CAPE TOWN, South Africa–The Third Lausanne Congress concluded Sunday night with a multi-faceted musical presentation, pageantry and a glorious display of Christian unity. One week to the night after Cape Town 2010 began, 4,000 Christian evangelicals from 198 nations – representing scores of denominations and Christian organizations – brought the historic Congress to a close with worship.

British evangelist Lindsay Brown called in his sermon for a “a ringing affirmation of the uniqueness of Christ”, echoing what other keynote speakers had preached throughout the conference – that Jesus is the only way to salvation. “He is incomparable,” stated Brown.

Brown said that not only should the Lausanne Movement continue its commitment to see the Gospel preached among every people group on earth, but that it should also commit to impacting every sphere of society.

Both in his sermon and an earlier press conference, he emphasized that there is no aspect of one’s being that God does not want to claim as His own. He decried secularism that attempts to confine Christian expression only to one’s church and home.

Brown also expressed his hope that through the Third Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization, many Gospel partnerships and initiatives will emerge. The second Lausanne Congress in 1989 resulted in 300 partnerships. Participants at Cape Town 2010 have already committed to reaching 500 unengaged people groups with the Gospel. More than 300 participants also committed to evangelization among the two-thirds of the world’s people who are oral learners

Primary elements of “`The Cape Town Commitment,” released to participants in booklet form on Saturday night, were incorporated into responsive prayers and readings of the worship that ended with the Lord’s Supper.