Cape Town 2010 Opening Message – Doug Birdsall

Doug Birdsall shares how Cape Town 2010 (the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization) brings together possibly the largest, most diverse gathering of evangelicals in the history of the world. The purpose of Cape Town 2010 is to discuss key issues facing the global church today.

S Douglas (Doug) Birdsall, Honorary Chairman of The Lausanne Movement, served as Executive Chairman from 2004 to 2013. He led the Movement through a process of global revitalization, culminating in the convening of Cape Town 2010: The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Harvard University, and the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, UK.