BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EEA - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:EEA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.europeanea.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EEA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20150329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20151025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20140101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200608T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200611T133000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20200124T151612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T152920Z UID:9119-1591632000-1591882200@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA General Assembly 2020 in Shëngjin\, Albania DESCRIPTION:Registration/Payment\nRegister for the General Assembly by buying a ticket via our bank account (preferred option). Please use the PayPal option only if payment via Direct Bank Transfer is not at all possible for you. Cash payment only in an agreed special case.\nWe do offer scholarships\, please connect with our office if you want to apply for a scholarship. Register after you received our answer and discount code.\nPlease consider a double room as the preferred option for accommodation and please specify your preferred room partner to share the double room with in the field “Order notes (optional)” as you proceed to the checkout page.\nThanks so much for your kind cooperation that enables us to prepare the EEA’s 2020 GA well.\nLooking forward to seeing many of you in Shëngjin!\n\nYour EEA Team URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-general-assembly-2020-shengjin-albania/ LOCATION:Rafaelo Resort\, Shëngjin/Albania\, Kompleksi Rafaelo\, Shengjin\, Albania CATEGORIES:EEA Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rafaelo-Resort.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20190611T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20190614T133000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20190128T121809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190422T062601Z UID:6989-1560274200-1560519000@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA General Assembly 2019 Germany in Bad Blankenburg DESCRIPTION:Registration/Payment\nRegister for the General Assembly by buying a ticket via our bank account (preferred option). Please use the PayPal option only if payment via Direct Bank Transfer is not at all possible for you. Cash payment only in an agreed special case.\nWe do offer scholarships\, please connect with our office if you want to apply for a scholarship. Register after you received our answer and discount code.\nPlease consider a double room as the preferred option for accommodation and please specify your preferred room partner to share the double room with in the field “Order notes (optional)” as you proceed to the checkout page.\nThanks so much for your kind cooperation that enables us to prepare the EEA’s 2019 GA well.\nLooking forward to seeing many of you in Bad Blankenburg!\nYour EEA Team URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-general-assembly-2019-germany/ LOCATION:Bad Blankenburg Germany\, Esplanade 5-10a\, Bad Blankenburg\, 07422\, Germany ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EAHPanorama.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180122 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151119T085543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T220408Z UID:1665-1515888000-1516579199@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Week of Prayer DESCRIPTION:The Evangelical Alliance Week of Prayer is an old tradition: going back to the year after the launch of Evangelical Alliance in 1846. It was one of the agreed initiatives that came out of that founding conference.\n\nThe Week of Prayer has had major take-up in many countries in Europe for a very long time. In many of the countries of the former communist world in Europe it was the only Evangelical Alliance thing that stayed alive through the communist era…..so\, even when people had heard of nothing else to do with Evangelical Alliance\, they had often heard of the Week of Prayer.  It pre-dates the ecumenical ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’ by about a century.\n\nHistorically it has been in the first full week of January each year.\n\n \nDates of coming week of Prayer are: 14 to 21 January 2018\nTheme: “Pilgrims and Foreigners”\n\n\n\nFind the Materials here in different languages:\n\n2018 – Week of Prayer – English\n\n2018 – Week of Prayer – Spanish\n\n2018 – Week of Prayer – Russian\n\n  URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/week-of-prayer/ CATEGORIES:EEA Meetings ORGANIZER;CN="EEA":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171013 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20170403T103407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170929T210722Z UID:3614-1507507200-1507852799@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA General Assembly DESCRIPTION:We look forward to meeting you at our yearly gathering\, this year in Prague\, Czech Republic. We hope to greet many of our members and partner organizations to share\, encourage and build relationships.