God-centered resources from the ministry of John Piper

In this month’s Lausanne World Pulse there is a fascinating article on how God is sending African Christians to re-establish the Evangelical church in secularized Europe.

Today, some of the largest congregations in Europe—Western and Eastern—are either founded by Africans or are led by people of African descent.

A renewal movement is underway as these immigrant churches challenge the moral relativism of European culture.

I asked Pastor Mike Gunn, Director of Acts 29 International, for his take. He writes,

I think authentic, contextualized African theology, imbued with God’s missional Spirit can help the west regain its biblical moorings, but I fear that the prosperity gospel will taint much of what Africa is bringing to the table....

I hope to give [church-planters] a foundation to unlock biblical truths that relate to what God has already done in the midst of their beautiful culture. Our goal is to see the gospel redeem their culture and their cities.

International Outreach is partnering with Acts 29 to bring solid theological resources to church leaders in Africa and Europe so that they might proclaim the excellencies of him who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.