State of Europe Forum 2025
- SOCIO-POLITICAL
- April 24, 2025
A concise statement on Evangelical identity and public engagement in Europe exploring our biblical foundations, commitment to human dignity, democratic pluralism and the common good, while responding to common misunderstandings about Evangelicals in contemporary public life.
A practical guide for Evangelical leaders engaging with media, politicians and the wider public. It offers constructive advice on responding to misconceptions about Evangelicals with clarity, humility and confidence, while providing media Q&As, key messages and practical communication tools rooted in the Gospel and the EEA’s approach to public engagement.
These resources are designed to inspire individuals, local churches and Evangelical Alliances to pray, think, ask questions and encourage others to do the same.
Imagine a pair of glasses through which to view the world. The frames are biblical truths which hold the varifocal lenses which are the biblical values. Especially at election time, these glasses enable us to consider priorities and how political visions measure up to God’s standards.
An excellent framework for Christian civic engagement from the National Association of Evangelicals (The USA’s “Evangelical Alliance”)
Guidelines for Evangelical involvement in public life from the National Council of French Evangelicals.
Theological ethical principles on justice, peace & international relations from the Evangelical Alliance of Italy.
The Civil Public Square – an Example in practice from Switzerland: Evangelicals & LGBTQ+ lobbyists trying to understand one another. Julia Doxat-Purser, the EEA’s Socio-Political Representative, interviews Marc Jost, an evangelical Christian and a public figure in Switzerland.
Triggered by the outbreak of war in the Ukraine, the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA) published the issue, “Welt im Chaos”. Working with SEA and PRN, this is a translation into English, “World in Chaos. Committed to holistic reconciliation restoration.”
Government is given by God to keep order for our good and Christians should pray for and be obedient to their rulers. But we need to unpack the Bible if we are really to understand what good government looks like, and what obedience means.
On 24 June 2021, the European Parliament adopted a report on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health”.
In May 2021, Europe marked the 10th anniversary of the signing of the so-called Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
A resource pack specifically for the EU Elections 2024 with the goal to inspire individuals, local churches and Evangelical Alliances to pray, think, ask questions and encourage others to do the same.