Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization

==Organization==

The Lausanne Movement is not an organization, but an organic [[Social movement|movement]] without formal membership structure.<ref name="About the Movement"/> There have been many pressures over the decades to institutionalize the Movement, but Lausanne leaders continue to insist that they remain minimally institutionalized. The two times where this concept was strained was in preparation for both the 1989 and 2010 congresses. These international congresses had to be run in an organized way and needed large infrastructures in order to operate. However, in both cases, the infrastructures built for the congresses were able to be quickly dismantled while the [[Social movement|Movement]] continued. This has always been the focus of Lausanne.<ref name=":3" />

In its early days an international headquarters was established in London where Gottfried Osei-Mensah had relocated from Nairobi to take up the role of executive secretary. Following his resignation in 1984, the Lausanne Movement again functioned from the location of its primary officers without a centralized headquarters.

=== Leadership ===
The Lausanne Movement was founded by [[Billy Graham]]. Lifetime Honorary Chairs include [[John Stott]], Leighton Ford, [[Michael Cassidy (evangelist)|Michael Cassidy]], and [[Doug Birdsall|Douglas Birdsall]]. From 2011, the roles of Board Chair and global executive director/CEO were separated. The Lausanne board of directors is chaired by Bob Doll. The global executive director/CEO is [[Michael Oh]], who succeeded [[Doug Birdsall]] in 2013. Board members and leadership members include Christian leaders and influencers from around the world.<ref name="leadership">[http://www.lausanne.org/about/lausanne-leadership.html Lausanne Leadership], from Lausanne.org</ref>