\n\nThe theme of our meeting is:\n\nMission in Europe 500 years after the Reformation\n\nEurope in a secular\, post secular\, post modern\, post Christendom\, post Communism context\n\nWe will look at this topic through Bible Study\, lectures and interactive sessions.\n\nSome of the topics are:\n\n Barriers and bridges for the Gospel\n what kind of Church is needed is this context\n Evangelicals and reconciliation between the peoples of Europe\n\nMonday October 9th\, 16.00 till 13.00 (lunch) on Thursday October 12th. \n We have booked some exciting speakers:\n\n Rosalee Velloso (WEA Theological Commission)\n Evert van der Poll\n Dave Patty (Josiah Ventures)\n Johannes Reimer (Peace and Reconciliation Network WEA/EEA)\n Krish Kandiah (Home for Good)\n Julia Doxat Purser (Socio Political Representative EEA)\n Arie de Pater (Brussels Representative EEA)\n\nThe time schedule is:\n\nMonday \n\n 16.00 Welcome & Setting the Scene\n 18.00 Dinner\n 19.30 Programme: Barriers and bridges for the Gospel in a post-modern\, post-Christendom and postcommunist context\n 21.00 Fellowship\n\nTuesday /Wednesday\n\n 07.30   Breakfast\n 08.30   Programme: Bible Study\n 09.50   Break \n 10.35   Programme – Discussion: Evangelicals\, Roman Catholics and Evangelisation\n 11.30    Staff Time\n 12.30   Lunch \n 14.15   Programme: Interest Groups\n 15.45   Break \n 16.30  Programme: The challenges of a society becoming more secular\n 18.00   Dinner \n 19.30 Youth in Europe\n 21.00   Fellowship\n\nWednesday\n\n 07.30   Breakfast\n08.30   Programme: Bible Study\n09.50   Break\n10.35   Programme – Discussion: Evangelicals\, Roman Catholics and Evangelisation\n11.30   Presentations Interest Groups\n12.30   Lunch\n14.15   Members Meeting\n15.45   Break\n16.30  Good Practices from members\n18.00   Dinner\n19.30  Home for Good – Refugees\n21.00   Fellowship\n\nThursday\n\n 07.45   Breakfast\n 08.30   Bible Study\n 09.50   Break\n 10.35   Programme\n 12.30   Lunch\n 14.00 Outing into the city of Prague\n\nRegistration\nRegistration including accomodation has been closed. You can only join for just the conference and find your own accomodation.\n\nWe do offer scholarships\, please connect with our office staff if you want to apply for a scholarship.\n\nTransfer – find out how to get to the hotel here!\n\nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-general-assembly-2/ LOCATION:hotel Olsanka\, Prague\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:EEA Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/UK.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170310 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160704T094153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160704T095245Z UID:2682-1488844800-1489103999@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:European Youth Ministry Network DESCRIPTION:Our vision is to bring together European youth ministry leaders to be inspired by Bible teaching and fellowship\, stimulating inputs focusing on strategic leadership and disciple making and be challenged to shape new dreams for youth ministry in Europe. Our focus is on Biblical Engagement\, Innovation in Discipleship\, Networking with Purpose and Younger Leader Development. URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/european-youth-ministry-network/ LOCATION:Hotel Coma Ruga\, Coma Ruga\, Spain CATEGORIES:Network meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170211 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160930T095544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160930T100411Z UID:3031-1486339200-1486771199@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Refugee Highway Partnership Round Table DESCRIPTION:Come join 150 church\, mission leaders and refugee workers across Europe to share resources\, best practices and practical ideas for ministering to refugees.\n\nPlenary Sessions will be translated into several languages. A variety of practical workshops on key issues will be offered.\n\n Early Registration: 240 € 4 nights (double room & meals)\n After 01 Nov Registration 320 €\n Deposit: 70 € (non-refundable)\n Day Visitor Pass: 70 € (includes 3 lunches)\n\nFor more information: roundtable@rhpeurope.net\n\nrhp-2017-flyer-german-4\n\nrhp-2017-flyer-english URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/refugee-highway-partnership-round-table-2/ LOCATION:Hotel Hungaria\, Budapest\, Hungary CATEGORIES:Network meetings,Refugees ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/UK.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="EEA":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161010T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161013T140000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151203T115803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160926T143955Z UID:1733-1476122400-1476367200@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA General Assembly DESCRIPTION:We welcome you the annual meeting of the European Evangelical Alliance. The General Assembly seeks to connect & equip people. Around the members meeting we invite speakers to do Bible Study with us on the set theme and speakers to engage in topics around the theme.  A day at the General Assembly has different elements: Bible Study\, theme lectures\, fellowship\, hearing from the regions\, connecting with EEA and its partners and staff.\n\nFor 2016 the theme is:\n\nBeing Good News People in a time of change\, shaping identity of our nations and continent.  \n\nEurope is redefining its identity. How can we as alliances\, organizations\, indivuduals and churches contribute to this identity.\n\nWe will meet in Colares\, Portugal this year. The General Assembly dates are:\n\nMonday October 10th\, dinner time till lunch on Thursday October 13th. \nTransfer\nOn Monday and Thursday there will be transfers set up by the Portugese Evangelical Alliance. We will send out a sign up list few weeks before the GA.\n\nIt is also possible to take a taxi\, which will cost around €45\,-.\nProgramme\nWe have booked some exciting speakers:\n\n Evert van der Poll – main speaker on how Europe got where it is today and issues that need attention\n Christel Ngnambi – Populism\n Matt Bird – Good news through our actions (local community)\n Leen la Riviere – Arts & Politics\n Timo Keskitalo – Will Islam or Christianity chape the identity of our continent?\n Fred Drummond – Morning Bible Studies\n\nThe time schedule is:\n\nMonday \n\n 18.00 Dinner\n 19.30 Programme\n 21.00 Fellowship\n\nTuesday /Wednesday\n\n 07.30   Breakfast\n 08.30   Programme\n 09.50   Break \n 10.35   Programma\n 12.30   Lunch \n 14.15   Programme\n 15.45   Break \n 16.30  Programme\n 18.00   Dinner \n 20.00   Programme\n 21.00   Fellowship\n\nOn Wednesday evening the Portugese Alliance has a special evening prepared.\n\nThursday\n\n 07.45   Breakfast\n 08.30   Programme\n 09.50   Break\n 10.35   Programme\n 12.30   Lunch\n 14.00 Outing\n\nWe hope to have a special celebration evening on Wednesday with the Portugese Evangelical Alliance and we plan for an outing on Thursday afternoon.\nRegistration \nYou can register for the General Assembly by buying a ticket on our website. Buy ticket\n\nWe do offer scholarships\, please connect with our office staff if you want to apply for a scholarship.\nTransfer\nYou can sign up for the transfer here.\n\nOn Monday we will pick people up from the airport at:\n\n11.00\, 13.00\, 15.00\, 16.00\, 17.00\, 18.00\, 20.00\, 22.00.\n\nGo the main hall of the airport\, where there is a meeting point (near the Vodafone shop) in Terminal 1.\n\n \n\n  URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-general-assembly/ LOCATION:Casa de Exercícios de Santo Ignacío\, Colares\, 2705-335\, Portugal CATEGORIES:EEA Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fotoret1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160911 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160704T102816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160704T102934Z UID:2697-1473292800-1473551999@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:There is more! DESCRIPTION:PASTORS- AND LEADERS CONFERENCE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Dr. Randy Clark and Paul Martini are our main speakers and ministers in prayer. They have a powerful ministry to pray for leaders and pastors and they also have a strong anointing for healing. Evangelisch Werkverband organizes this conference together with globalawakening.com. In this unique setting protestant\, evangelic and charismatic ministers will meet.\n\n\n\n\nFrom 8-10 Sept. the EW organizes a unique international conference in Rotterdam. Preachers\, pastors and ministers from a broad spectrum of churches will meet together and reach for more of the Holy Spirit. Because there is more!Efeze 1: 18\,19 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you\, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people\, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe!  URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/there-is-more/ LOCATION:de Schuilplaats\, Ede\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:Network meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/thereismore.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160718T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160720T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160408T081921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160719T080353Z UID:2398-1468843200-1469016000@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Insights into Global Generosity DESCRIPTION:Generosity is at the heart of God’s character\, and we can only be generous in response to blessing that we have already received. This conference will provide a unique opportunity to engage with a wide range of perspectives and insights into what it means to reflect God’s generosity from around the globe. As well as traditional speaker input\, sessions will also include the opportunity for shared conversation and bible study – this conference aims to be a shared journey of exploring God’s generosity and our response with a wide and diverse range of fellow travellers. The conference will include the UK launch of a European Community of Generosity as well as time for fellowship\, networking and inspiring worship.\nSpeakers and Sessions include: The UK Launch of a European Community of Generosity: an informal network of individuals and Christian organisations across Europe who commit to being generous stewards. Members will be encouraged to influence and nurture stewardship\, generosity and giving as a core value of the European Church. The intention is to enable connection\, networking and collaboration with other generosity champions and to share and distribute resources\, stories and information on events and initiatives. This is much wider than the current refugee crisis\, but this provides a clear demonstration of the conflict between fear and generosity in our continent. We will be joined by Dr Sas Conradie\, an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa\, and Co-ordinator of the Global Generosity Network.