Digital Discovery Center Advancing the Great Commission in a Connected World Explore the Digital Discovery Center at the Fourth Lausanne Congress, where you can engage with practical digital tools and strategies for spreading the gospel in today’s digital age. This space offers an opportunity to learn from experienced organizations and consider how digital advancements are shaping the future of the Great Commission. See Presenters See Micro Talk Schedule See Showcase Map Presenters Explore the innovative presenters at the Digital Discovery Center, where ministries, faith-based organizations, and leading tech experts showcase new tools and strategies for spreading the gospel in the digital age. AvodahConnect AvodahConnect, a division of Avodah Inc., leverages innovative artificial intelligence to revolutionize Bible and church-based translation. Our disruptive technology bridges language barriers, ensuring accurate and accessible translations for all. By integrating AI, we transform traditional translation methods, making an impactful difference in spreading the Word and fostering global understanding. See Micro Talk Schedule AI-Powered, Church-Based Language Translation September 9, 2024 | 13:30 Room 202 We believe in the power of language to unite and inspire. Discover how Avodah’s groundbreaking AI language platform is revolutionizing Bible translation and church-based translation efforts. Learn how our innovative use of conversational AI, NLP, and computer vision makes the inaccessible accessible, building bridges to understanding and connection. Join us to explore the integration of AI and human expertise that gives people the precise language to preserve cultural and contextual accuracy in their translations. BibleChat.Ai Faith Assistant and BibleChat.ai revolutionize Christian engagement through 24/7 AI-driven support. Faith Assistant enhances church operations, saves time for high-impact ministry, and transforms outreach by turning audiences into engaged communities. BibleChat.ai provides a personal, confidential space for scriptural exploration and spiritual guidance. Together, they offer innovative solutions for churches, ministries, and media organizations, making faith-based interaction seamless, accessible, and impactful worldwide. See Micro Talk Schedule Can a Christian ‘AI Employee’ Really Serve God’s Kingdom? September 25, 2024 | 13:30 Room 202 Explore how Faith Assistant, a redeemed Christian technology platform, serves ministry, relationships, and human flourishing. Discover AI evangelism in action, defining Christian AI versus secular AI. See how delivering the right content at the right time transforms audiences into communities, while freeing pastors from administrative tasks through 24/7 interaction. BibleProject BibleProject is a nonprofit, crowdfunded organization that makes free resources like videos, podcasts, articles, and classes to help people experience the Bible in a way that is approachable and transformative. We do this by showcasing the literary art of the Scriptures and tracing key biblical themes from Genesis to Revelation. Brilliance Labs In the ‘Bitcoin for Missions’ venture, the spread of the gospel is our chief goal. We aim to identify innovative missions practitioners and national partners working in financially repressive contexts, expose them to the Bitcoin network as a multifaceted solution for financial empowerment, and coach them through prototyping tools and solutions that aid in their fulfillment of the Great Commission. See Micro Talk Schedule Bitcoin is More Revolutionary than You Think September 24, 2024 | 14:35 Room 202 For millions in the Majority World living under totalitarian regimes, lacking banking services, or facing inflation, bitcoin offers financial freedom and opportunity. We have studied Bitcoin and believe that it will be as globally transformative as the invention of the internet. In this micro-talk we will answer 3 questions: 1) What is Bitcoin? 2) How is it impacting the least reached peoples? And 3) How can it be used to advance the gospel among them? Cherith Analytics Cherith Analytics is an Impact Foundation company, applying AI and cutting edge technologies to faith, and deploying BAM tools to missions. We offer one such product, TruCenter, to all Congress participants. TruCenter helps organizations engage their people by connecting their God-given motivations to their work, relationships, and opportunities. The assessment is built of stories, revealing your “why.” It’s the only assessment focused on motivations and customized for faith-based organizations. See Micro Talk Schedule TruCenter: Microscope on Your Motivational Personality September 26, 2024 | 12:40 Room 202 TruCenter helps organizations connect people’s God-given motivations to their work, relationships, and opportunities through a story-based assessment. Focused on faith-based