Networks

Networks

Network Meetings will focus on specific groups of evangelical leaders and provide a high calibre of biblical teaching, training, and resources to address specific problems and needs.

This year we are splitting four popular Networks into two different tracks: foundational and advanced.

EUROPEAN APOLOGETICS NETWORK

European Apologetics Network: Foundational Track Updated

Applicants should be those with evangelistic or apologetic gifts who have NOT attended the European Leadership Forum Apologetics Network in previous years. The purpose of the Network is to train, mentor, equip and resource those evangelists and apologists who are seeking to communicate the Gospel in their local communities. This Network will be led by Andrew Fellows and Bjørn Hinderaker. Also speaking in this Network are Lars Dahle, Stefan Gustavsson, and Ellis Potter. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Apologetics Network: Advanced Track Updated

Applicants should be those with evangelistic or apologetic gifts who have first attended the European Apologetics Network: Foundational Track and the European Evangelism Network. The purpose of the Network is to train, mentor, equip and resource those evangelists and apologists who are seeking to communicate the Gospel in their local communities. This Network will be led by Stefan Gustavsson. Also speaking in this Network will be William Lane Craig, William Edgar, Douglas Groothuis, Os Guinness, Greg Koukl, Bruce Little, R. Scott Smith, and Ted Turnau. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

EUROPEAN BIBLE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS NETWORK

European Bible Teachers and Preachers Network: Foundational Track Updated

Applicants should be gifted local church pastors and lay preachers who want to develop their skills in expository preaching. This foundational track seeks to provide essential skills for communicating God's truth in engaging, relevant, but above all biblically faithful ways. This Network will be led by Mark Meynell, Senior Associate Minister at All Souls Church in London, and Gavin McGrath, pastor, author, and church planter in London. Also speaking in this Network is Peter Mead. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Bible Teachers and Preachers Network: Advanced Track Updated

Applicants should be those who have either attended the European Bible Teachers and Preachers Network: Foundational Track or who have attended Langham Partnership Preaching conferences in their countries. The aim each year is to consider the challenges and opportunities presented by different biblical genres, assuming the key skills gained in the foundational track. This Network will be led by Mark Meynell, Senior Associate Minister at All Souls Church in London, and Gavin McGrath, pastor, author and church planter in London. Also speaking in this Network is Peter Mead. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

EUROPEAN CHURCH PLANTERS NETWORK

European Church Planters Network: Foundational Track Updated

Applicants should be church planting practitioners or leaders in organisations involved in church planting thinking. Leading this Network will be Øivind Augland, leader of DAWN Network for Church Planting in Scandinavia. Speakers featured in the Foundational Track will be Raphaël Anzenberger, Richard Hultmar, Jon Arne Nygård, Magnus Persson, and Dietrich Schindler. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Church Planters Network: Advanced Track Updated

Applicants should be church planting practitioners who have planted at least one church and who are involved in training other church planters. Leading this Network will be Øivind Augland, leader of DAWN Network for Church Planting in Scandinavia. Speakers featured in the Advanced Track will be Raphaël Anzenberger, Stephen Beck, Magnus Person, and Dietrich Schindler. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

EUROPEAN DISCIPLE-MAKING LEADERS NETWORK

European Disciple-Making Leaders Network: Foundational Track Updated

Applicants should be those involved in Christian leadership (at any level) who desire to develop maturity in the members of the body of Christ and are willing to grapple honestly with their responsibility to make disciples. This Network is designed for those who have NOT attended the European Leadership Forum Disciple-Making Leaders Network in previous years. This Network will be led by Mark Stirling, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and a former medical doctor who has worked extensively with the Navigators. Also speaking in this Network are Tom Streeter, Glynn Harrison, Eric Larsen, and Endi Kovacs. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Disciple-Making Leaders Network: Advanced Track Updated

