Our Vision and Roles in Austria
Our Vision
The peoples of Austria following Jesus and his kingdom purposes, being spiritually transformed, educated, and equipped for missional living in community locally and globally.
Achieving the Vision:
Our Roles among the Peoples of Austria
God has placed us in a young Austrian church plant in central Vienna, where we are both deeply invested. Gregory serves in small group and worship ministries and teaches New Testament at an accredited institution in Vienna, while pursuing part-time doctoral studies in theology at the University of Vienna. Kim serves as operations manager at our church and helps lead the worship ministry. Together, we are committed to relational discipleship and attentive to how God is leading us in church planting among the many peoples living in Austria.
Biblical and Theological Studies
Gregory serves as an administrator and lecturer in New Testament at an accredited institution offering a certificate in biblical and theological studies. In partnership with GEM, this institution educates and equips church leadership and laity for Christian life and ministry and is a unique Evangelical academic institution in Austria, bringing the resources necessary to train Austrian Evangelicals for faithful and relevant Christian life on location. Gregory’s vision for serving as an educator with AKG is to be used of God to impact both the local and global missional vision of the Austrian churches, training leaders to correctly handle the Christian scriptures, and thus well lead their communities in making disciples in Europe and beyond!
Three Unique Challenges to Gospel-Expansion in Austria
1. Cultural Christianity Without Lived Faith:
Most people have not personally encountered the Gospel or seen it lived out in a vibrant Christian community. Christianity is often understood culturally rather than relationally.
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2. The Perceived Irrelevance of the Gospel:
Faith is often viewed as outdated or irrelevant, particularly among skeptics who have never encountered the Gospel as intellectually credible and deeply meaningful for modern life.
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3. An Under-Resourced Community:
The community of mission-minded Christ-followers in Austria lacks the critical mass needed for sustained Gospel witness and leadership development, relying on external support for personnel, training, and funding.
