Annotated Links

Edinburgh 2010 World Missionary Conference

The ecumenical gathering in Edinburgh last year celebrated one hundred years since the last time the conference was held in that city. The 2010 presentations will undoubtedly continue to find publcation venues in coming months. In the meantime, a number of resources are already available on the conference website.

• http://www.edinburgh2010.org/en/resources/papersdocuments.html

Cape Town 2010

The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization came to fruition in Cape Town, South Africa last year. Videos of the session, along with many more resources, are available on the Lausanne website. For this issue, we draw special attention to the sessions on poverty.

• http://conversation.lausanne.org/en/conversations/detail/10992
• http://conversation.lausanne.org/en/conversations/detail/11001

Chris Wright on “The ‘Righteous Rich’ in the Old Testament” and “Saints in the Marketplace: A Biblical Perspective on the World of Work” at The Other Journal

Old Testament scholar and missiologist Chris Wright has written two fascinating articles that complement the theme of this issue of Missio Dei in a thought-provoking way.

• http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=1009
• http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=1033

Claudio Oliver on “What Is Poverty?”

Brazilian minister Claudio Oliver discusses poverty in a simple but profound way in this video. If you are wondering how to start serving the poor around you, this clip offers some great insight.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGSvDvDZnb4