Evangelicals Gather in Cape Town

This week, more than 4,000 evangelical Christians from 198 countries have flocked to Cape Town for The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation. Although lacking more than 200 Chinese delegates, who were barred from attending by the Chinese government, the organisers believe it may be the "most representative gathering of the Christian church in history". US evangelist Billy Graham's original Lausanne conference in 1974 changed the way evangelicals thought, acted and went about their mission. However, whether Lausanne III will build on that legacy without its world famous preacher – now aged 91 and unable to attend – remains to be seen.