Understanding and Evaluating Lausanne 4 - Leonardo De Chirico

The Fourth Lausanne Congress (Seoul, 2024) marked the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. It was also the opportunity to assess how present-day evangelicalism understands its mission to the world. I had the opportunity to participate in the congress, and this presentation will offer some reflections based on that experience. We will examine the trends, influences, and directions that are at work in global evangelicalism. Note: If you are in the Theologians Network, this content is similar to content covered in the Network.

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Leonardo De Chirico is the pastor of Breccia di Roma, a church that he helped plant in Rome in 2009, and Chair of the Theological Commission of the Italian Evangelical Alliance. Previously, Leonardo planted and pastored an evangelical church in Ferrara, Italy from 1997 to 2009. He earned degrees in history (University of Bologna), theology (ETCW, Bridgend, Wales) and bioethics (University of Padova). His PhD is from King's College (London); it was published as Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism. His recent books are A Christian Pocket Guide to Papacy (Christian Focus, 2015); A Christian Pocket Guide to Mary (Christian Focus, 2017), Same Words, Different Worlds. Do Roman Catholics and evangelicals believe the same gospel? (IVP, 2021) and Engaging with Thomas Aquinas. An evangelical approach (IVP, 2024). He is a lecturer of historical theology at Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione in Padova, Italy. Additionally, Leonardo is the director of the Reformanda Initiative, which aims to equip evangelical leaders to understand better and engage with Roman Catholicism, and the leader of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network (RSLN).

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