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LCJE International Conference, Keszthely, Hungary, August 2007

Over 160 participants from 18 countries, representing 16 agencies and congregations involved in Jewish evangelism participated in The Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism’s (LCJE) eighth international gathering. The six-day meeting, with the theme "Jewish Evangelism – Telling the Story," was a time for leaders to relate stories from the field, consider trends, coordinate strategies and stimulate both theological and missiological thinking on issues related to their movement.

Papers are listed in the order in which they were presented.

• The spirit of Lausanne
  by Susan Perlman
  
  
• From Budapest to Lake Balaton
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• From Helsinki 2003 to Lake Balaton 2007
  by Tuvya Zaretsky
  
  
• The conference on Jewish evangelism in Budapest 1927
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• Isaac Feinstein – a martyr for Christ in Romania
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• My discovery of six power principles
  by Al Runge
  
  
• The wedding feast
  by Bodil F Skjøtt
  
  
• Jesus from the earth up
  by Darrell L. Bock
  
  
• The image of Jesus in Christian art
  by Reidar Hvalvik
  
  
• The "hidden Christ" in world religions
  by Wes Taber
  
  
• The “hidden Messiah” in Judaism
  by Richard Harvey
  
  
• To whom are we telling the story?
  by Mitch Glaser
  
  
• Jewish views of Jesus from the emancipation until the present
  by Arnold Fruchtenbaum
  
  
• Jesus told among the nations
  by Doug Birdsall
  
  
• Yechiel Zwi Herschensohn/ Lichtenstein – “der Alte” and the stranger
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• As a Jew I could never become a follower of Christ
  by Judith Rood
  
  
• Stories from Japan
  by Charles Klingensmith
  
  
• The sower and the seeds
  by Doug Birdsall
  
  
• Jewish Mission to Hungary
  by Rolf G. Heitmann
  
  
• Jewish evangelism today in the Former Soviet Union
  by Jim Melnick
  
  
• The Jewish community in Hungary today
  by Ferenc Kozma
  
  
• Jewish evangelism through the eyes of the media
  by Susan Perlman
  
  
• Jewish evangelism in Bulgaria
  by Stanislav Alexiev
  
  
• Jewish evangelism among Russian Jews in Germany
  by Vladimir Pikman
  
  
• Isaac Lichtenstein – a Jesus-believing Hungarian rabbi
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• My concern is to build bridges
  by Hanspeter Obrist
  
  
• Stories from Russia
  by Frank Arthur
  
  
• The good Samaritan
  by David Zadok
  
  
• Keeping the Law: freedom or obligation
  by Vladimir Pikman
  
  
• Believers’ relation to the Law: not obligation, but fulfillment
  by Jim Congdon
  
  
• Assimilation and intermarriage: the glass is half full
  by Tuvya Zaretsky
  
  
• The impact of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism on the story about Jesus
  by Mike Moore
  
  
• Obstacles to Jewish evangelism
  by Jim Sibley
  
  
• Pollak/Lucky– a lawobserving Jesus-believing Jew from Galicia
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• God called me to identify with his own dear Jewish people
  by Theresa Newell
  
  
• Stories from France
  by Jean-Paul Rempp
  
  
• The tenants in the vineyard
  by Wayne Hilsden
  
  
• Jewish evangelism in Israel
  by Dan Sered
  
  
• The impact of Russian believers on the Messianic movement in Israel
  by Michael Zinn
  
  
• Reconciliation - against the wall in Israel/Palestine 2007
  by Lisa Loden
  
  
• Muslim and Jewish evangelism – comparing notes
  by David Zeidan
  
  
• With Hans Walter Hirschberg and Arthur Goldschmidt in Theresienstadt
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• All I knew was that I had found the Lord
  by David Loden
  
  
• Stories from Australia
  by Bob Mendelsohn
  
  
• The prodigal son
  by David Sedaca
  
  
• Building bridges
  by Johannes Kleppe
  
  
• Outreach to the “forgotten Jews” of Far East Russia
  by Lawrence Hirsch
  
  
• Networking for Jewish evangelism - is there a future for LCJE?
  by David Brickner
  
  
• Brilliant reflections on key facets of Romans 10:1
  by Steve Cohen
  
  

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  2007 Reports
  
  
• Israel
  by Lisa Loden
  
  
• Japan
  by Charles Klingensmith
  
  
• Australia and New Zealand
  by Bob Mendelsohn
  
  
• Europe
  by Hartmut Renz
  
  
• Finland
  by Juha-Pekka Rissanen
  
  
• North America
  by Theresa Newell
  
  

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  LCJE NA Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April 2007
  
  Ninety people from all parts of the United States, Europe and Israel attended the 24th annual North America LCJE conference in San Antonio April 16-18, 2007 held at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Convention Center just off the famous River Walk and several blocks from The Alamo.
  
  The theme of the conference was “Jewish Evangelism and the Body of Messiah.” Speakers included: Dr. Michael L. Brown, President of the FIRE School of Ministry, Concord, NC; Dr. Lamar Cooper, Executive Vice-president & Provost of Criswell College, Dallas, TX; Jonathan Bernis, Director of Jewish Voice Ministry, Phoenix, AZ; Dr. Raleigh B. Washington, President/CEO of Road to Jerusalem Ministry, Denver, CO; Kelvin Crombie, Director of The Heritage Centre, Christ Church, Jerusalem, Israel; Dr. Jeffrey L. Seif, Director of Zola Levitt Ministries, Dallas, TX; Steve Shermett, congregational leader of Beth Sar Shalom, Tucson, AZ; and Susan Perlman, Jews for Jesus, San Francisco, CA. Papers will be posted to this website.
  
  In the business meeting on Wednesday, April 18, An Appeal to Unity was passed by a majority of the voting members of LCJE NA.
  
  Dr. Theresa Newell who has served as Coordinator of LCJE NA since 1999 announced that she would step down from her post as will Robert Specter of Rock of Israel Ministries who has served as Secretary. Their successors will be elected at the LCJE International conference to be held August 19-24 at Lake Balaton, Hungary.
  
  

  The Conference Program (linked below) includes a comprehensive list of all papers presented at the conference. Papers will be added as they become available.

  
  
• Daniel Landsmann - The First LCMS Missionary to the Jewish People (Powerpoint Presentation - download free Powerpoint Viewer)
  by Alan Butterworth
  
  
• Judaism and New Testament Faith
  Evaluating Mark Kinzer’s Post-Missionary Messianic Judaism
  by Derek Leman
  
  
• Is a Postmissionary, Truly Messianic Judaism Possible?
  by Michael L. Brown, Ph.D.
  
  
• What do we stand for? - A look at LCJE Statements 1980-2005
  by Kai Kjær-Hansen
  
  
• Somebody in the Body - Jewish Ministries and Christian Body Life
  by Jeffrey L. Seif
  
  
• Diaspora Missiology Report
  by Tuvya Zaretsky
  
  
• The Prayers Of Our Synagogue
  by Congregation Shema Israel
  
  
• Conference Program (PDF Format)