motivations, it’s complimentary for Lausanne participants via Cherith Analytics. This Impact Foundation company applies AI and cutting-edge technologies to faith, using BAM tools to enhance missions. Christian Vision (CV) Christian Vision (CV) is a global Christian ministry with a mission to introduce people to Jesus and encourage them to become his true followers. Founded in 1988 by Lord Robert Edmiston, CV’s strong desire is to serve and equip Christians, and the local church, in their evangelistic endeavours. We work to see impact in three key areas: Introducing people to Jesus; mobilising Christians to evangelise; and resourcing the church with free digital content and knowledge. See Micro Talk Schedule The Intersection of Missions and Innovation September 27, 2024 | 14:35 Room 206 Creedle connects people without barriers, regardless of denomination or technology, creating a virtual reformation of Christian congregations. By expanding digital infrastructure, it offers countless ways to know and share Jesus. Creedle makes Christian content more accessible and seeks partners to expand its innovative ecosystem globally. Join us as we show what is already programmed and what the potential of this innovative ecosystem is. Come and See Foundation Come and See is on a mission to ensure that all 7 seasons of The Chosen are globally distributed, translated into 600 languages, and free for all. From Michigan to Madagascar, people are encountering Jesus through The Chosen, leaving them not what they were. Join us in inviting a billion people to find and follow Jesus. See Micro Talk Schedule How The Chosen Will Reach 2 Billion People September 24, 2024 | 13:05 Room 202 The Chosen, with Come & See, is uniquely positioned to help fulfill the vision and mission of major evangelistic and Bible translation movements. The high production quality, biblical accuracy, and global appeal of The Chosen make this series about Jesus and his chosen followers a powerful catalyst for spreading the gospel. creedle We want to bring together the strengths of Christians in order to make Jesus digitally visible. We make this possible through needs-oriented applications, the creedlec. They will be centrally connected inside the future digital ecosystem through the search engine creedle.io. We create a ‘super-ecosystem’ which can connect the many initiatives of Christian offerings to reach people digitally. See Micro Talk Schedule Creedle: The Ecosystem for a Virtual Reformation to Proclaim Christ September 27, 2024 | 13:50 Room 202 Creedle connects people without barriers, regardless of denomination or technology, creating a virtual reformation of Christian congregations. By expanding digital infrastructure, it offers countless ways to know and share Jesus. Creedle makes Christian content more accessible and seeks partners to expand its innovative ecosystem globally. Join us as we show what is already programmed and what the potential of this innovative ecosystem is. DiscipleIQ DiscipleIQ is a versatile platform crafted to support churches and ministries worldwide in enhancing discipleship and community engagement. With its blend of advanced analytics, tailored learning pathways, and interactive tools, DiscipleIQ helps leaders connect with their congregations more meaningfully, encouraging spiritual development across diverse cultures. Whether guiding new believers or strengthening the faith of long-time members, DiscipleIQ offers a global solution for impactful discipleship. See Micro Talk Schedule 1×1 Discipleship: How Can Technology Help Us Become More Like Jesus? September 24, 2024 | 14:15 Room 202 Discuss how technology tools and data can help improve discipleship matching via Spirit-led, data-driven approaches; and share a vision of technology-enhanced matching that better connects and equips mentors and disciples for 1×1 discipleship. FaithTech FaithTech exists to see a Jesus revival awaken in and through tech by practicing redemptive technology design. We are a global community for Christians in tech to connect to each other, and build together. We use our biblically-based redemptive technology development framework to build products together in community to help the local church, the marginalized and further the spread of the gospel. We currently have FaithTech communities meeting in 43 cities across 18 countries around the world. See Micro Talk Schedule A Vision for Building Redemptive Technology September 27, 2024 | 14:35 Room 202 There is a uniquely Jesus way of building products. A redemptive way. A way that infuses faith in the entire process of creation. A way that not only embeds biblical beliefs and values into the methods of creation, but also results in a product that truly reflects the image of God: A transformative process that leads to transformative products. Join us for this short discussion on a different way of creating technology