Refuting the notion that secularism has totally consumed the youth of Western Europe, a group of Seventh-day Adventist Christians is attempting a church planting outreach to teenagers in northwest Copenhagen. The project group involves teenagers as well a
Refuting the notion that secularism has totally consumed the youth of Western Europe, a group of Seventh-day Adventist Christians is attempting a church planting outreach to teenagers in northwest Copenhagen. The project group involves teenagers as well as young adults.
The name of the church is “Remix,” borrowing a term from the music industry to signify the way lives are rearranged when God comes into the hearts of individuals. One of the teenagers in the project group, Kristian Matthiassen, says, “Remix is a technical word used in popular music. When you remix a song you can change it, but it’s still the same song. You might choose to turn up the bass—the same way we want people to turn up God in their lives.”
The project benefits from contacts made with local teenagers through the Adventist school and a club, but teenagers from the neighboring Adventist churches also come and bring their friends. Only one-third of the teenagers attending the seeker-services are from Adventist homes.
Linnea Rechter, another teenager from the project group, who takes part in the preaching says, “It’s our goal to communicate the Christian message in a personal and contemporary way.” Secular teenagers are very open to the messages and respond to the appeals, project group members say.
The greatest challenge is discipleship, so the project runs a program called “Explorer Gold,” where faith in God is explored through discussion, teaching and reading the Bible.
