Lausanne Movement

1,700 participants gathered in Hong Kong for CCOWE V. The theme of the gathering was The Lord of History - The Light of the World.

A seminar was held every morning. Some important issues in Chinese churches were discussed, like hardship, politics, environmental protection, problems faced by pastors, 21st-century spirituality, Christianity and Chinese culture, the atmosphere and model for preaching, the age of information, family, model of theological education, economic ethics and finance, Holy music and Gospel, the model of missions, the model of church, and others. Besides, some sessions were devoted for participants of all districts to discuss the action plans that were going to be adopted in their districts after the Congress.

The evening sessions were aimed at helping the participants to know Jesus Christ is the light of the world. The topics included "Christianity and Chinese Culture" (by Prof. Peter Lin), "Spirituality in the 21st Century" (by Dr. Philemon Choi), "Preaching Situation and Model" (by Rev. Stephen Tong) and "Chinese, Ethic-Chinese and World Evangelism" (by Rev. Morley Lee and Rev. Samuel Ling).

On Sunday, the CCOWE Missions Rally, titled "Wholly for the Gospel, Always for the Gospel", focusing on "The Belief and Commitment of the Gospel", was held in the Hong Kong Stadium. The number of participants in this final event was anticipated to have reached 16,000.