Romans by Paul, and the “Roman Empire”
The NT-Bible tell us about Rome/ Italy. “Faith Basics” from Paul’s letter to the Romans and records of 1st Century Christians shed light on the area.The“Roman Republic” which by 1st century BC exceeded Italy while replacing the Hellenistic world, became the “Roman Empire” in 27 BC, (3 years after annexing Egypt); Its first emperor was “August” (from Luke 2:1). It peaked for over 250 years. The capital changed to Milan (and Ravenna) as the empire started to decline and then broke up by 476, while already being replaced in Eastern Europe by the “Byzantine Empire”.
The “Holy Roman Empire”
Invading migrating tribes and warring kings wrecked Italy, but in 962 the Pope crowned German “Otto” as emperor of the new “Holy Roman Empire” (abolished by Napoleon in 1806) which created a clerical and political intertwined Western-Europe, made up of principalities including many of the Italian city-states. Florence and others became dominant affluent renaissance cultures, with Venice once expanding to be ruling parts of the Adriatic Balkan coast. In 1400 the main (of 3) pope(s) lived in Avignon, France.
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2012 EBF Missions Opportunities
Cooking at a seminary: Cook meals for groups of about 100 pastors (mainly Eastern European) from August- October 2012 at a site near Vienna. This volunteer opportunity is 90 days overall, with 16 intensive days of cooking in August, September, and October. There is a possibility of a similar opportunity in 2013 for cooking from April through October that would require a visa application for Austria/Europe.
Help rebuild church in Poland: Oasis Baptist Church in Wisla was closed down after a chimney fire in extreme cold condition this past winter. The church conference and youth-camp center needs to work on building-code upgrades and completion of construction areas to resume their vibrant ministry for Polish churches in general, as well as outreach for the Katowice area, the most densely-populated area of Poland. Click here to read about volunteer opportunities in Wisla.
Teaching: Teach 3 months of "how to read the Bible in English" near Rome Italy this upcoming Fall or early Spring, 2013. Accommodation provided adjacent to the church.
Teaching: Teach conversational English for 3 months in the Czech Republic in cooperation with a church-plant during the upcoming Fall, Winter, or Spring. Their is reasonable cost for food and lodging.
Click here to send a message to Pieter and Nora to get more details.
Volunteering for Individual and Group
Mission Projects in Europe
Click here for a list of all EBF missions opportunities
OR
Move the mouse cursor over a country where its name appears OR a country-name beneath the map, then click to search for 2009-2010 EBF mission opportunities in that country
If you have a general question about volunteering or a particular mission project, or if a country you're interested in for a mission project is not found above, click here to email your question to Pieter and Nora
If you'd like to volunteer for a Europe mission project --
a. Click here and then on the "Sign up for project" link next to a project
b. Click here to send an email to Pieter and Nora about your interest in the mission project
c. Click here to view/download an International Ministries (IM) volunteer application to send to the IM office in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
