Blessed reflex: African Christians in Europe

Samenvatting

This essay explores the missional potential of African Christians and their churches in
Europe. It makes use of the author’s long-term involvement with many of these
churches and their leaders both in Europe and North America. This essay first explores
some of the general factors behind the rise of African migration to Europe, and the
consequent growth of African Christians in Europe. Second, the article focuses on mission and the missional role that African Christians could play in Europe. Throughout
the essay argues the importance of accepting the presence of non-Western Christians in
the West and that their presence reinvigorates Christianity in many ways. It also argues
that African and other non-Western Christians can only be effective in their mission
work and re-evangelization of Europe by intentional partnering with all Christians,
non-Western Christians included.