\n\n Gunnar Johnson serves as the Pastor of Financial Stewardship at Gateway Church\, one of the most generous US churches and as Director of Generosity of King’s University in Southlake\, Texas. He is the author of Generous Life Journey.\n Redina Koleneci will speak on generosity\, stewardship and giving in Europe. She has trained hundreds of church leaders and fundraisers in Christian organisation in the UK\, Europe\, Australia & the USA.\n Rev. Dr. V. J. Samkutty is NT lecturer and Acting Principal of Allnations College. Sam will speak on Generosity and Mission with reference to Acts\, and also reflect on cultural differences in giving between India and the UK.\n Fr Herbert Fabriquela (Philippines)\n Susan Pinkney on the CAF World Giving Index.\n Peterson Karanja (CEO of a microfinance program of the Anglican Diocese of Thika in Kenya). He holds an MA degree (Theology & Development) from Leeds University.\n A European group from Mission-Net will help us explore how we encourage 16-30 year olds to discover generosity.\n Bible reflection – combining speaker input\, and time around tables reflecting on key passages together. … with other contributors in the pipeline. … plus fellowship & networking and inspiring worship.\n\nFor more information and to register\, download the brochure. URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/insights-global-generosity/ LOCATION:High Leigh Conference Centre\, Hoddesdon\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Network meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160621T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160624T170000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160201T085458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160201T085458Z UID:2204-1466517600-1466787600@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Refugees in Europe: a fence or a bridge? DESCRIPTION:How does the church respond to large numbers of refugees coming into Europe from all over the world?  Responses to refugees vary even among Christians from an enthusiastic welcome to a sharp rejection.  How do we balance a Biblical mandate to have mercy on the foreigner with the practicalities of catering for the emergency needs of such an influx?  How can we accommodate new citizens while avoiding the feeling of being overwhelmed by a new Völkerwanderung?\n\nThis year’s EEMA conference will address not merely the current refugee crisis in Europe\, but look at the ongoing impact for the church in Europe.  How will this change the nature of church and its place in society?  How will mission be affected? URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/refugees-in-europe-a-fence-or-a-bridge/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160627 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160225T084852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160602T132204Z UID:2270-1466294400-1466985599@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:We need to pray! Refugee Sunday 19 or 26 June 2016. DESCRIPTION:Please get ready to get the Church praying for refugees on 19 or 26 June. The Refugee Highway Partnership have produced posters in several languages and have selected some of their resources to highlight too.  See http://www.refugeehighway.net/world-refugee-sunday.html\n\nIt would be great if Evangelical Alliances\, RHP members and other ministries engaging with refugees across Europe also shared stories and prayer points about what is happening in your nations or what you want to see happen.\n\nRefugee Sunday starts or finishes the week containing 20th June which is United Nations World Refugee Day.   It is the ideal opportunity to encourage your nation in what it is doing to welcome and assist refugees or to encourage them to aim higher.\n\nLook out for more ideas\, stories\, prayer and policy positions at www.eearefugees.org and https://www.facebook.com/EEAHopeforEuropeRefugees/  Thanks for sharing content.\n\nRHP & EEA have also published a call to prayer URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/refugee-sunday/ CATEGORIES:Network meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/la-fg-migrants-europe-pictures-20150827-058.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160616T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160618T170000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160229T102942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T102942Z UID:2288-1466064000-1466269200@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Raise Up Now - Prayer Conference DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/raise-now-prayer-conference/ CATEGORIES:Network meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20160508T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20160509T200000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160429T081704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160429T095222Z UID:2468-1462734000-1462824000@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:State of Europe Forum DESCRIPTION:This year’s State of Europe Forum will focus on the Biblical foundations of freedom\, and the values and principles the founding fathers of the EU identified as necessary to establish the unprecedented period of peace and freedom we are tempted to think of as normal. Given Europe’s current crises\, such reflection is a pressing priority.\n\nThe venue\, Amsterdam’s historic Zuiderkerk\, is itself a poignant reminder of what happens when freedom is lost. The church was used as an emergency mortuary during the last winter of the war–the ‘hunger-winter’–when the ground was frozen so hard the bodies of those who starved to death could not be buried.\n\nOn Sunday afternoon\, May 8\, the forum opens with a public celebration of freedom\, with artistic participation from Dutch churches\, thanking God for the freedoms we do enjoy\, yet being mindful of those who still await their day of liberation. Indian speaker and writer\, Vishal Mangalwadi\, will remind us how the Bible has inspired freedom and emancipation throughout the centuries. Dutchman Mink de Vries will share about a revival movement that impacted many Dutch towns and cities and shaped Erasmus’ thinking on freedom.\n\nExpertise\n\nForum participants\, gathered from across Europe and the Christian spectrum\, will include politicians\, church leaders\, civic leaders\, educators\, academics\, media specialists\, activists and others concerned with the future of Europe. The forum itself begins on Sunday evening\, with a plenary session featuring Dr Jonathan Chaplin\, director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics in Cambridge. Jonathan is co-editor of the recently published book\, ‘God and the EU: faith in the European project’. The book aims to help British voters (in the first place) understand historical\, moral and spiritual dimensions of the EU rather than just economics\, as they approach their referendum in June. Jonathan is well-placed to help participants apply biblical thinking to issues facing us in Europe today.\n\nMonday\, May 9\, will be the 66th anniversary of Robert Schuman’s three-minute speech in Paris which launched the European Coal and Steel Community\, and is officially recognised as the birth of the European Union. The forum is held each year around this date to highlight the little-known spiritual roots of the European project.\n\nFive tracks with two working sessions of 90-minutes will be held in the morning\, covering the fields of politics\, economics\, refugees\, security and family. Five more tracks\, with similar working sessions\, will be held in the afternoon on the topics of religious freedom\, trafficking\, creation care\, education and the role of the churches in shaping tomorrow’s Europe.\n\nContributors to each of these sessions bring expertise and experience from across the continent and over a broad range of disciplines\, helping participants to understand current situations\, think through implications and formulate responses. These include Dutch politician Joel Voordewind\, Swiss-Indian economist Prabhu Guptara\, Spanish journalist Noemi Mena Montes\, British theologian-educator Joshua Searle\, German businessman-theologian Timo Plutchinski\, French-based poet-author Gerard Kelly\, Syrian civil-rights activist Rima Tüzün and Dutch environmentalist Embert Messelink\, among others.\n\nThe logo in the top left of the photo above signifies that the forum is an official event on the Dutch presidency’s agenda. For more information and registration details\, see www.stateofeuropeforum.eu. URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/state-europe-forum/ CATEGORIES:Network meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Zuiderkerk-interior-crowd.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160314T161500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160318T113000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20160108T144810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160108T144810Z UID:1964-1457972100-1458300600@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EMCC10 - Going and Growing: Mission and Member Care DESCRIPTION:The tenth European Member Care Consultation is rapidly approaching and next year’s event is called Going and Growing: Mission and Member Care.  It will examine the role of member care in helping those who go not merely to survive but thrive\n\nWhat?  Peter Nicholl our Bible teacher\, will be bringing us daily studies from the life of Moses to demonstrate different aspects of Member Care in action.  Other speakers include:\n\n Inger Bang Carlsen (Norway)\n Mathilde Companjen (Netherlands)\n Guille Eddy (Spain)\n Ulrike Ernvik (Sweden)\n Tim Herbert (UK)\n Harry Hoffmann (Germany)\n Marion Knell (UK)\n Sarah Lanier (USA)\n Evi Rodemann (Germany)\n Hartmut Stricker (Germany)\n Jonathan Ward (France)\n Siny Widmer (Switzerland)\n\nThere will also be five different workshop streams:\n\n Foundations of Member Care\n Relationships\n Going and Growing through Hard Times\n Growing Towards Maturity in Relationships\n Trends in Mission\n\nSpeaker profiles can be seen by clicking here and plenary and workshop outlines by clicking here.\n\nWhen and Where?  We will be meeting at Schönblick Christian Conference Centre in Schwäbisch Gmünd\, Germany from 14th – 18th March 2016.  Registration begins at 1400 on Monday\, with the first session starting at 16.15.  