Europe the New Dark Continent

Although Africa was once considered the dark continent by missionaries, many are now beginning to call Europe “the dark continent”.  This was reported on a Christian radio broadcast recently and the entire article can be read at www.mnnonline.org/article/11657.  With less than 2% of the population evangelical Christians, Europe is darker spiritually than it’s ever been.  There are lots of churches in Europe, but few of them are thriving and growing and it’s become a challenge to think creatively in order to reach out to the younger generation.  ”Reach Global’s Rick Burke says many people calling themselves Christians are actually nominal Christians. Reach Global wants to see more believers and a thriving church in Europe. ”  This article encouraged us that other mission agencies are seeing the need in Europe and responding.