Open Seminar 2026

God is back!

Open seminar for Danish and international pastors and church leaders.

Somet­hing is hap­pe­ning in Den­mark. Public figu­res are spe­aking open­ly about faith. Chur­ches report a growing inte­r­est – espe­ci­al­ly among young peop­le. And across Euro­pe, similar sto­ri­es are emer­ging.

A new sur­vey from The Danish Bib­le Socie­ty con­firms this trend in Den­mark and points to a new gene­ra­tion mar­ked by curio­si­ty about faith, church, and the Bib­le. Some have begun to spe­ak of a “qui­et revi­val” unfol­ding in secu­lar Euro­pe.

But what do we actu­al­ly know about this deve­l­op­ment? How do we under­stand the new expres­sions of faith? And how do we respond as chur­ches?

Mis­sion has been descri­bed as dis­cer­ning what God is doing and joi­ning in. At this Open Semi­nar, we set out to do just that.

We are honored to welco­me key­no­te spe­a­kers with lea­ding exper­ti­se in this field, who will help us navi­ga­te and inter­pret the­se deve­l­op­ments.

This is the third time we invi­te Danish and inter­na­tio­nal pastors and church lea­ders and others with an inte­r­est in cross-cul­tu­ral work for the Open Semi­nar – a spa­ce to learn, sha­re, and be church toget­her. Join us as we seek to under­stand what God is doing in our time.

Where

Dansk Bibel Insti­tut
Leifsga­de 33, 6th floor
2300 Copen­ha­gen

When

Sep­tem­ber 26, 2026
09:00 — 14:45

Register before

Sep­tem­ber 16

Participation fee

Free

Keynote speakers

Jacob Holst Mouritzen
Marketing and Strategy Consultant

Jacob Holst Mouritzen is foun­der of the mar­ke­ting and bran­ding con­sul­tan­cy Holst Mouritzen that con­ducted the new sur­vey “God and the Danes – The Faith Ana­ly­sis 2026” for The Danish Bib­le Socie­ty. He is known from the Danish TV pro­gram­me “Ken­der du Typen” and is a recog­ni­sed lifesty­le expert who has deep insight into socie­tal trends. On a per­so­nal level, Jacob Holst Mouritzen has spo­ken open­ly in public about how he found faith.

Gabriel Stephen,
Ph.D. and Assistant Professor

Gabri­el Step­hen has con­ducted docto­ral research in the­o­lo­gy and reli­gion at Vrije Uni­ver­si­teit Amster­dam and ser­ves as Assi­stant Pro­fes­sor at the Norwe­gi­an School of Lea­ders­hip and The­o­lo­gy (HLT). His research in pra­cti­cal the­o­lo­gy, mis­sion stu­di­es, migra­tion, inte­gra­tion, and ecc­lesi­o­lo­gy expl­o­res how migrant expe­ri­en­ces sha­pe Chri­sti­an com­mu­ni­ties and the­o­lo­gi­cal reflection in con­tem­porary Euro­pe. 

Practical details

  • Whe­re: Dansk Bibel Insti­tut, Leifsga­de 33, 6th floor, 2300 Copen­ha­gen
  • When: Sep­tem­ber 26, 2026 @ 09:00–14:45
  • Regi­ster befo­re: Sep­tem­ber 16 
  • Par­ti­ci­pa­tion fee: Free of char­ge (lunch and cof­fee inclu­ded)

Got questions? Feel free to send an e‑mail to info@kit-danmark.dk

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