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In the Spirit of Christmas

EBF press service - December 07, 2018

On the 4th of December a strong Christmas statement signed by church leaders from Europe and beyond was jointly issued by the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and was presented to Mairead McGuinness, First Vice-President of the European Parliament in Brussels.

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Being a young follower of Christ in Israel today

Bader Mansour - November 28, 2018

Living as a young follower of Christ in Israel today is not easy, as 98% of the population in the country are Jewish or Muslim. When a young adult decides to follow Christ, he or she is challenged to live against the tide, just like Daniel and his friends in the Old Testament had to daily decide to follow the Lord.

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Hope amid tears in Eastern Ukraine

Helle Liht, EBF - October 03, 2018

We are in East Ukraine, a few kilometres from the border of the temporarily occupied territory. With the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the European Baptist Federation (EBF) delegations we are visiting local churches and a pastors’ conference in the Donbas area to hear their stories and support their work in this difficult time.

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Croatian Baptist Aid assists refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Elvis Džafć, Rapid Response Coordinator Hands of Hope B&H - August 15, 2018

Croatian Baptist Aid has been present in Bosnia and Herzegovina since February 2018, providing support to refugees located there. Its current focus is to find new partners for a three-month project with the goal of mobilizing volunteers from churches from all around Europe.

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Minecrafters, mapmakers and educated people: European Baptist teachers discuss trends in theological education in Europe

Michael Rohde, member of the Comission of Theology and Education of the European Baptist Federation, Germany - July 12, 2018

“What should theological education be like? How does theological education for the 21st century work successfully?” Under these questions, 20 teachers from 11 different European countries and 13 different baptist schools met from 27th to 30th June in the Donauhof of the project church in Vienna.

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