We believe in bringing all different kind of people together in new churches all over Europe.
Continue readingNicky Gumbel: “The church needs a big back door”
According to Nicky Gumbel, the church needs a big front door, which might be an Alpha course, but also a big back door: church planting!
Continue readingWhy I believe in house churches
Why do I believe so strongly in house churches? Marcus Rose from Germany shares about a movement of vibrant communities in Europe
Continue readingDaniela led an Alpha group for the first time
Daniela joined an Alpha team in Rotterdam, organised by Navigators and intercultural church plant LIVE! Erasmus. We asked Daniela about her experiences.
Continue readingHow to lead a friend to Christ?
Is there anything more exciting than seeing that a friend comes to Jesus? It is an incredible experience and something marking.
Continue readingFive New Testament passages from a Jewish perspective
In discipling new believers and reading with them through the New Testament, it is crucial to point out the Jewish roots of our faith.
Continue readingFulfill your ministry
September 26, 2021, 1:40 PM. The Dresden airport and the beautiful houses surrounding it draw near as we prepare for landing.
Continue reading1. Alpha
We believe in bringing all different kind of people together in new churches all over Europe.
Continue readingHow to celebrate Christmas in an intercultural setting?
In the Dutch ICP network, we found out that several ingredients are part of the annual Christmas celebration: images, family time and giving presents.
Continue readingSam started an Alpha course in a rehabilitation centre
The vision to start an Alpha goes back almost a year ago. During the lockdown I asked the Lord “where are you moving?” in prayer before bed.
Continue readingPraying for a breakthrough
We should stir ourselves to pray, that we would pray like the early church. Praying with intensity, persistently and praying together.
Continue readingLessons from Southern Europe
Philip Kirkland shares nine lessons he had learned in Southern Europe during planting a new intercultural church.
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The wisdom of a Persian New Year’s prayer
“Renewer of hearts and insights, Lord of day and night, Former of times and circumstances, Form our inner being to the best state of mind.”
Continue readingThe miracle of the flower bulb
As church leaders, we decided that everybody would receive a Christmas gift. A card with a personal wish from our pastor, a few small bags of sweets, a candle, and a large amaryllis flower bulb.
Continue reading‘Migration stains’ leave their marks in your new existence
During a television program about mediator Frank Visser, I recently heard a Dutch word that was new to me; it can be translated as: ‘migration stain’. I had never heard of it before.
Continue readingAfraid of death(?)
When the Afghan Nasira is admitted to the emergency room of the hospital, I am really not surprised. Considering her past, we knew this was inevitable.
Continue readingGod softened his heart
Abufazel is one of my students at the training my husband and I made for newcomers in the Netherlands, so they get some insight into the why of Dutch values and thought patterns.
Continue readingOpen for applications
Are you willing and capable to contribute to our work? If you have any ideas, please send us an email.
Continue readingAdvance Conference
Do you dream of more people encountering Jesus? Would you like to see others who don’t know Christ becoming wholehearted disciples of him? Are you ready to invest in the cause for which Jesus laid down his life?
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