Church planters in Europe unite to maximise the spiritual momentum of the continent

Strategic planning and small groups to learn from each other were two of the elements of the annual conference of M4, an European church planting movement that trains local Christians in “planting healthy, reproducing churches that glorify God and impact society”.

At the end of June, church planters came together in Kristiansand (Norway) for the 2025 conference under the title ‘Forming Lasting Faith’.

United worship, practical workshops and a range of speakers sought to encourage national and regional church movements “to make disciples who make disciples in today’s cultural context”.

According to Oivid Augland, founder of M4 Europe, the three-day gathering, “we heard inspiring input from practitioners like Matt Markins and Mark Sayers, dug into personal and national discipleship journeys, and explored mission through real-life stories and creative pitches”.

Moreover, each nation developed an 18-month discipleship and mission plan, shared it with their regional cohort, and received prayerful commissioning.

A strong emphasis this year was cross-cultural understanding, next-generation faith, and missional living.

The conference, which is based on specific learning communities, had a festive atmosphere, and focused on “what God is doing in Europe”.

“To preach the Gospel is nothing other than to let Christ come to us”, say the oprganisers. “Statistics indicate that outside the church, there is growing spiritual openness among people”.

Learn more about M4 and its training processes (like the M4 Team Process and M4 Ready) are used in over 15 European nations in 13 languages) by visiting the church planting movement’s website.