that we believe can aid in a Jesus revival in and through technology all over the world! Gospel Ambition (Disciple Tools) Gospel Ambition exists to serve the church in multiplying obedient disciples, creating and giving multilingual tools and trainings to fulfill the Great Commission in this generation. Disciple.Tools open source software boosts collaboration, clarity, and accountability for disciple and church multiplication movements. Disciple.Tools is the core technology that powers Zume Training (https://zume.training), Prayer Tools (https://prayer.tools), Prayer Global (https://prayer.global), and hundreds of ministries worldwide. See Micro Talk Schedule Multiplying Disciples through Open Source Technology and Tools September 26, 2024 | 14:15 Room 202 Discover how open source technology empowers Christians to multiply obedient disciples. This talk explores the heavenly economy of how freely sharing multilingual technology, tools, and trainings can enable the Church to fulfill the Great Commission. Learn how building with an open source mindset allows full access to all components, fostering kingdom ownership and innovation in disciple-making efforts worldwide. Gravity Jack, Inc. Gravity Jack, the United States’ oldest AR company (founded 2009), boasts 15 years of R&D, key patents licensed to tech giants, and a client list including NASA, Kraft, and the US Department of Defense. With a strong gaming background, the company is set to revolutionize AR gaming with WarTribe of Binyamin. Notably, founders Luke and Jennifer Richey dedicated their lives to Jesus in 2019, viewing their secular company as a mission field to infiltrate the enemy’s territory and spread the gospel. See Micro Talk Schedule A Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing: Gaming that Points Toward Christ September 25, 2024 | 14:15 Room 202 Learn how to engage Generation A and Z, whether they’re in church or not. With 90% identifying as gamers and 94% playing daily, it’s essential to meet them where they are. Discover strategies to connect with these younger generations in their digital spaces and foster meaningful engagement. Indigitous In our connected and digital world is a global movement taking the gospel to new people, places, and spaces. Jesus Film Project A Christian media ministry bringing millions face-to-face with Jesus in their heart language, we offer one of the most powerful ways to experience the story of Christ by watching it play out on screen. Our free online Christian films and ministry tools help deliver the message of the gospel in over 2,000 languages and counting. See Micro Talk Schedule Innovating Evangelism: The Future of Media Ministry with VR/AR September 25, 2024 | 13:05 Room 202 The Jesus Film Project has shared Jesus’ story in heart languages since 1979. Now, a new animated story of Jesus is being developed as a powerful evangelistic tool. Combining high-quality storytelling with digital innovation, it will reach diverse audiences across the Metaverse, VR, and gaming communities. Jesus.net Jesus.net leads online searching people to Jesus, into a faith journey and to a (local) community. See Micro Talk Schedule Jesus.net, AI & The Chosen: Finding the best way to lead the world to Jesus. Join the journey! September 26, 2024 | 13:05 Room 202 We are living in a special season. We see confused people looking for answers. As the global church we are called to reach people, lead them to Jesus and make them disciples. We bring people into a faith journey by using the internet, social media, AI and connecting to global initiatives like The Chosen. We believe God is bringing us together as organisations to lead searching people to Jesus and into a journey. Will you join us in this journey? Joshua Project Joshua Project’s vision is to see God glorified through an abundance of Christ followers within every people group. Our mission is to highlight peoples and places with the least access or response to the gospel so the Body of Christ can prioritize its prayer and mission efforts. Land of Promise We are building a Christian Minecraft Server called Land of Promise (LOP) to engage children ages 7 to 16. We combine the joy of play with the teachings of the Word of God to disciple children and youths in a fun and interactive way! Lausanne Digital Ecosystem Inspired by Acts 4, Lausanne’s Digital Ecosystem is an exploration to accelerate global collaboration and global disciple maturing through shared digital assets – content, data, apps, and digital communities. The ecosystem aims to unite the church through collaboration and shared global impact, convinced that we are better together. The Ecosystem is being built by the Gargantua Group (https://www.gargantua.llc/), a cutting-edge technology firm specializing in strategy, machine learning and generative AI services. Gargantua specializes in transforming raw, messy information