欧洲布道大会在柏林举行：55国逾千名布道者与会，葛培理称「我不为特朗普工作」
据Evangelical Focus报道，由葛培理布道团（BGEA）主办的欧洲布道大会近日在德国柏林举行，来自欧洲55个国家和地区的1,000多名布道者与教会领袖与会。这是BGEA自2000年阿姆斯特丹大会以来首次举办同类大会，参会凭邀请、免费，主题取自《罗马书》1章16节「不以福音为耻」，目的是在世俗化程度很深的欧洲推动公开宣讲福音。葛培理布道团在会后总结中说，大会历时四天。
73岁的富兰克林·葛培理（Franklin Graham）在开幕致辞中说：「如果我们要触及欧洲，我们需要一支大军，一支布道者的大军——无所畏惧、不以为耻、不道歉、不妥协——站在上帝的话语上。」他的儿子、同样是布道者的Will Graham陪同他出席了会前的首场记者会。
在记者会上，Evangelical Focus问葛培理，欧洲对特朗普总统的负面观感、以及他本人出席总统就职典礼，是否会影响葛培理布道团在欧洲的布道工作。葛培理说：「我不是为他工作。特朗普总统是美国总统，把他放在那个位置的不是我，是投票给他的数百万美国人。他还会当三年半总统，事实就是如此。」他补充说：「在他之后还会有另一位总统，那个人在欧洲可能受欢迎、也可能不受欢迎。政治人物来了又去，但上帝的话语永不改变。」
大会节目包括讲道、查经与多个领域的工作坊，敬拜音乐由Michael W. Smith与Charity Gayle等带领。讲员包括丰收基督徒团契的Greg Laurie、美南浸信会神学院院长Al Mohler，以及芬兰议员Päivi Räsänen等。四天议程中，南苏丹主教James Lagos Alexander分享了自己因福音遭受暴力、迫害与监禁的见证；父亲因信仰基督在伊朗被处决的Rashin Soodmand也登台作见证。
European Congress on Evangelism Meets in Berlin: More Than 1,000 Evangelists From 55 Countries, Graham Says "I Do Not Work for Trump"
The European Congress on Evangelism, organized by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) to promote public preaching of the gospel in a highly secularized Europe, has been held in Berlin, Germany, with more than 1,000 evangelists and church leaders from 55 European countries and territories taking part, according to Evangelical Focus. It is the first congress of its kind organized by the BGEA since Amsterdam in 2000. Attendance was by invitation only and free of charge, the theme was drawn from Romans 1:16 — not being ashamed of the gospel — and the BGEA said in a wrap-up message that the gathering ran for four days.
Franklin Graham, 73, who has led the association founded by his father Billy Graham since 2001, said in his opening address: "If we're going to reach Europe, we're going to need an army, an army of evangelists — unafraid, unashamed, unapologetic, uncompromising — standing on the Word of God." His son Will Graham, also an evangelist, accompanied him at the first press conference.
At that press conference, Evangelical Focus asked whether the negative perception of President Donald Trump in Europe, and Graham's presence at the presidential inauguration, could affect the association's evangelistic work in Europe. "I don't work for him," Graham said. "President Trump is the president of the United States. I didn't place him there; it was the millions of Americans who voted for him. He will be the president for the next three and a half years; it is what it is." He added: "Politicians come and then go, but God's Word stays the same."
The program included preaching, Bible studies and workshops, with worship led by Michael W. Smith, Charity Gayle and other European Christian artists. Speakers included Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Al Mohler and Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen. Among the testimonies, Bishop James Lagos Alexander of South Sudan shared how he had suffered violence, persecution and imprisonment for the gospel, and Rashin Soodmand, whose father was executed in Iran for following Christ, also addressed the congress.
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图片来源：富兰克林·葛培理在Decision America巡讲户外会场演讲，Matt Johnson摄，CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）；Franklin Graham speaking at an outdoor Decision America Tour event, photo by Matt Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
