The Christian Open Academy has trained hundreds of leaders in Ukraine since 2020, and uses its connections with Christians in other countries to strengthen society with solid gospel perspectives. An interview with director Jaroslaw Lukasik.

Fourteen experienced leaders discussed collaborative work in the context of growing diaspora churches and the younger generations. The growth of Islam and new models for sending missionaries were among the challenges addressed.

After 1945, many church leaders expressed deep repentance for their silence and complicity, recognising they had confused nationalism with Christianity. The long, painful process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung began within the German churches.

In less than a week in September, public television broadcasts stigmatised evangelicals in both countries. How should we interpret this?

Meanwhile, another initiative to resist pressure from the EU on this issue was tabled by two Christian parties and passed. 

A new report on French television warns of the influence of evangelicals in European politics. Julia Doxat-Purser responds based on her decades of experience in political dialogue in Brussels.

The small country of 2.6 million between Ukraine and Romania has been under heavy pressure from Russia. More than half voted for the party that is committed to closer ties with Western Europe.

Abraham Kuyper’s letter in 1898: “When government intrudes upon the pulpit or dictates family life, it overreaches. When religious groups or ideological movements seize the state to impose their own views, they too violate the balance of spheres”.

An expert committee considers that the right to choose and not be manipulated is not sufficiently guaranteed for people with disabilities. The French government defends its position.

Our churces should promote spaces where generations can coexist, interact, and build deep, lasting bonds with each other, strengthening a sense of belonging.

Two visits in 2025 paved the way for the unanimous approval of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine as a member of the EEA.

The Amsterdam Réveil never became a mass movement. Yet by insisting that faith must be personal, passionate, and socially relevant, the Réveil planted seeds that would later bear fruit in Dutch political, social and church life.

In 2024 we took some time to listen to God, the challenges and the opportunities to see God’s Kingdom advanced further in the younger generations, involving over 100 key leaders across Europe and their teams. 

Austria’s Frank Hinkelmann leaves the post after 12 years. The new chair is director of Word of Life Europe and takes the reins after the EEA members meeting in Montenegro.

There is a back story to Amsterdam’s story, which begins with the city’s unique and famous flag: three white crosses on a black stripe through a red background. 

Six in ten young people in Germany believe that using social media worsens mental health. A large majority of adults believe that children under 16 should not have online profiles.

A Pew Research Center survey shows that ‘nones’ in Europe “are much less inclined” to believe in God, and “tend to voice negative views of religion”.

A Jesus March, a boat parade, and a programme of worship and testimony, made Amsterdammers and visitors aware of the vitality and diversity of the church in the city.

Over 13,200 Jews were executed by the nazis and hundreds died on the trains that took them to Auschwitz. The Pogrom museum gives them voice.

In Berlin, theologian Al Mohler talked about why Christians must engage culture biblically, be aware of media influence, and keep evangelism at the center of the church’s mission.

Will Graham, grandson of the well-known 20th-century evangelist, reflects on the challenges of technology and shares his experiences in evangelism.

Soldiers and family members of fallen heroes, chaplains, public figures, representatives of churches and religious organisations, were joined at the national breakfast by some 350 invited foreign guests. 

The annual conference in Wisła will take place 16-21 May, to “unite, equip, and resource” evangelical leaders”.

The highest court for disputes against the state rejected a request from a pornographic distributor to remove age verification measures.

Why? Because the highly politicized Franklin Graham is not like his dad.