Following closely on the heels of the 4th Lausanne Congress, we will be talking with Justin Schell and Jon Hirst about the immediate response and impact of the Congress, as well as look at the ongoing follow-up efforts of Lausanne to help catalyze collaborative action to fill Great Commission gaps. The conversation will include Lausanne’s recently announced 4th Global Younger Leaders Gathering to be hosted in Latin America in 2026.
Presenters: Justin A. Schell is the Director of Younger Leaders Generation for the Lausanne Movement as well as the US Director for Union, a UK-based ministry training leaders for the church and mission worldwide. He studied Missiology, Global Christianity, and Biblical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of two books on mission including Come and See: A History and Theology of Mission and the newly released The Mission of God and the Witness of the Church. He is husband to Megan and daddy to Henry and Evelyn. They are members at Evergreen Church in Oklahoma, USA.
Jon Hirst has over 25 years of serving the mission community in a variety of roles related to product development, communications, technology, and innovation. He runs the www.innovationinmission.com community and co-founded Generous Mind with his wife Mindy. Jon and Mindy live in Southern Wisconsin with their three children and three dogs. Jon was a delegate to the 4th Lausanne Congress in Incheon, South Korea and served as the virtual co-leader of the social media team at the 3rd Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.
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