IFES organizes many conferences in Europe. This page gives you a quick overview and easy access to the websites of our international conferences. For most conferences you should apply through your own national movement, hence you can get more information from your local IFES staff worker.
Undivided 2012 - IFES Europe Student Evangelism Conference, 5-10 April 2012
Celebrate Easter 2012 with 2000 students from across Europe - Undivided2012.
Next meeting of this network will be February 2012.
The next opportunity to be trained to direct and organise the Mark Drama in your own country will be from 17 - 20 May 2012, in Southampton, UK. For more information, contact Helen
The next meeting of the second round of this network is 25 - 28 May, in Croatia. More information can be found here, or you can email Edith
Conferences for Students
Undivided 2012
The European Student Evangelism Conference will take place over Easter 2012 under the title: Undivided - registration is now open! Check out www.undivided2012.org or contact your national movement for more information.
Conferences for Graduates
This new training network is for people involved in leading work with graduates in their country, or those interested in starting. The network will have its first meeting from the 2nd to 7th October at Schloss Mittersill, Austria (arrivals on the 2nd, departures on the 7th). The aim of the network is to learn together from God's word, to share ideas for graduates work, to consider what resources we need in the region, and to encourage each other in developing this work. For more information please email Tim
Bible and Culture 2012
How to read the Bible for all it's worth; How to understand better the world we live in; How to see hoe God's Word speaks to our world today; and how to encourage others when we go home to do the same. This seven week training course is unique in helping us learn how to be biblically balanced Christians capable of developing a deeply Christian worldview. It is designed for recent graduates, mature students and IFES staff.
Bible and Culture has taken a sabbatical in 2011 - the course will take place again in July 2012. For more information, email Tim
Recent conferences and events
The aim of this network is to help European student movements to be more effective in their ministry and strategic development, by being culturally sensitive and relevant to their own context. It is based on the realistion that in the light of our fast-changing society, student movements also need to change (without losing their core values and theological commitment) in order to be able to bring the Gospel to students in a way that is clear and understandable to the present student generation.
Second meeting took place in May 2011.
High School Ministry - gathering in Austria, 16-20th May 2011
A meeting to inspire and encourage staff workers or volunteers who are already engaged in or considering taking up High School Ministry in the various different European countries and movements. This means that you do not need to have an established HSM to join our gathering.
For more information, follow the link. To register, contact Thomas.
Next meeting - 6-9th June 2011.
The next IFES Europe Theological Students Conference will take place in Mittersill, Austria, from 6th - 13th August 2011.