European Evangelicals Kickoff Joint Assemblies
WARSAW, Poland – The 2006 European Evangelical Alliance and European Evangelical Missionary Alliance General Assemblies and EEA Youth Forum kicked off Tuesday evening in a city where only a few Evangelicals reside.
More than 150 Evangelical leaders from 38 European countries were present at the opening night in Warsaw, Poland, which featured special “Hope” awards for some who have modeled the bringing of hope to Europe, a worship and prayer session, and a brief introduction to the evangelical community in Poland by the Polish Evangelical Alliance.
The event continued Wednesday with small group Bible studies, a seminar on the Missional Church, and an opening address by Gordon Showell-Rogers, General Director of the EEA. Each day will also begin with Bible readings by Ajith Fernando, National Director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka, who will unfold the assembly’s theme: “Fanning the Flame…Rekindling Passion for Christ.”
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“We are excited about what we will learn from Ajith,” Showell-Rogers said. “In Europe, we are very keen to learn all that we can from brothers and sisters in the Global South, where the Christian Church is stronger than ever, and often much stronger spiritually than we are in Europe.”
The EEA and EEMA Assemblies and EEA Youth Forum run from Tuesday, Oct. 17, to Saturday, Oct. 21. They will include small group work designed to help with the exciting opportunities and spiritual challenges of this complex region: in the light of the wider needs of the whole world.
Updates are available from: www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/poland2006/
Christian Post Correspondent Pauline J. Chang in Warsaw contributed to this report.
