Training for Church Planting in the Secular and Post Modern Europe (2024-2025)
Goal of this training: Develop creative, tailored outreach programs to connect with those holding postmodern and secular views, while addressing ethical considerations.
Partners: GC CSPM
Andrews University
EUD Ministerial Association
Group A
Dates and Locations of venues
3rd Meeting
November 11-13, 2025, in Freudenstadt, Germany
Group B
Dates and Locations of venues
3rd Meeting
September 2-4, 2025, in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Training for Church Planting in the Secular and Post Modern Europe (2024-2025)
2nd Meeting - Group B
June 3-6, 2025, Collonges-sous-Salève, France
REGISTRATION
Registration is now open. The buttton below will take you to a registration form.
Registration deadline: 07.05.2025
ACCOMMODATION
Campus Adventiste du Salève
33, chemin du Pérouzet
74160 Collonges-sous-Salève, France
+33 04 50 87 68 00
accueil@campusadventiste.edu
For registration please see Registraion Section above
ROOMS
The rooms are all equipped with linen and towels. Free Wifi available. When you arrive at the Campus, please check-in and you will be given your room card or key. You will not pay on site. Payment for rooms, shuttle and meals will be done through debit note procedure with your Union.
MEETING ROOM
All meetings will take place at the conference room Gabrielle Weidner
MEALS
All meals will be:
Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian
Vegan, gluten free and other intolerance item meals will be prepared for those who indicated it on the registration form.
All meals will be taken at the cafeteria of the campus.
TRANSPORTATION
Will be at the charge of each participant (40€ round trip).
Closest airport: Geneva
GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAM
Brendan Pratt
Director, Center for Secular and Post-Christian Mission, General Conference
Florian Ristea
Director, Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Department, Adventist Mission Office, Inter-European Division
| HOUR | CONTENT | WHO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M O N D A Y | ||||
| 14:00 | Arrival & Check-in | |||
| 18:30 | Dinner | |||
| T U E S D A Y | ||||
| 07:30 | Breakfast | |||
| 08:30 | Devotional | Laszlo Szabo | ||
| 09:00 | Presentation: Church Planting in our post-Christian context – the ‘spiritual’ but not ‘religious’ | Brendan Pratt | ||
| 09:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 09:45 | Short Break | |||
| 10:00 | Presentation | Cristian Dumitrescu | ||
| 10:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 10:45 | Study-case: Ohana Outdoor Community | Marvin Brand | ||
| 11:15 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 11:30 | Exercise 1 | |||
| 12:00 | Lunch break | |||
| 14:00 | Presentation: How to use Social Media in Church Planting | Marvin Brand | ||
| 14:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 14:45 | Presentation: Implications of the church life-cycle for church planting – moving from inward to outward focus. | Brendan Pratt | ||
| 15:15 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 15:30 | Presentation: The 3D Gospel: Part 1 - Understanding your Culture | Vladimir Krumov | ||
| 16:00 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 16:15 | Short break | |||
| 16:30 | Presentation | Laszlo Szabo | ||
| 17:00 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 17:15 | Presentation: Key Considerations in Community Outreach | Florian Ristea | ||
| 17:45 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 18:00 | Exercise 2 | |||
| 18:30 | Dinner | |||
| W E D N E S D A Y | ||||
| 07:30 | Breakfast | |||
| 08:30 | Devotional | Mario Brito | ||
| 09:00 | Presentation: Why community matters and how to cast a vision for life-changing community | Brendan Pratt | ||
| 09:30 | Question & Answers | |||
| 09:45 | Short Break | |||
| 10:00 | Study-case: "Awake" Project (Lausanne) | Samuel Cunha | ||
| 10:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 10:45 | Presentation | Samuel Cunha | ||
| 11:15 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 11:30 | Exercise 3 | |||
| 12:00 | Lunch | |||
| 13:30-21:00 | Guided excursion to Geneva, including dinner in the city | |||
| T H U R S D A Y | ||||
| 07:30 | Breakfast | |||
| 08:30 | Devotional | Mario Brito | ||
| 09:00 | Presentation | Cristian Dumitrescu | ||
| 09:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 09:45 | Short Break | |||
| 10:00 | Presentation: Teamwork Transformation | Barna Magyarosi | ||
| 10:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 10:45 | Presentation | Laszlo Szabo | ||
| 11:15 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 11:30 | Exercise 4 | |||
| 12:00 | Lunch break | |||
| 14:00 | Presentation: Overcoming challenges and what it means to be a healthy church | Brendan Pratt | ||
| 14:30 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 14:45 | Presentation: Shaping a discipleship plan for your church plant | Brendan Pratt | ||
| 15:15 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 15:30 | Presentation: The 3D Gospel: Part 2 - Sharing the whole Gospel in your Culture | Vladimir Krumov | ||
| 16:00 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 16:30 | Presentation: Creative Problem Solving | Barna Magyarosi | ||
| 17:00 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 17:15 | Presentation | Cristian Dumitrescu | ||
| 17:45 | Questions & Answers | |||
| 18:00 | Meeting wrap-up | Florian Ristea | ||
| 18:30 | Dinner | |||
| F R I D A Y | ||||
| Check-out and departure: See you next time in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy (September 2-4, 2025) | ||||
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