We recently hosted the third EQUIP "Train the Trainer" event just outside Zurich. The hunger for leadership training is at an all time high. I was so encouraged to see all the different pastors and leaders from all kinds of denominational backgrounds sitting in the same room and hungry for the same thing .... how do I train up leaders in my church.
The reason they are so hungry is because they are begining to believe something. They acctually believe that they are a part of a God-thing happening in Switzerland and all over Europe, where the church is getting into position to take the land. Take Heinz G. vor instance, who was "persuaded" to leave his denominational church he and his wife served for almost 20 years. The reason they were not welcome anymore is because his creative ideas to reach people for Christ is something that did not fit into the box. Today he is meeting with a growing group of friends to build a team that will launche a new churchplant, where reaching new souls are the heartbeat of the church. They are taking the land. Awesome.
Then there is Petr F. in the Czech Republic who has pastored his church faithfully for over ten years, just to see the overseers of his association hold him back from growing to big or being to outspoken on key issues. I was able to walk him through that transition and see his leaders and his church grow in the process. I will see him again in January 2007, for three days of leadership coaching. Today Petr and his church have become a voice in the community and are seeing more people turn to Jesus then ever before. They are taking the land.
I am asking you to keep praying for the Pastors in Europe. They are all pioneers and they are taking the land.