The consultation ends at 11.15 on Friday.  The full programme can be found by clicking here.  Please note that the conference centre is approximately 90 minutes from Stuttgart Airport by train and bus.  Directions can be found by clicking here.\n\nHow much?  Prices are as follows:\n\n Single room with ensuite bathroom – €395\n Standard single room – €355\n Twin room with ensuite bathroom – €370 per person\n Standard twin room – €350 per person\n Day guests – €95\n Married couples sharing a room receive a discount of €50 on their room\n\nA limited number of scholarships will be available and can be applied for by downloading the attached EMCC 10 scholarship application and emailing it to scholarships@membercare.eu.\n\nThe ticket price includes conference fees\, resources\, meals and drinks during breaks. Personal orders of extra food and drinks are not included.  Payment in full is due on application and a non-returnable deposit of €50 is included in this amount.  Registration after 13th January 2016 incurs a supplement of €30.\n\nWho is it for?\n\n Member Care workers in and from Europe\n Mission executives and those in leadership positions\n Church leaders with mission responsibility\n Those in training or starting out in pastoral care\n People working  in Human Resources\n\nAttendance at EMCC10 will provide you with the opportunity for CE credits.\n\nHow do I book?  Bookings will be made online and all payments will be by card.  Bookings can be made by clicking on this link.  More information about booking can be found by viewing our FAQs and any questions about registration should be addressed to registrations@membercare.eu.\n\nBrochure.  If you would like to help us publicise EMCC 10 please post a link to this site on your website or social media pages.  We also have a printable brochure which you could download and hand out. Click here to access it. URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/emcc10-going-and-growing-mission-and-member-care/ LOCATION:Schönblick\, Schwäbisch Gmund\, Germany CATEGORIES:Network meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160216T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160220T070000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151116T103150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160108T125029Z UID:1646-1455642000-1455951600@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Engaging with Muslims in Europe DESCRIPTION:The European Evangelical Alliance and the European Evangelical Missionary Alliance are organizing a Europe-wide conference for those who are involved in\, praying for\, interested in\, or funding Engaging with Muslims in Europe.\n\nThrough this conference we intend to encourage those working with Muslims to:\n\n get a better understanding of what God is doing among Muslims in Europe;\n exchange experiences and expertise and best practices;\n explore new ways of partnering between individuals/churches and agencies ;\n address some key concerns and challenges;\n launch a Europe wide EEA/EEMA Muslim network.\n\nEach morning we will have plenary sessions around the theme: “Reading and Interpreting the Bible in light of Muslims in Europe.”\n\nThe first afternoon will be spent meeting people from your regions\, people groups and type of work.  In the afternoon of the second and third day there will be ten workshops to choose from.  The evenings will be free for networking\, individual meetings\, and ad hoc interest group meetings.\n\nFind out about tickets and pricing\nProgram\nTuesday\n\n 14.00 start arrivals\n 18.00 dinner\n 20.00 Prayer Evening\n\nWednesday\n\n 09.00 worship & Bible Study\n 10.45 lecture\n 11.30 regional meetings\n 14.45 group meetings\n 16.30 ministry meetings\n 20.00 Presentations\n\nThursday\n\n 09.00 Worship & Bible Study\n 10.45 Lecture\n 14.45 Workshops\n 16.30 Workshops\n 20.00 Presentations\n\nFriday\n\n 09.00 Worship & Bible Study\n 10.45 Lecture\n 14.45 Workshops\n 16.30 Workshops\n 20.00 Celebration URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/good-news-ministry-to-muslims-in-europe/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/torremolinos.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160215 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151119T100044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151126T091643Z UID:1672-1455148800-1455494399@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:World without Orphans DESCRIPTION:Historic Step Towards a World Without Orphans\nFor the first time in history\, a Global Forum for a World Without Orphans will be held on 11-14 February 2016 in Chiang Mai\, Thailand.  Five hundred leaders from sixty countries will gather to activate\, connect\, and equip the Body of Christ worldwide to address the orphan crisis and lead the global response.\n\nMore than 1 billion children are exposed to violence every year and 152 million are considered orphans. At least 7 million of them literally have no one in their lives and need a new permanent family. Research demonstrates that institutional care is not the best solution for the development of children.\n\nFollowing the strong themes of adoption and caring for the fatherless woven through God’s Word\, the Forum delegates will work together to develop and share solutions that provide every child with a safe\, permanent\, and nurturing family.