Her kommer oppdateringen fra Europeiske Leder Konferansen jeg var med på i Riga forrige uke. En oppdatering for UIO Europa. Så over 150 ledere fra fire ulike regioner.Oppdateringen er på engelsk som du ser;) kult.
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These are some of the questions being asked as 150 YWAM leaders from all over Europe gathers in Riga, Latvia at the European Leaders Gathering (ELG) this week.
What is God doing in Europe today? What are His thoughts for the nations of Europe? How can YWAM Europe build strategic networks that will stimulate growth and multiplication in order to bring God’s kingdom to this continent?
“Who is the God that is knocking on your door?” The first night in Riga, Ina Stein draws a picture of Europe in a state of agony. Poverty, prostitution, violence, and a sense of desperation among our neighbours – these are things we are confronted with wherever we are. As we open the door and find God weeping on the other side, how will we respond? Do we really grasp God’s broken heart over the present state of Europe?
YWAM Europe needs to adjust to the present times. We need to dream big and reach out in new ways. Like the four men bringing the paralyzed man to Jesus in Mark 2:1-5, we need to be willing to take risks and be a little crazy. We are in danger of becoming too set in our ways. Do we have room for pioneers and evangelists that do things differently? This is the time to challenge our traditions and break out in new ways, knowing that nothing is impossible for God.
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#3 During the last day in Riga, the ELG focused in on city ministry. Leaders shared their own experience in pioneering ministry, highlighting
the fact that we are a sending mission and we need to fill up our bases
and empty them again and we need to see our schools as tools to get
people out in ministry. We also need to see the importance of building relationships,
both within the YWAM family and with surrounding church leaders.
There was a prophetic call for the YWAM leaders to seek God first, not letting ministries and responsibilities getting in the way of a wholehearted worship of the Lord. In the end, it’s all about knowing God. 2. Corinthians 13:4: “For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.”
Regarding the current situation of YWAM Europe (including Siberia), we are now 2455 YWAMers, based in 175 locations in 37 countries.
#1
These are some of the questions being asked as 150 YWAM leaders from all over Europe gathers in Riga, Latvia at the European Leaders Gathering (ELG) this week.
What is God doing in Europe today? What are His thoughts for the nations of Europe? How can YWAM Europe build strategic networks that will stimulate growth and multiplication in order to bring God’s kingdom to this continent?
“Who is the God that is knocking on your door?” The first night in Riga, Ina Stein draws a picture of Europe in a state of agony. Poverty, prostitution, violence, and a sense of desperation among our neighbours – these are things we are confronted with wherever we are. As we open the door and find God weeping on the other side, how will we respond? Do we really grasp God’s broken heart over the present state of Europe?
YWAM Europe needs to adjust to the present times. We need to dream big and reach out in new ways. Like the four men bringing the paralyzed man to Jesus in Mark 2:1-5, we need to be willing to take risks and be a little crazy. We are in danger of becoming too set in our ways. Do we have room for pioneers and evangelists that do things differently? This is the time to challenge our traditions and break out in new ways, knowing that nothing is impossible for God.
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Jeff Fountain (picture) was sharing about the
state of Europe. By comparing Europe to a field filled with stones and
trash, he urges YWAM to know the soil we are seeding into. The landscape
of Europe is changing, and it’s up to the Body of Christ to recognize
and respond to the changes. The soft powers of Christianity are truth
and love. Through this, Christianity overcame the Roman Empire. The
enemy is robbing us of our inheritance, and we need to recover an
understanding of what God has done in the past in order to make a
lasting impact on the future.
There was a prophetic call for the YWAM leaders to seek God first, not letting ministries and responsibilities getting in the way of a wholehearted worship of the Lord. In the end, it’s all about knowing God. 2. Corinthians 13:4: “For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.”
Regarding the current situation of YWAM Europe (including Siberia), we are now 2455 YWAMers, based in 175 locations in 37 countries.
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