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DAWN in Europe

"Discipling A Whole Nation" - an impossible task? Our European nations mostly do not look like disciples of Jesus. Old Christianity is fading away, postmodern diversity creates many local and individual "truths". We may face the end of institutionalized "Christendom", but the Church - that unique creation that will stand against the gates of hell - is alive. And every European man, woman and child has the right to have easy access to a lively church - locally and culturally.

The DAWN European Network (DEN) is an unusual brotherhood of European leaders, based on vision, values, synergy and friendship. They are united by a common vision expressed in the DAWN strategy.

We believe: every European man, woman and child has the right to have easy access to a lively Christian church - locally and culturally. Our postmodern societies make this even more important - and offer exciting new forms and models of church.
The DAWN European Network works to encourage the planting of many new churches into our European cities and villages - in a healthy and creative way and fed by horizontal and vertical resources.
We want to network leaders who plant churches, no matter what kind. We are excited at hundreds of House Churches emerging everywhere in Europe and long to see them welcomed as valid old-new expressions of Church. We see strategic city networks emerging - Christians of a city or region taking responsibility together for the discipling of their city - with a transforming effect on society. And we are excited at the various expressions of New Generation Churches.

We invite you to share your vision of what church is and how it can multiply. We would love to hear from you
We want to network leaders who plant churches, no matter what kind. We want to creatively look into new ways of forming apostolic networks for nations. We are excited at hundreds of House Churches emerging everywhere in Europe and long to see them welcomed as valid old-new expressions of Church. We see strategic city networks emerging - Christians of a city or region taking responsibility together for the discipling of their city - with a transforming effect on society. And we are excited at the various expressions of New Generation Churches.

A DAWN process is under way in several countries of Western Europe.

General overview over the situation in Western Europe (Oct. 2000)

Every country has developed a different approach, different names and structures, and the working style depends much on the resources and manpower. Generally, DAWN is the only ministry with focus on strategy and church planting, acting both trans-denominationally, nationally and internationally. It serves in many countries as a strategic think-tank.
In Eastern Europe and the former communist countries, we closely cooperate with the Alliance for Saturation Church Planting (Budapest)

Here are some concrete functions of DAWN in each country:

1. DAWN has put Church Planting on the Agenda and continues to hold up the vision for the whole nation.
2. DAWN provides ressources - research, books, seminars
3. DAWN connects people - we make leaders from different backgrounds talk together. In practice, DAWN often has reconciliatory and unifying effects - unity under a vision.
4. DAWN supports church planters - morally by believing in them, spiritually by organizing an intercessing network, practically by teaching, counseling through regional seminars and webpage / e-mail.
5. DAWN serves as a catalyzer and bridge-builder for new forms of churches that are emerging.