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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
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
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)