The two leaders with whom the Lausanne Movement is most closely associated are Billy Graham and John Stott.
Billy was the face and voice of the movement. That voice echoed through the halls of the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974 on the first night of the First Congress on World Evangelization exclaiming, ‘Let the earth hear his voice!’
John Stott, however, was the head and heart of Lausanne.
I first met Uncle John 25 years ago while I was a student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where I had the unexpected blessing of lunch with him. It was like meeting a real-life hero. Not the kind that you watch in movies, but the kind that we all truly need. Not a man of fame and fortune, but a godly, wise, and humble servant.
The topic of our conversation was birds—a topic Uncle John was always animated about. After sharing with me some of the fascinating lessons on life and faith to be learned from birds, he expressed his hope to one day write a book on his favorite hobby.
Renowned evangelist @Canonjjohn says he was helped and encouraged by #JohnStott, who urged him to keep preaching the gospel: https://t.co/BPpKtjBBjL
— Langham Partnership (@LanghamPartners) May 7, 2021