Drawing close to God – Invitation to a Counter-Cultural Practice We all long for more of God, but our fast-paced lives are working against that longing in our hearts. Unless we engage in some bold moves and dare to move in the opposite spirit, our very own culture will prevent us from hearing the invitation…
Bible Study: “Doing Spirituality” in Matthew: Discipleship to Jesus Alexander will do the first Bible Study in the Gospel of Matthew, based on his new book “Doing Spirituality”. He will explain Matthew’s view of Jesus’ call to discipleship. What did this mean in Jesus’ day, and for all of us in everyday life?
Healthy Smallgroups Smallgroups should be at the very heart of any church. But leading a smallgroup is no easy task, and getting it right often don’t come easy. At this seminar we take a look at the two core functions of the smallgroups and try to offer some practical advice to making great smallgroups.
A Road Map For Spiritual Formation Spiritual formation has become one of the major movements of the late twentieth century. For too long the Christian community has assumed that our spirituality is a static possession, and that we are in control of our spiritual life and our relationship with God. When spirituality is viewed as…
Doing life with a God that speaks Learning to hear and understand God’s voice is one of the greatest challenges for Jesus-followers in the information age! How can we live life following his voice in our daily routine? What are barriers to hear him and how can we discern his voice from 10.000 others that…
Fighting The Burnout Trap in Ministry It’s all too easy for the Minister of God to max out on stress, and find themselves done, long before God is done with them. Burnout is a very real threat, and ministry for the long haul needs a serious commitment to physical, social, and spiritual health to counter…
Listening to Gods voice for your life (or Learning to know the will of God) To know the will of God for our lives (and of course in all other situations as well) we need to learn how to recognize His voice. But how do we do that? And how can we know that its…
The Vineyards theological DNA What’s so special about the Vineyard? And what does the radical middle actually mean? If you want to know more about the theology of the Vineyard movement, the historical background to and the actual implications of the Vineyards way of doing theology, this is a seminar for you. We will also…
How can I trust God´s voice in the Bible Having trouble understanding why an old book from an other age should be relevant for you and your modern life? How can the Bible be true? Don´t we know so much more today? If you want to experience the wonder when the Bible starts to change…
Parenting for Faith – Growing God-connected children and teens in the ordinary parts of everyday life We all want our children to know and love God, but how can we as parents actually help them to develop that authentic two-way connection with him? This seminar will equip parents, carers, grandparents and extended families and all…
Parenting for Faith – Helping children and teens flourish in prayer At the heart of a relationship with God is the ability to relax in conversation with him. How can we empower our children to actually flourish in conversation with God? How can we equip children to not only authentically share with God their feelings,…
Being a Church Leader and a Parent – Helping our families thrive Being a church leader affects every part of our lives, including our children. We all want to be good parents and good leaders. We want to see our children flourish spiritually and emotionally and serve our churches well. But how can we realistically…
The Kingdom, the Church and the Call What is the church? What is the church really “for”? What is the church supposed to actually do? What kind of involvement does God expect from me? As a leader, what kind of church should I be trying to build? Our life as Christians is very deeply affected…
How to plant healthy, growing churches in secular Europe In the Vineyard, the planting of healthy churches (that plant healthy churches) is a vital part of our DNA. But planting a healthy, growing church in secular Northern Europe is no easy thing to accomplish. Ever since planting Odense Vineyard in 2012 with my wife and…
God is calling me to lead, how do I prepare for it? Ever since I was 16 years old I have had a sense of Jesus calling me into his great story, to leadership and to building his church. But I have not always felt that I had what it takes to lead. The road…
Worship leader? Lead worshipper? Worship artist? A seminar about the core essence of worship in a world where leading worship is everything from three cords with an acoustic guitar in a small group to a full band with smoke and lights before a cheering crowd of thousands. We say: “it is not about us” and…
John Mumford shares the biblical teachings on the church and it’s purpose. John and Eleanor married in 1978 after meeting at university in England. They have two sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and four grandchildren! They worked for nearly two years with John Wimber on the staff of the Anaheim Vineyard in California, before starting the…
Dave Pedersen is currently the Senior Pastor at Fountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Port Elizabeth which he and Colleen started 34 years ago in their home, after 9 years in Methodist ministry. Fountain Vineyard has served as a resource church for church plants in South Africa and beyond. Dave’s heart is for church as an…
Flemming is the senior pastor in Copenhagen Vineyard and has been pastoring the church since it was planted in 1997. In May 2015, Flemming and his wife, Anne were released as the new Vineyard Nordic leaders. They both have a big heart for serving their local communities and seeing people being transformed through Christ. One…
Ricky Venter grew up on the wrong side of the proverbial tracks in apartheid South Africa. When his dad died at the age of 10 months his mom had a miraculous encounter with the Lord that led to the whole family being saved. He grew up in church and started leading worship at the age…
Ted grew up in a small country town in Texas. After completing his studies in theology and music at Oral Roberts University, he travelled throughout Europe and north America for 4 years with an evangelistic music group called Living Sound. Much of their work was done behind the “iron curtain” and Ted has some adventurous…
John Mumford shares the biblical teachings on the church and it’s purpose John and Eleanor married in 1978 after meeting at university in England. They have two sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and four grandchildren! They worked for nearly two years with John Wimber on the staff of the Anaheim Vineyard in California, before starting…
Per Christian shares about the work of God’s grace in his life and the lives of others he has met.
Dave Pedersen is currently the Senior Pastor at Fountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Port Elizabeth which he and Colleen started 34 years ago in their home, after 9 years in Methodist ministry. Fountain Vineyard has served as a resource church for church plants in South Africa and beyond. Dave’s heart is for church as an…
Rachel is the Parenting for Faith Pioneer at BRF. God gave her the vision for Parenting for Faith in 2005 in response to a need in her local church, and it has grown from there. She has worked in a variety of churches as a family life pastor, children’s pastor and youth pastor since 2004.…
Eleanor continues her teaching series on the values of the vineyard movement and what are the characteristics of healthy churches John and Eleanor married in 1978 after meeting at university in England. They have two sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and four grandchildren! They worked for nearly two years with John Wimber on the staff…
Eleanor continues her teaching series on the values of the vineyard movement and what are the characteristics of healthy churches John and Eleanor married in 1978 after meeting at university in England. They have two sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and four grandchildren! They worked for nearly two years with John Wimber on the staff…