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Lausanne Global Classroom: Nominalism
Articles, Lausanne Global ClassroomThis Classroom episode is on Nominalism. Nominalism is a problem that is as old as Christianity itself. It means to be identified with a religion in name only. People may self-identify as a member of a religion or belief system, but not ...
Olof Edsinger: Christians Must Oppose Secular European Lifestyle.
Articles, Evangelical FocusThe general secretary of the Swedish Evangelical Alliance says that part of our European way of living is downright harmful. As an example he mentions shopping or consumerism. He points out that shopping is a necessity, but it can beco...
Usha Reifsnider: Mission Needs Decolonisation
Articles, Evangelical FocusBorn a Hindu Usha Reifsnider is saying that Western culture is very much a hinderance for reaching non-western people with the gospel. With her Indian background her experience was that you became British in order to be a Christian.
No Discrepancy Between Talk and Walk
21st Century Discipleship, Articles, VistaThe early Church (in the countries around the Mediterranean) experienced violent persecution. Countless sisters and brothers were martyred for their faith in Jesus Christ. It began at the first Church in Jerusalem with a deacon Stephen w...
Being a Disciple in Europe in a Media Age
21st Century Discipleship, Articles, VistaWherever we live in today’s world, media technologies and messages increasingly influence our everyday lives, our Christian witness, and our Christian ministries. The missional issues related to media engagement are therefore of real s...
Creating a Discipleship Culture
21st Century Discipleship, Articles, VistaCreating a discipleship culture is key for mission in Europe today. Creating a discipleship culture is to create a biblical culture that shines a bright light against ungodly aspects of society. I would argue that discipleship is not ful...
How Can We Overcome the Gods of Europe
21st Century Discipleship, Articles, March, VistaThe topic of this article may seem a bit odd. Not least since, to a large extent, today’s Europe is perceived as a ”godless continent”. As an example, data from the European Social Survey 2014–16 showed that in twelve of the Euro...
Episode 2: Decolonised Mission
Podcasts, Lausanne Europe 2020, Usha ReifsniderIn this episode Kåre interviews Usha Reifsnider who is as a missionary born in the UK to Indian migrant workers. Her impression as a Hindu child going to Christian Sunday School was that you had to become British to be a Christian.
Episode 1: The Conversation
Podcasts, Lausanne Europe 2020, Jim MemoryIn this podcast Kåre talks to missiologist Jim Memory has he explains the dynamics around an ambitious undertaking: To get up to 10.000 Europeans to think about and discuss how to reach the new Europe with the dynamic gospel.
Lausanne Europe Launches Major Initiative
Articles, Evangelical FocusLausanne Europe 2020 sets out to host 800 invited delegates in a gathering in Wisla, Polen 21-25. October. They will represent every country in Europe, men and women, young and old. They are church leaders and professionals and there wi...
Nominal Christianity – A Typical European Phenomenon
Articles, February, Nominal Christianity and Contemporary Europe, VistaOne of the most striking aspects of the socioreligious context of Europe is the high proportion of so-called nominal Christians. These are people who are affiliated to a Church and/or identifying as ‘Christian’ in surveys. They only ...
Optimism or Despair?
Articles, Vista, Who Speaks for EuropeAre you optimistic or pessimistic about the health of Christianity in Europe? And speaking on behalf of your network, agency or church, what makes you optimistic about the church and mission in Europe? All the leaders who responded to ou...
The Headline
Articles, Vista, Who Speaks for EuropeSpeaking on behalf of your network, agency or church, what do you think is the most important message to be communicated about mission in Europe today? This question elicited some very passionate, interesting and profound reflections. Ov...
Vox Pop
Articles, Vista, Who Speaks for EuropeIn what ways do you or your agency/church make a distinct contribution in outlining a vision or addressing a challenge for mission in Europe? In answering this question, respondents demonstrated a wide range of approaches and contributio...
Opening the Floor
Articles, Vista, Who Speaks for EuropeHow can we make sure that these voices are heard? What kinds of platform can we provide for them to speak from? Given our tentative identification in Theme 1 of some of the voices being marginalised or ignored within European mission tod...
Stop Talking and Listen for a Minute
Articles, Vista, Who Speaks for EuropeWho are the dominant voices speaking for Europe within the churches or mission networks with which you are most familiar? Not surprisingly, our respondents’ answers depended very much on their own context. Some interpreted “dominant...
A Romanian Perspective on Mission in Europe
Articles, Visions of Europe, VistaWhen analysing the crosscultural mission of the European Churches, one might see different characteristics. We will share a few observations from a Romanian perspective.
Rethinking Mission in Europe: An African Contribution
Articles, Visions of Europe, VistaI am an African. I was born and raised up in Southern Malawi. I have worked in Europe and the United States for the past twenty years. I came to Europe in 2000 to teach at a now defunct school of ministry in Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Fo...
A Woman’s Perspective on Mission in Europe
Articles, Visions of Europe, VistaMany women across Europe face incredible challenges due to their gender. Sadly, the church often contributes to these as well. Reflecting on some of these here will also highlight some beautiful initiatives where churches and networks ar...
The Spiritual Hunger of a Secularised European Youth Culture
Articles, Visions of Europe, VistaA study released in 2018 entitled “Europe’s Young Adults and Religion,” by British professor of theology and sociology of religion Stephen Bullivant, demonstrates one of the most crucial issues for mission in Europe today.
Reimagining Europe
Articles, Visions of Europe, VistaLong after the UK had joined the European Union (on New Year’s Day, 1973) it was not uncommon to hear Brits tell me they were ‘going to Europe for their holiday’. To be fair, when I started visiting the Scandinavian countries, I he...