Three Worlds Leadership Network (3WLN) was launched October 2015 with the purpose to connect, encourage, and foster ongoing involvement between young leaders in the 16 countries in the region.

In many of the countries in the Europe/Middle East region, the percentage of Evangelical Christians is between 0.25% and 4%. Many of the young people have never been in a room with more than 5 or 10 Evangelical Christian young leaders. 3WLN helps facilitate interconnectivity.

Though vital, there is a cost. Many of the participants fund their way or raise support from local churches. But, there are churches that struggle to financially support their young leaders. This project helps to give opportunity to these students by off-setting costs for travel or lodging.

The total cost to cover those who need financial support is $18,000.

Three Worlds Leadership Network (3WLN) was launched October 2015 (with seed money from the Change the World Grant) and is the first ever multinational network of Church of God young leaders in Europe and the Middle East. The purpose of the network is to encourage interconnectivity and foster ongoing involvement amongst the 16 countries.

This is not just a biennial event, but has helped create opportunities for training, encouragement, and synergistic regional strategizing. By attending, members are committing to engage with the network via communication (Facebook, text, email, etc.) and actively seek connection through visits, participating in camps, assisting with training, and ministry events. Camaraderie is particularly important as isolation is deadly in ministry in Europe and the Middle East context.

In many of our countries, the percentage of Evangelical Christians is between .25% and 4%. Many of our young people have never been in a room with more than 5 or 10 Evangelical Christian young leaders. Events that bring them together are enormously inspirational and healing because the European and Middle Eastern cultures are so deeply secular and/or hostile to Christianity. Our team’s desire is that this current generation of young leaders will be the first generation of the Church of God to not grow up in such crushing isolation. Rather, that they will live out their lives in ministry in community with each other and in partnership and unity. Three Worlds Leadership Network is helping to make that goal tangible.