together about how best to reach African-descended people and the whole world with the Gospel of Christ.

In addition to McCray and Case, the 40 African-American mission-minded leaders  planning to attend the historic Cape Town congress include Sabrina D. Black, president, Global Projects for Hope, Help and Healing; Carl Ellis, president, Project Joseph; Tom Fortson, president, Transformed Men; Paula Fuller, vice president and director of Multiethnic Ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; Russ Knight, president , Chicago Urban Reconciliation Enterprise; Glen Mason, executive director, Carver International Missions; Brian Johnson, national coordinator, Cooperative Missions Network of the African Disaspora  Michelle Lloyd-Paige, dean for Multicultural Affairs, Calvin College; Bishop George McKinney, presiding prelate, St Stephens Church of God in Christ (COGIC,) and  many more from across North America.  

Following Lausanne I in 1974 hosted in Lausanne, Switzerland and the 1989 Lausanne II gathering in Manila, Philippines, African American church leaders, congregants and communities are preparing to get involved in mass numbers in Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010, which is fast approaching.  You can join the excitement and be a part of this great occasion of our generation by praying, spreading the word and going on line to www.capetown2010.com

Upon their return to America, the African-American delegation will host another world event, The 2011 African-American Evangelization Summit, to be held next spring. This gathering will serve as a catalyst for the clarion call to a Spirit-led movement through which all black church bodies, Christian organizations and believers can join together. They will learn the history of African-Americans in missions, reclaim their missions-heritage, renew their fires for bringing salvation to lost souls and spearhead holistic evangelization efforts in their communities, across the nation and around the world.

To learn more about Lausanne and become involved go to www.lausanne.org.  To join in and add your voice to the global conversation addressing a wide-range of issues, such as religious pluralism, ethnic conflict, urbanization and the human future, go to www.lausanne.org/conversation. During the Congress, Evangelicals may also gather at official GlobaLink sites across 68 nations, to watch broadcasts of key addresses and share their reflections with others around the world. To host a site, go to www.lausanne.org/globalink

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Touching and Transforming Lives through the Word this is the mission of Sabrina Black one of the North American delegate to Lausanne III.