About this episode

Chris Howles shares insights from The Fourth Lausanne Congress and its impact on cross-cultural mission.

Fresh off of the plane from Seoul, South Korea, Chris Howles the Director of Cross-Cultural Training here at Oak Hill College shares his experience from The Fourth Lausanne Congress. 5000 believers gathered from every country in the world to Seoul to connect, share and converse with one another and Chris shares how this congress has shaped his thoughts around cross-cultural mission. Tune in to hear his conversation with Eric Ortlund. Find out more about Oak Hill College Read Chris' blog on Lausanne Find out more about Langham Publishing Listen to "Meet An African Pastor"

People in this episode

Host: Eric Ortlund

Guest: Chris Howles

Topics covered

• cross-cultural mission
• Lausanne Congress
• Christian fellowship
• global church
• missionary training

Keywords

• Lausanne Congress
• cross-cultural training
• Christianity
• mission
• global believers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oak Hill College

Places: Seoul, South Korea

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