into structured, clean datasets that power machine learning systems and content platforms. See Micro Talk Schedule Lausanne’s Digital Ecosystem-Accelerating Ministries through Digital Unity September 27, 2024 | 14:15 Room 206 Inspired by Acts 4, Lausanne’s Digital Ecosystem is an exploration to accelerate global collaboration and global disciple maturing through the sharing of digital assets – content, data, apps, and digital communities. The ecosystem aims to unite the church through digital collaboration and shared global impact, convinced that we are better together. The Ecosystem is being built by the Gargantua Group, a cutting-edge technology firm specializing in strategy, machine learning and generative AI services. Gargantua specializes in transforming raw, messy information into structured, clean datasets that power machine learning systems and content platforms. Lectio 365 (24-7 Prayer) Lectio 365 is the daily devotional resource of the international 24-7 prayer movement and launched in Advent 2019. Lectio 365 has grown quickly to accompany hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin and end their day with God. See Micro Talk Schedule Lectio 365: The Intersection Between Ancient Practices and a Digital Generation September 25, 2024 | 12:40 Room 202 Lectio 365 is a free daily devotional app that equips people to encounter God’s presence and respond to God’s word by praying the Bible every day. This app which is used by hundreds of thousands of Christians across many streams of the church adapts ancient Christian practices such as Lectio Divina and The Examen, reinterpreting them for a new generation. Come and hear stories of how Lectio helps embed life-changing and faith-shaping rhythms of prayer into everyday life. Light DAO Lightdao is first Christian NFT platform that manages and sells digital faith-driven artworks. Light in Action By leveraging film’s unique ability to reach into regions that are closed to the gospel, people in restricted areas have access to content that challenges their worldview. By harnessing the power of story to reach the heart and open the mind, a thirst is created for truth. By making the gospel readily available, those who are seeking truth can find new life in Jesus. Lighthouse Arab World Arabs need to hear the gospel The Arab world, where Christianity was born, has limited access to the gospel. Lighthouse Arab World focuses on reaching underserved people groups with content primarily in Arabic, created by those passionate about connecting with Arab minds and hearts. Based in Beirut, with team members across the region and the United States, we use various media to make Christianity accessible and relatable, despite challenges like persecution and limited Christian presence. Logos Bible Software Logos Bible Software is a tech company committed to the church. We exist to empower believers everywhere to go deeper in the Bible through a fusion of Bible study resources and powerful technology. And we are committed to increasing biblical literacy and accessibility for every Christian around the world. This is the vision behind everything we make from our Bible study platform to church technology and everything in between. Media Impact International At MII, we create and facilitate pathways of hope that move seekers from a digital gospel presentation to life-changing participation in Christian community, both online and offline, whereby seekers become multiplying disciples of Jesus Christ through life-giving supportive communities. We do this through strategic partnerships with more than 300 ministries from 50 countries supporting them with essential training around digital media and ministry as well as hands on support with digital marketing and follow up. MegaVoice MegaVoice was birthed at the Second Lausanne Congress in Manila and for over 35 years continues to provide innovative solutions to equip partners to fulfill the Great Commission with secure and reliable tools that overcome barriers of language, geography, technology, literacy, gender, and social stigmas, and especially the unreached or least reached. See Micro Talk Schedule Partnering to Overcome Barriers for over 35 Years September 26, 2024 | 13:30 Room 202 We will begin by identifying some of the common historical barriers to the dissemination, access and understanding of the gospel, and how MegaVoice continues to equip our Partners with solutions to overcome these barriers. The largest barriers for many to overcome are language, geo-politics, literacy and access to technology, gender, age and social stigmas associated with some groups. At MegaVoice we believe we can help every mission be more effective and impactful in their evangelism and discipleship, especially those to the unreached and least reached people groups. We will state a couple of cases demonstrating how we have assisted our Partners, while