Martin Luther and Erfurt Germany

This week I made a  visit via train to Erfurt, Germany. It is located in former East Germany. I must say I did not have a lot of expectations before arriving in Erfurt but was pleasantly surprised. You may know that Erfurt was where Martin Luther went to university and then to the monastery.  He was also ordained as  a priest there (Take a look at the large church below).  So lots of reformation history here. Sometimes I really wish I had studied more Church history  in seminary. (I guess that is another post)

Here are a couple of links if you are interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt

I went to Erfurt to meet up with a volunteer team from FBC Jacksonville.  They were teaching English (ESL) in various settings during the week. This church has a desire to see churches started in this part of Germany.  There are trying to find some ways to have an incarnational presence in this city. I went up there to chat with them about their venture. I will post more about the next part of my trip later. The next day I spoke at a seminary in Bonn, Germany.

There are some incredible opportunities for churches to become involved in ministry here in Germany. I truly sense God is doing a work here. Interested in joining in write me an email at larry@theupstreamcollective.org or check out our site at www.theupstreamcollective.org.