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American Evangelicals and Cape Town 2010 |
By Carl Nelson, President of Greater Minnesota Association of Evangelicals and U.S. Delegate to Cape Town 2010
 Cape Town 2010 is only a few days away, and American evangelicals have much that we can learn from our sisters and brothers in the global church. Cape Town 2010 is a forward-looking Congress seeking to prepare a new generation of leaders for the global church in the coming decades. Nearly one third of the delegates will be ages 20 to 40.
The Congress will address common challenges that Christians face worldwide. Planning has been underway for five years, and in preparation regional councils have identified six challenges and issues that require the attention of the global church.
- Truth – How do we make the case for the truth of Christ in a postmodern, pluralistic society?
- Reconciliation – How do we build the peace of Christ in our broken and divided world?
- World Faiths – How do we share the love of Christ with people of other faiths?
- Priorities – What should be the Church’s priorities for proclaiming Christ in the 21st century?
- Integrity – What are the obstacles to the message of Christ within the church?
- Partnership – How does the body of Christ partner together towards a new global equilibrium?
These global issues apply to us here in America. From learning how to communicate the truth of Christ in our own post-modern culture, to finding hope in the message of Christ to reconcile us in our own divided society and learning how to live alongside people of other faiths while sharing Jesus with them, we have much to learn at Cape Town 2010.
The global church is in transition, and American evangelicals can use Cape Town 2010 as an opportunity to learn our new role in the future of the global Christian movement, from partnering with new missionary movements in the majority world and setting priorities for global missions, to reaching Diaspora peoples in global cities.
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