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10 October 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia  [Caleb Quispe with ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n

A strategic decision to employ specialist discipleship coaches in Scandinavia and the Balkan regions of south east Europe is bearing fruit. An intensive four-day workshop in Serbia means 20 pastors from seven countries are now equipped and energised to plant churches in their local areas.<\/p>\n

\"Church<\/a>Nikolaus Satelmajer and Simon Martin were appointed as Discipleship Coaches in October last year<\/a> and, since taking office, have both been involved in a careful listening and mentoring exercise.<\/p>\n

For those in the Adriatic, Hungarian and South-East European Unions this then led to a Church Planting & Re-Planting Workshop, held at the Adventist seminary in Belgrade, Serbia, 10-14 September 2018. Satelmajer led the programme stating that \u201cthe church has always grown even under difficult circumstances. We face many challenges, but with God’s blessings the church will grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was joined by Martin who is now based in Norway but has vast experience as a planter in the UK. Two other leaders shared their expertise: Steve Leddy who is planting a church in New York city, and Robin Willison, who is currently working in Asia. This variety of speakers with extensive experience from different backgrounds, ensured that there was a balance of information and training that could help pastors in cities that seem hard to reach for Christ.<\/p>\n