demonstrating some of the technological tools we developed along with them. We will end by highlighting some of our new solutions and invite questions on how we might explore together the best ways to overcome barriers hindering the advancement of the gospel. Missional Labs Missional Labs is a startup network for the global church, advancing the ideas, leaders, and ventures shaping 21st-century mission. We blend the best of theology, mission, and entrepreneurship, to launch a new generation of innovative ministries advancing gospel impact in every context. See Micro Talk Schedule Missional Imagination: Equipping Leaders and Ministries for the Modern World September 25, 2024 | 13:50 Room 202 Explore how renewed missional imagination equips leaders and organizations for today’s emerging challenges. Delve into church history for insights, learn key principles for organizational renewal, and discover new paradigms for investing in the next generation of pioneers, builders, and innovators shaping 21st-century mission. Network211 As people around the world continue to search the internet for answers to the dilemmas of their lives, they provide Network211 with an open door into their hearts so that we can help them discover and grow in their journey with God. See Micro Talk Schedule Spirit-Empowered Internet Evangelism in an Age of Global Individuality September 24, 2024 | 12:40 Room 202 Discover how the church can leverage the Internet to impact individuals globally with the gospel. Explore globalism as a system powered by the Internet, how it creates innovative opportunities for the Great Commission, and its role in empowering global citizens with interactive communication in the digital marketplace. Olive Technology Limited Olive Technology, Inc is a global IT services and technology consulting company with over 26 years of industry experience in application services, enterprise solutions and digital transformation solutions across industries. Prayercast Prayercast activates world-changing prayer for the lost. By leveraging the arts with innovative technologies and media, we create artistic and compelling prayer resources that lead God’s people in over 180 countries every month. Prayercast content is used regularly in personal devotions, prayer meetings, church services, classrooms, conferences, large international prayer gatherings, and more. See Micro Talk Schedule The Number One Strategy for Reaching the Lost September 24, 2024 | 13:50 Room 202 There is nothing more powerful and effective we can do to advance God’s kingdom than to pray. Come be encouraged to renew your perseverance in prayer. Be reminded of the critical role and primacy of prayer in the Great Commission. Hear of tangible steps and tools you can use to grow your own prayer and to mobilize others in your ministry, church, and spheres of influence to engage in world-changing prayer for the lost. Rightnow Media We believe the mission of the church matters. Everything we do at RightNow Media is rooted in Jesus’s promise that God will use his people to change the world. We are here to serve the church. We provide Christians across the globe with resources that will inspire them to champion the mission Jesus gave to his people to make disciples of all nations. God calls us to focus our lives on him rather than on ourselves. Whether in church, in the workplace, or at home, we want to see disciples of Jesus loving God and loving others. Experience the world’s largest customizable library of biblical video resources for every person in your church or ministry. Equip and inspire your people beyond Sunday. RightNow Media is a global streaming library with more than 25,000 Christian Bible study videos for church leaders to share with their people and small groups. The app and video content supports 13 languages and serves more than 25,000 churches around the world. Help your team flourish in every area of life with on-demand video resources about leadership, professional development, and personal care. Join thousands of attendees at one of our strategic events designed to help you live on mission no matter your vocation or location. RightNow Ministries operates under the grace of Almighty God. We serve local churches that represent diverse traditions and denominational affiliations. Our desire is to work in harmony on the basis of the essential doctrines listed below. Salt + Light People are desperately looking for help for life struggles and one of the best sources of wisdom are believers in the local church. One of our endeavors is an audio messaging app for small groups. The app empowers prayer and discussion intentionally fostering stronger connections. Our team actively builds products at the intersection of communities, families, and evangelism. See Micro Talk Schedule Infusing Heart Into Digital Spaces September 26, 2024 | 14:35 Room 202 We’ll explore the need