Category Archives: Eurooppa

Poverty and social exclusion a risk for 23% of EU citizens in 2010

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

New research published today points to the ongoing cost to Europe’s ordinary citizens of the social and political upheavals across the continent. The Eurostat report also goes on to report the fact that in 2010, the number of under 18 … Continue reading →

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SECULARISATION IN EUROPE: A GENERATIONAL SHIFT

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

At the recent meeting of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Mission Commission I presented a 25 minutes overview of several of the main features of Europe that we have been researching and which impact the mission of the Churches. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Church attendance, Eurooppa, Europa, europe, prayer, secularisation, young people | 6 Comments

Is the game over?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Jeff Fountain, author of the ‘weekly word’ and Director of the Schuman Centre, is happy for us to post a copy of his latest reflections (14 nov 2011) on the future of the EU and the contribution that spiritual/Christian values can … Continue reading →

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UK missionaries in Europe: do they make sense?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Language skills remain an essential skill for effective cross-cultural mission. The British abroad take not just their own language but a very nuanced sense of meanings shrouded in their subtle use of the English language. For non-British speakers of English, … Continue reading →

Posted in EU, Eurooppa, Europa, europe, L'Europe, Language learning, mission | 1 Comment

Urban Church Planting in Europe

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

‘City to City – Europe‘ describes itself as a growing network of church plants and pastors throughout Europe with an annual meeting. The next meeting of the network takes place in Berlin between the 25-27th October, 2011 at the ‘Gospel and … Continue reading →

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A recently published EU survey explores online language usage

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Eurobarometer has published results which will be of interest to Christian individuals and organisations which make significant investments in online presence. The survey may also have broader application to all Christian Media organisations with an interest in Europe. Across all … Continue reading →

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Church Planting Research Report: interim results released

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

The Nova Research Centre has been an active partner in an important new research initiative that is likely to prove of enormous benefit to the missional church planting community in Europe. Nova’s Director, Darrell Jackson, has been working with lead … Continue reading →

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Restoring hope in Europe

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Branko Bjelajac writes for TWR Europe and has just published a brief review of Deborah Meroff’s book Europe: Restoring Hope. Participants attending HOPE II might be interested in knowing more about this important contribution and might appreciate a link to … Continue reading →

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Redcliffe students innovating new forms of mission

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

One of our placement students is currently working alongside ‘Serve the City’ in Leuven and is already managing to encourage innovation in the way that the Belgian teams engages on the streets. She shared her experience of weekly placement with … Continue reading →

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