-- emRG 4^th Consultation Fact-Sheet --

PURPOSE

emRG – the European Missions Research Group – is inviting you to its 4^th international consultation. One and a half year after its conception and a lot of preparatory work emRG is “going public” with its Research Framework designed to help paint “the big picture of missions in Europe" together. In this milestone consultation we are seeking the advice and wisdom of the larger missions community.  

FOR WHOM

Missions researchers, strategists and church planters are invited to connect with the emRG group and help advance missions research to become more effective in furthering church multiplication. We expect between 20 and 30 participants from across Europe, of which 10 are confirmed so far.

AGENDA

Our time together will be characterized by presentations interchanging with plenary discussion times.

1.  Roll out and discuss the "emRG Matrix", the Research Framework which emRG is proposing to the European missions community as a basis for joint data collection towards the "big picture of missions in Europe".   

2.  Discuss the results of the ESE, our just completed Europe wide study on the "Christianess of Europe".

see below for background links

TIME

April 2006, 3^rd (evening) to 5^th (evening):

program starts the 3rd at 18:00 with the first session, continues the 4^th at 9:00, and ends with joint dinner (starting 20:00) downtown on the 5^th

PLACE

IBSTE - Instituto Bíblico y Seminario Teológico de España (Interdenominational Seminary)

Carrer Ramal de la Reconada, 08860 Castelldefels

Barcelona, Spain

office phone 0034.93.665.5690

COSTS

-       25 to 30 € per night excluding dinner which will be taken outside

-       no conference fee, though unforeseen venue costs (wlan hotspot?) may be divided among the participants

FACILITIES

-       15 minutes to the beach, 30 minutes to downtown Barcelona

-       mostly single rooms with bathrooms, but no telephone

-       wlan most probably available for free on the campus, though neither in the meeting place, nor on the rooms

TRAVEL

-       Easy Jet is flying into Barcelona, Ryan Air into Girona

-       check out the details: http://www.ibste.org/comollegar2.htm

-       note the attached satellite pictures

REGISTRATION

-       please register with an email to andreas@dawneurope.net clearly indicating your nights of stay

-       note that you can easily stay a few days earlier or later to enjoy the local climate

INFO

-       emRG Homepage: http://www.emrg.dzubinski.com/

-       European Spiritual Estimate: http://emrg.friderich.net/

-       emRG Matrix, working status (use IE): http://www.dzubinski.com/berlin_b_jan_06.htm

-       User Interface – Prototype: http://dzubinski.com/emrgproduct/es/es_basic.html

-       blogging on emRG progress:   http://andisperspective.typepad.com/andis_perspective/my_research_news/index.html

in HIM

andreas wolf (DAWN)
for emRG, the European Missions Research Group
 

MAPS

European Spiritual Estimate (ESE) Study

Very interesting results.  Scott Friderich has written the top line report of the ESE study. Scott says, “Measuring the “Christianess” of Europe is no simple task.  Christianity has arguably been the central cultural driving force of Europe since it was given legal status by Emperor Constantine in 313.  As such there is obviously a high cultural affiliation with Christianity throughout Europe that might not necessarily reflect the personal convictions of many Europeans.  As such, the following metrics were considered in estimating Europe’s “Christianess”:
   •    Percent Christians
   •    Percent Gospel Oriented Christians
   •    Percent Responsiveness to the Gospel
   •    Population per Gospel Oriented Church
   •    Churches per Church plant”

Here is just one of the maps that has come out of the study:

To see the study go here .  To download the pdf document (1.2 mb) click here.

emRG is very happy to have been a part of this study and we are looking forward to participating in it again next year.

European Spiritual Estimate Study

The survey officially closed yesterday, Dec 12 2005, in terms of accepting new responses. I apologize if you did not have a chance to respond. Please be sure to fill ou the 2006 survey in nine months. A full report on the results will be issued by Jan 31, 2006. Topline results will be available by January 5, 2006. Please contact me if you would like to recieve the results: Scott Friderich .

The survey was conducted over three months (September to November 2005) to provide an intelligent and reasonable estimate of the spiritual condition of Europe. We expect that the information in this survey will be used by several partner missions organizations, European denominations, and publications to communicate a more realistic picture of the spiritual condition of our continent. Survey responses were lmited to those claiming to have Christian ministry experience in a European location of at least four continuous months during the last five years. Those who felt that they have information on multiple locations were free to complete this survey mulitple times for different locations.

For more information and a map go here .