Honouring the Missing Chinese Participants at Cape Town 2010 – Doug Birdsall

The church of China was not represented at Lausanne 1989, and participants from China were unable to join the global church at Cape Town 2010. The Lausanne participants welcome their Chinese brothers and sisters even in their absence.

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.