Dear friends,

Just before the start of the holidays, Joas takes you on a short retrospective of the past few weeks in VIANOVA. On the menu:

• a very practical tutorial on 3D groups with Tom and Kurt
• our new programme Jeudi soir sans les murs (Thursday Night Without Walls) to discover and share all around
• the new E412 courses for 2023
• an update on our special action "Christmas in Ukraine"

Thank you for journeying with us, as we follow Jesus together. See you next year!

In a world that is wary of anything that stands on the side-lines, of hidden strategies, of religion (more than anything), it is time to rediscover the fundamental principle of the integration of the disciple and the church at the heart of the world.

In a culture that senses the interconnectedness of all things, we shall discover the opportunity to take our place in the social network, in the network of human relations and even to assume our responsibility for the transformation of human society and the whole of Creation.

This is certainly not in order to regain a dominant position at the centre of culture and attract the outsiders, but to get out of our box and serve the world by demonstrating the Good News of Jesus. It is time to reverse the dynamic of attraction towards that of incarnation; it is high time to pretend less and exhibit more.

(read more in Church Without Walls, chapter 6 « I come to walk in your shoes » -- soon to be published in English)

3D groups? How do they work? What for? For how long? Where and with whom? Tom and Kurt answer all your questions.

Bilingual interview. Don't forget to activate the subtitles on YouTube.

In case you can't activate the subtitles on YouTube, this is the script of the video:

What a challenge to live as a disciple of Jesus in this complicated world! As such, we tend to build walls around ourselves, around the church to feel safe.

Yet this is not what Jesus wants. He sends us into this world to make a difference for him, without walls.

But what does this mean for us and for the Church? We discuss this, we talk about this... Welcome to Thursday Night Without Walls!

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JSSLM takes place every second Thursday of the month, starting at 8 p.m., for about 90 minutes. This programme is for all those who want to live the Kingdom of God today.

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Besides this programme E412 offer varied and easily accessible courses at the VIANOVA Center (in Zaventem)

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EQUIPPING DISCIPLES FOR THE SERVICE - Ep. 4.12

This winter will be hard for everyone, but even harder for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who are victims of war. Make a donation and help us purchase basic necessities (wood stoves, electric generators, warm sleeping bags, OSB panels to seal broken windows,...) that we will send to Viktor Krotyk, our partner in Ukraine.

Our collection points all over Belgium are open until the 31st December for the deposit of blankets, sleeping bags and wood stoves.

• Participate (alone or as a community) in the purchase of mummy sleeping bags that can go down to -10°C: 1 bag = 45 euros.

• Search for second-hand wood stoves online and bring them to our collection points. We are ready to buy them back for up to 120 euros each.