Europe has an enormous bureaucracy (parliament, commission, council, courts, etc.), many skills and excellences in various sectors, but it does not have an adequate leadership.

The L4 demonstrates that Christianity does not belong to North Americans or Europeans, but to everyone who is made in God’s image, humbly learning God’s Words and following God’s way.

On the weekend of the elections, two prayer meetings led by young people distanced themselves from any political option: ‘We dream of a prayer movement that will transform the country’.

Five months after the election, the Austrian Evangelical Alliance says citizens “have the feeling that they are becoming increasingly voiceless”.

Two senators, a law professor, education experts and many representatives of religious minorities addressed issues and opportunities in Italy at a journey organised by the Italian Evangelical Alliance.

Snippets of ‘a better story’ could be heard last week at the ARC conference. But what we need is not a white, Anglo-American, conservative, capitalist, Christian nationalist story attempting to turn the clock back to ‘Christendom’.

An 83% turnout demonstrates the strength of a democracy that will have to get used to having the far right as a protagonist in parliament.

In these days of global geopolitical turmoil, there seems to have arisen in Europe a nostalgia for a vision of the world that is very reminiscent of the gospel.

A nation whose leaders once spoke of the USA as a “city on a hill” and “the light of the world” is now having a president who is projecting imperial ambitions (similar to those of the Russian Federation) with a distinctly transactional mindset.

At first glance, it seems that both those who see the Bible as final authority, and those who see it as a valuable myth, have much to share. Yet, upon closer observation, the foundations for their beliefs are worlds apart. 

Ahead of Sunday’s elections, the Protestant, Catholic and other churches ask to “vote for parties that stand up for our democracy”. Alice Weidel’s AfD party rises in the polls amid tough immigration debates.

We will not stop praying. We are determined and compelled by love to stand in the gap for the vulnerable and oppressed. Three years is enough. We pray for sustainable peace and justice.

A Ukrainian evangelical leader calls on Europeans to “take primary responsibility” in the resolution of the conflict.

Schuman warned that democracy cut off from the Christian values of peace, solidarity, freedom of conscience and rule of law would degenerate into tyranny. Autocratic rulers espousing Christian language are cloaking this degeneration.

In an interview, Frank Heinrich of the Evangelical Alliance in Germany, shares his impressions - and where he was annoyed by Donald Trump.

Should we Christians just stay in our little church and family bubbles, resigned and passive, and wait for Christ to come? The view of a lecturer in Belgrade.

A student and a university professor from Belgrade explain why their understanding of the Bible drives them to join the protests for more democracy and a dignified future.

The federation of Spanish municipalities seeks to bring awareness-raising, training and dialogue with faith groups in local contexts to Europe. It is a two-year EU-funded project in collaboration with universities.

One of Europe’s most influential leaders explains her outlook on life in the autobiography ‘Freedom’.

How does one make an effective Christian presence in the midst of a Europe that, more than asleep to the Gospel, seems comatose or almost dead?

The latest Eurostat data show that those with children at home consider themselves more satisfied than average. Young people are more positive than older people.

The new Brussels representative of the European Evangelical Alliance shares her vision in an interview. “Evangelical Christians are called to balance religious freedom while maintaining authentic expressions of biblical faith”, she says.

Evangelical Alliance unity services in places like Winterthur, Thun or Bülach focused on ‘living hope together’.

The tension between two mentalities ("globalist" versus "sovereignist") affects all segments of society, including the Church.

Two and a half years after the Russian invasion, Germany was hosting more than one million people. Together with Ukraine and the Czech Republic, they have taken in 60% of all refugees in the union.