Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Way – Orthodox learning from Alpha

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, has just announced the late Spring launch of a new teaching programme suitable for use in Orthodox Churches  and which closely models the teaching methods of the British Alpha programme. Called The Way … Continue reading →

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German church decline prompts call for 'deep spiritual renewal'

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

The latest news item from the European Baptist Federation paints a rather depressing picture of membership decline within the German Federation of Evangelical-Free Churches (Baptist and Brethren). Titled ‘We will continue to grow smaller’ the article reports from the recent … Continue reading →

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Mission alongside European ministry

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Thanks to the team responsible for the blog at Christian Colleges Online for their alerting us to short term mission opportunities in Europe. Among the sites they feature is that of Alongside Ministries International which offers opportunities to work alongside … Continue reading →

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Danish Church confirms 75 percent of all 14 year olds

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Views about how secular Europe is becoming often quote figures relating to baptisms, confirmations, and weddings in a church; the so-called ‘occasional offices’. Figures recently released by the Lutheran Church in Denmark highlight the cultural significance of confirmation and raise … Continue reading →

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Human Rights and the European Churches

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

The draft version of a Human Rights Manual for European Churches is available for download at http://press.ceceurope.org/fileadmin/filer/csc/Human_Rights/HumanRightsManualWorkinProgress.pdf This is likely to become all the more important as the discussion about Human Rights in Europe is put under the spotlight by … Continue reading →

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Universal and particular – Christianity in Europe

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

Just been reading this interesting summary from Al Tizon’s Transformation after Lausanne: ‘Christianity is a universalism that affirms the particular. Modernity is a universalism that denies the particular. Postmodernity is a set of particularisms that never attain universality.’ Why is … Continue reading →

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Urban mission in 75 European cities

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Three things that concerned the citizens of seventy five of Europe’s major cities were: job creation and reducing unemployment (64 cities), improving the quality and availability of health services (54 cities), and improving education and training (39 cities). Other important … Continue reading →

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One World, One Mission… is not enough

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

With its theme of ‘One World, One Mission’ the recent 2010 British Baptist Assembly offered vibrant and truly inspiring moments in the main venue, Prism venue, and seminar venues. I hope regular readers will forgive my referring to my own … Continue reading →

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Mission-shaped ministry in ministry-shaped churches

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

Enjoying sitting in on a panel discussion about how to train men and women for ministry and mission in a multi-cultural and multi-religious setting? It seems that the question is easier to ask than to answer.  For the classic western … Continue reading →

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