Applicants should be those involved in Christian leadership (at any level) who desire to develop maturity in the members of the body of Christ and are willing to grapple honestly with their responsibility to make disciples. This track of the Network is designed for those who have previously attended the European Leadership Forum Disciple-Making Leaders Network Foundational Track. The 2012 Disciple-Making Leaders Network: Advanced Track will be led by Jerram Barrs and Tom Streeter. Speaking in the Network will be Wayne Grudem, John Musselman, Jamie Rasmussen, and Jerry Root.  Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM NETWORKS

European Artists Network Updated

How does a biblical worldview relate to the arts? Are the arts a luxury? Are they mere decoration? Diversion? Or do they represent something far deeper in human experience? The lectures in this Network will focus on the relation between biblical theology and the arts in everyday life. While these lectures present the philosophy of art as understood by leading thinkers in the field, they are valuable for the practising artist, whatever his/her field. This Network will be led by Alastair (Ally) Gordon and David McCulloch. Also speaking in the Network will be Roberta Ahmanson, Jerram Barrs, Bill Edgar, Lucinda Metcalfe, and Iain Morris. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Counsellors Network Updated

Applicants should be training or working as professional counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrist, or social workers. Leading this Network is Pablo Martinez, psychiatrist and author with broad experience in counselling. Also speaking in the Network will be Glynn Harrison, Christl Vonholdt, and Richard Winter, who will contribute to the discussions from their own experience. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Evangelism Network Updated

Applicants should be evangelists, pastors and lay evangelists. This Network will be led and taught Michael Ramsden, Director of the Zacharias Trust and Lecturer in Apologetics at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. Also speaking in this Network are Vlad Criznic and Tom Price. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Leaders of Christian Organisations Network Updated

Applicants should be leading or helping to lead Christian organisations or churches. The Network will be led by Janos Illessy.   Also speaking in the Network will be Os Guinness, Tim Kimmel, Eric Larsen, John Musselman, John Perkins, Jerry Root, Peter Saunders, and Dave Sveen. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Media Communicators Network Updated

Applicants should be current or potential leaders who are gifted communicators in the media (in such creative fields as Journalism, Film, TV or Internet) who want to relate biblical Christian faith to contemporary popular culture in a way that is both authentic and relevant. This Network will be co-led by Lars Dahle and Margunn Serigstad Dahle. Also speaking in the 2012 Network will be Os Guinness, Henryk Krol, Paul Marshall, Iain Morris, Carol and Nick Pollard, and Peter Saunders. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Ministry to Muslims Network Updated

Applicants should be individuals who wish to discern the influence of Islam in their respective countries and to receive training in apologetics and cultural understanding so that they can better communicate the Gospel to Muslims. This Network will be led by Keith Small, Jochen Katz, and other speakers to be announced. Prior preparation will be set for all participants.

European Politics and Society Network Updated

Applicants should be those who are working in areas of politics, campaigning or community action. Both seasoned campaigners and aspirant politicians will benefit from the input of leading thinkers and practitioners.This Network will be led by Nola Leach, Charlie Hoare, and David Fieldsend. Also speaking in this Network are Anca Bulica, Sir Jeremy Cooke, Os Guinness, Roger Kiska, David Landrum, Paul Marshall, David McIlroy Matthew Price, and Jeffrey Ventrella. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Scientists Network Updated

Applicants should be involved in full-time scientific work or have a strong interest and background in the integration of Science and Christianity. This Network will be led by Alexander Fink, a member of the European Leadership Forum Steering Committee, and Peter Imming. Also speaking in this Network are William Lane Craig, Douglas Groothuis, John Lennox, and Iain Morris. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.

European Theologians Network Updated

Applicants should be involved in full-time theological education (such as teachers, professors, and Theology PhD students). This Network will be led by Peter (PJ) Williams, Warden at Tyndale House, Cambridge, and Dirk Jongkind, Research Fellow in New Testament at Tyndale House and the John W. Laing Fellow at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Also speaking in this Network are Peter Balla, William Lane Craig, Wayne Grudem, Christopher Hall, and others. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.