KLC hosts a whole variety of events as we seek to embody our vision of fostering and nurturing Christian scholarship and public theology, rooted in spirituality and practiced in community. Some of these events include our regular webinars and public lecture series, the monthly meetings of the KRC, our informal KLC Coffee Times, the quarterly meetings and Annual Meal of the four Scripture Collective Seminars, as well as our summer KLC Annual Conference hosted in liaison with our partners.
Recurring Zoom Event: First Thursday of every month, 4PM UK time
Prayer is at the heart of KLC’s work. Under the leadership of Hugo Herfst, we will host an hour prayer meeting on the first Thursday of every month at 4pm UK time that is open to the whole KLC community.
ZOOM EVENT: Wednesday 15 May 5.30pm-7pm UK time
In the USA in particular, the word “Evangelical” has been appropriated by right-wing Americans to the extent that many fine “Evangelicals” now eschew the label. In much of the majority world, however, Evangelical remains a desirable label. Amidst a year of many national elections, the US election is notable simply because of the influence the US wields globally. Clarity about the nature of Evangelicalism becomes vital when it is in danger of being hijacked ideologically, with major political consequences.
At the same time mainstream denominations in the West are breaking down, making Evangelical unity across denominations ever more important and desirable. Might the Lausanne Covenant play a role as an instrument of unity amidst such reconfigurations?
Lausanne meets later this year in Seoul. KLC, which has teamed up with the World Evangelical Alliance to address the topic of “what is evangelicalism?”, invites you to this event in which we reflect on the Lausanne Covenant, its significance, possible weaknesses, and its potential as an instrument of unity.
You can read the Lausanne Covenant here: https://lausanne.org/statement/lausanne-covenant.
Click to watch Chris Wright’s 2010 introduction to the Lausanne Movement.
Rev Dr David Larsen: The Lausanne Covenant and the American Context
Rev Dr Chris Wright: John Stott and the Lausanne Covenant
Rev Dr Andrew Kirk: A South American Perspective
Dr Cas Monaco: Evangelism and Socio-political Involvement: A Comparison with David Bosch’s Dimensions of Mission
IN PERSON EVENT: 11-13 JUNE 2024, Cambridge UK
This year we host our first Annual Conference. It promises to be a must-attend gathering, featuring good food, great fellowship, and deeply engaging presentations from our KLC community. Cambridge is a delight at this time of the year and we warmly invite those travelling from abroad to spend the week with us in our beautiful city, if you are able.
The theme for this year’s gathering is First Things First: Spirituality and Public Theology, examining an often-neglected priority in the Christian life—one that is also an essential aspect of our engagement with the world.
We offer this year’s conference at a fantastic price, but spaces are limited. We hope that you are as excited as we are to take up this opportunity for our usually virtual community to gather in person and to grow together. Click the link for more details and to register.
[Hidden] This year we plan to host our first Annual KLC Conference. The aim is to establish a must-attend annual gathering that embodies our ethos: community – with great food and fellowship – rooted in spirituality, with intellectual rigour coram deo. We have chosen Tuesday to Thursday so that participants coming from overseas can come for the week if they so desire. Cambridge is a delight at this time of the year, and we warmly invite you all to attend.
The theme for this year’s gathering is First Things First: Spirituality and Public Theology. Our aim at KLC is to accompany the Spirit on his mission, and in order to do this we need to attend in an ongoing fashion to spiritual formation. The journey in – spirituality – opens out to the journey out – our vocations in the world, and both are essential if we are to be salt and light. The gathering will include times of silence and worship, listening to one another’s stories, time for our hubs to gather as desired, rigorous exploration of the nature of public theology, and more.
We have booked a venue that can seat 75. In order to help us plan well we need a good idea of how many of us plan to attend as soon as possible. We will do our best to keep costs low and once we know how many will attend we will finalise the venue and accommodation. If you are serious about attending please register here and then once we know the costs we will alert you and ask you to register and pay online.
KLC was born amidst the pandemic and wonderfully we became global overnight as a result. A challenge now is for us to become deeply embedded in Cambridge, the UK, and Europe. Great news is that Otto Bam, our Arts Project Manager, will work fulltime for one year for us in Cambridge, from February. Part of his job will be to develop contacts across the city. We are grateful for electronic communication but, as we all discover, nothing replaces face to face contact. Do, therefore, consider joining us in June.
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