Japan (MNN) — It has been one month since the Fourth Lausanne Congress concluded in South Korea, bringing together 5,000 Christian leaders from all over the world.
What has been the ongoing impact of this “once in a generation” conference? In a word: Relationships.
For example, Robert Adair serves with A3 in Japan. He knows of a Japanese pastor who wants to start an international school in his area.
Adair explains, “It’s a more rural part of Japan, and he sees that especially missionaries, because they don’t have options for their children for education, they’ll come for a couple of years. But once their kids hit elementary/middle school, they move to the big cities. So not having an international education option for missionaries and expats, from his perspective, limits mission in his region.”
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During Lausanne 4, Adair also met with a friend who operates international schools in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Adair says, “But then I realized, wait, my friend from Indonesia who actually runs international schools in multiple locations is here, and my Japanese pastor friend is also here. So why don’t I just introduce these guys and see if they can figure something out?”
These kinds of connections, he says, capture the history of Lausanne gatherings, which often spark “significant things in the Church.”
Pray that connections made at Lausanne 4 will lead to an even greater spread of the Gospel.
“It’s not just kind of this idealized ‘we should have collaboration,'” says Adair. “It’s like, ‘I literally can’t do the thing I need to do by myself, so I have to find somebody else that’s doing it.’”
Also, ask God to open doors for A3’s disciple-making efforts in Japan. Learn more about A3 on their website. Find your place in the story!
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