"Are evangelicals good news people?" That is the question for the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and European Evangelical Missionary Alliance General Assembly next week (April 21 -24).
16 April 2009
"Are evangelicals good news people?" That is the question for the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and European Evangelical Missionary Alliance General Assembly next week (April 21 -24).
Delegates from 38 countries will meet in Tarragona, Spain.
EEA General Secretary, Gordon Showell-Rogers, will outline his vision for a Europe shaped by good news people, while the keynote speaker, Micah Challenge International Director Rev Joel Edwards, will challenge the delegates to incarnate good news to today's society.
Mr Showell-Rogers said: "As we meet, Europe faces great challenges, and Christians face particular pressures – from materialism and indifference to radical secularism and intolerance of free speech.
"But with these challenges come immense opportunities. By uniting to reflect Christ, evangelicals in Europe can bring hope to communities in times of economic instability and individual isolation.
''The early Christians invested their lives in the peninsular at the west of Asia – that became Europe. As Jesus' followers lived and spoke for him, they shaped the understanding of the value of people, the importance of caring for the disadvantaged and the sick, and the best foundations for a healthy society, as well as helping the eternal well-being of many.
"Together, our vision is to see today's Europe re-shaped by Good News people."
The General Assembly is likely to be Mr Showell-Rogers penultimate as General Secretary, following his announcement that he will step down from the role in 2010, after 11 years at the helm.
"We have come a long way in the EEA in the last decade. Now it is time to hand over for the next stage of the EEA's growth," he said.
"My wife and I are excited about whatever our future holds – which we expect will once more be pioneering and establishing within the Kingdom of God."
The conference will discuss issues affecting Europe and Central Asia – including those facing evangelicalism. National Evangelical Alliances and pan-European mission agencies will also consider how to resource one another and work together more effectively.
For more information or interviews, please contact Charis Gibson on 0207 2072107/ 07917 050126, or c.gibson@eauk.org. Interview requests should be received by April 20 to ensure availability.
The EEA’s vision is: 'Transforming Europe and Eurasia by reflecting the Kingdom of God together' and its mission is to unite evangelicals across Europe by being a vehicle for unity, a representative voice and a resource provider.
The European Evangelical Alliance brings together both the national Evangelical Alliances of Europe and a large number of pan-European mission agencies. It has existed as a regional group since the 1950's, but traces its roots to the 1846 conference at which the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) was established. It is the European section of the WEA. EEA serves as a meeting place, a platform for common action, and a voice for Europe's Evangelicals.
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