to go beyond emojis and memes, advocating for a hybrid ministry model that blends digital interactions with real-life presence in a world where a simple “I’ll pray for you” or emoji reaction often feels inadequate. We’ll share our journey of creating intentional digital communities with the local church. Search For Jesus Search for Jesus uses the internet to share the gospel around the world in 7 languages. Through the ministry’s evangelistic websites and social media pages, people from all walks of life are seeing and hearing a clear gospel message. Trained volunteers are ready to answer their spiritual questions, point them to Christ and help them grow in their faith. SIL International SIL International partners with local language communities to develop language solutions that promote flourishing. Inspired by God’s love, we advocate, build capacity, and work diligently to ensure people can engage with Scripture, pursue meaningful development, and access education in the languages they value most. Together, we see lives transformed and communities thriving. See Micro Talk Schedule Bible Translation and Literacy in the Digital Age September 26, 2024 | 13:50 Room 202 Discover how SIL’s innovative tools revolutionize Bible translation and literacy. Learn about Scripture App Builder for mobile apps, Bloom for local language literacy, and Paratext for collaborative translation. Explore how AI expands access to whole Bibles, equipping you to bring God’s Word to the language groups you serve. Soma Games Soma was created in direct response to what we like to call ‘God’s nudge’. One day an article appeared in the news talking about a new trend, Christian video games. Following the link lead to the Christian Game Developers Conference. Registering for the event lead (within about 10 minutes) to an invitation to go to Boston and appear on TV – to discuss Christian video games and how this trend mashes up against games like Grand Theft Auto. Switchboard Switchboard is an online platform that connects believers with missionaries non-profit organizations to provide skills virtually to serve the Great Commission! See Micro Talk Schedule Virtual Volunteering: Revolutionizing How We Serve September 27, 2024 | 13:30 Room 202 Switchboard is a platform that matches everyday believers based on their skills and calling to work directly with mission organizations. Our micro-talk will lay out a roadmap for mobilization, and provide practical experience on how to get started. This platform is for both mission organizations as well as equipping organizations. theChurch.digital First of it’s kind, theChurch.digital is a digital missions sending organization. By developing a digital missiology, theChurch.digital has a unique digital worldview called platforms as places. The way most missional organization view places like India, Brazil, etc is the same way we view digital platforms like Twitch, Virtual Reality, Facebook, etc. By equipping digital missionaries and empowering digital and metaverse church planters, theChurch.digital’s goal is to digitally reach people that church buildings and physical ministry are unable to reach. See Micro Talk Schedule Digital Mission to Platforms as Places September 27, 2024 | 13:05 Room 202 How do you send missionaries into digital spaces? All around the world theChurch.digital is expanding Jesus’ kingdom into digital subcultures reaching those who don’t go to a physical church. Hear one of the ways we help churches and missionaries understand digital gospel saturation into every sector of society. unfoldingWord We work with Church leaders worldwide who seek to establish their churches in sound doctrine but lack access to Bible translations in the languages their people speak. Equipping these leaders with biblical resources and effective training empowers them to translate the Bible with excellence and efficiency in every language that needs one. Venture Discipleship is the number 1 gap for the Great Commission, and there aren’t enough equipped disciplers in the world. Venture is on a mission to close this gap by building the world’s first personalized discipleship platform, powered by AI. Through a personal AI coach, custom discipleship pathways, and practical next steps, Venture helps believers walk in the way of Jesus in everyday life. Come try Venture for yourself! XRI Global XRI Global is a research and deployment company which exists to enable speakers of every language to flourish through language technology. We are leveraging the capabilities of artificial intelligence to solve data scarcity for all languages. We collect AI training data for languages all over the world and build translation systems, speech systems, and large language models for multiple downstream use cases. Within 10-15 years, there will no longer be a language barrier. XRI is making this possible. Micro Talk Schedule Showcase Map
