The General Assembly of the European Evangelical Alliance is a place to connect and to be equipped. It is a platform where general secretaries, affiliate members and chairs of Hope for Europe networks bond, connect, create synergy of how to support one another and profit from each other.

Bible study, thematic lectures, fellowship, sharing from the regions, connecting with EEA and its partners and staff will be in line with the theme ‘Deeply Rooted’.

Deeply Rooted

Current times have been described as a “polycrisis”, where we all feel affected by multiple challenges on several fronts. Surrounded like this, we can feel shaken and uprooted. But Good News people are deeply rooted people, “like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17.8). What does it mean to have deep roots in the Kingdom of God?

While the time may be of crisis, our calling is to be “like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.” (Psalm 1.3) This tree knows the Word, knows the Lord, knows the Church, knows the world… and loves them all deeply. We are not called to sit this storm out, and together want to think of what it means to have deep kingdom roots, knowing that the deeper the roots, the sweeter the fruit.

Registration Process – Step by Step

Please note that registration and accommodation for GA 2024 are made separately. To successfully register for this GA, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Fill in the registration form and pay the conference ticket.

Step 2: Once the registration form is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email — this confirms your registration ONLY for the GA and not for accommodation.

Step 3: Accommodation is booked directly by the participant. Unfortunately, accommodation at the conference hotel is fully booked. Please search for options close to Hotel Hollywood, and meanwhile we will endeavour to provide alternatives. We recommend you book accommodation that is not full board, because lunch and dinner will be at the conference venue (daily price rate for these meals will be given later).

Step 4: Organise your travel in advance and if you need a visa reach out to . For this we will need your name, surname, date of birth, country of birth, passport number and passport expiry date. The EEA Office will issue visa letters on this basis.

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Programme days

The Conference will take place between 11-14 June. Programme starts with dinner on the 11th and ends with lunch on 14th. Take a look at our draft programme below or by clicking here (we will meanwhile keep updating this).

Conference Fees

Here is an overview of the conference costs.

The conference will take place in Hotel Hollywood, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Please search for accommodation close to this hotel.

We recommend you book accommodation that is not full board, because lunch and dinner will be at the conference venue (daily price rate for these will be updated later).

More information on getting to the location will be provided closer to the event.

Step 1: Register for the Conference

Important! Please note: If you need a visa letter, please inform the EEA Office immediately and send a copy of your passport to . Most importantly we need your name, surname, date of birth, country of birth, passport number and passport expiry date. The EEA Office will issue visa letters on this basis. Thanks!

Viviane Krucker-Baud is 35 years old, married to Adrian, from Switzerland and half Peruvian. She is the Co-General secretary of the evangelical Alliance of Switzerland in the German-speaking part (70%) and work as a pastor in a reformed church for the youth in a little village near Winterthur. She likes to cycle and spend time with her husband and family.

Tomislav Dobutovic serves as President of EA in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Croatia, he is married to Lidija and has been serving in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1997. They have one child, Natan Dorian, who is 20 and studies Sociology in Split, Croatia.

Bodil Skjøtt is a theologian from Denmark where she serves on the Danish EA/Lausanne board and the Lausanne Europe advisory board. Bodil is a Lausanne Catalyst for the Jewish Evangelism issue network and on staff with the Danish Israel Mission where she has served as Gen Sec.

Connie and Jan are General Secretaries of the EEA.
Connie is dual Canadian/Portuguese citizen and has lived and worked in Portugal for 26 years, where she develops all sides of her ministry, which includes being pastor at Meeting Point, a Baptist church in Estoril. She is married to João and has two sons, Joshua and Caleb.
Jan Wessels comes from the Netherlands, is married to Beppie and has three sons, a daughter and two Afghan refugee foster-sons. Aside from his work with the EEA he leads Faith2Share, a global network of disciple-making mission movements.

Image credits: Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash (cover image), Nitish Kadam on Unsplash (tree by water), Tu Trinh on Unsplash (oranges).