\n\n“Thankfully\, in many countries\, churches are joining efforts with governments\, NGOs\, and businesses to bring sustainable transformation to the way children are being cared for in their societies\,” shared Ruslan Maliuta\, leader of the Forum’s planning team. “The Body of Christ has the capacity to provide every child with permanent family connections and end the orphan crisis. As we read in Psalms\, ‘God is a Father to the fatherless and he sets the lonely in families (Ps. 68:5-6).’\n\nThe Global Forum is being organized by partners in the World Without Orphans movement with support of key leaders from Transform World\, 4/14 Window\, World Evangelical Alliance\, Lausanne Movement\, Pentecostal World Fellowship\, Global Children’s Forum\, Viva Network and other groups.\n\nSpeakers include General Secretary of the World Evangelical Alliance\, Bishop Efraim Tendero\, former CEO of Compassion International\, Wes Stafford\, Chairman of the Pentecostal World Fellowship\, Dr. Prince Guneratnam\, and many other influencers who will be sharing from their experiences in the field as well as their perspective on seeing the Christian Church globally move in this spirit of adoption.\n\nTo learn more about the Global Forum and how to apply\, please visit: www.wwoforum.org\n\nWorld Without Orphans is a global movement with a goal that every child will grow up in a safe\, stable\, and nurturing permanent family and know their Heavenly Father.\n\nContact information:\n\nWeb: www.worldwithoutorphans.org URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/world-without-orphans/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160212 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151119T095647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151126T091625Z UID:1669-1454889600-1455235199@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Refugee Highway Partnership Round Table DESCRIPTION:Meeting the Tide: How do we get involved in and respond to the current” crisis?”\n\n\n Biblical perspectives\n Ministry planning\n Workshops on special issues\n Prayer\n Testimonies\n Networking\n\n\nPlease note\, this is a regional meeting intended for those living and working in Europe\, and it will be held in English. We will focus on refugee issues related to Europe. Simultaneous translators are welcome to help out individually\, but we are unfortunately not able to offer official translation into other languages. URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/refugee-highway-partnership-round-table/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160120T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160122T080000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151204T084338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151204T084338Z UID:1748-1453305600-1453449600@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA Board meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-board-meeting/ LOCATION:Tyndale Theological Seminary\, Badhoevedorp\, Netherlands ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160120T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160123T150000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151203T124422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151203T124422Z UID:1736-1453298400-1453561200@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:The Challenge of Stewardship DESCRIPTION:Compass – European Leadership Retreat\nOur theme is based on Matthew25:23 … “ ‘Well done\, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things\, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord…”\n\nOur conference will give answers to the questions:\n\n What are the challenges we face when teaching stewardship in 2016?\n What new opportunities are there to reach people with the Biblical message on finances\, possessions and our work?\n\nThe conference will help to fulfil the mission God has given us to:\n\n Equip people worldwide to faithfully apply God’s financial principles so they may know Christ more intimately URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/global-generosity-network/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/7CBDB3BB-F4F5-4D9D-968F-574A3035CDDC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160112T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160114T140000 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151204T084233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151204T084233Z UID:1746-1452614400-1452780000@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:EEA Staff Retreat DESCRIPTION:Gathering of EEA Staff URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/eea-staff-retreat/ LOCATION:Tyndale Theological Seminary\, Badhoevedorp\, Netherlands ORGANIZER;CN="European Evangelical Alliance":MAILTO:office@europeanea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160103 DTSTAMP:20260616T181219 CREATED:20151119T095338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T095338Z UID:1667-1451260800-1451779199@www.europeanea.org SUMMARY:Mission-Net Congress DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.europeanea.org/our-event/mission-net-congress/ LOCATION:Messe Offenburg\, Offenburg\, Germany ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.europeanea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image014MN.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR