Winter Travels 5: Amsterdam (Church Planting Institute)

I like conferences when I leave with a big to do list and not just a lot of information. Church Planting Institute (CPI) is one of those conferences. CPI is one of the "main events" of ReachGlobal in Europe. Held every other year, all RG Europe missionaries are invited WITH the national partners they choose to invite. This year the Prague City Team hosted 11 Czechs, 1 Slovak, 1 South African working in Slovakia, and 2 Americans.

Guest speakers were D.A. Carson from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Cristi Petricioiu (Romania) and Dennis Tongoi (Africa) from Disciple Nations Alliance. A highlight of the conference was hearing integrative stories of how different city teams are involved (or want to be involved) in holistic ministry with Roma, refugees, and victims of human trafficking. We heard about ministries of family counseling, nursing, and art ministry, among others.

Another highlight was working in small groups. I was with people working among Roma in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We created a concrete "seed project" that could be used to reach out in the community. It was a great conference and I look forward to the next one!