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PulseMeet 2024
Kingdom Culture: Disciple. Act. Care. Share.
As Christians, we gather together in church. We aim to be like the disciples, who devoted themselves “to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42 ESV). But do we really accomplish that?
When you think of your church, how would you describe it? What are your church’s core values? How do people act and interact with one another? In other words, what is the culture of your church?
Culture is defined as the set of values, beliefs, practices and use of language a group has. Being aware of our church culture is vital, because “simply understanding the concept of culture, and its impact, reveals our potential for bringing a lasting and healthy influence to the world around us” (Dann Farrelly).[1]
If we are honest, our churches don’t always reflect a healthy culture. Instead of connection, love, fellowship, kindness, forgiveness and other-centeredness, we find division, selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, gossip and self-centeredness.
Jesus spoke about the kingdom of God on numerous occasions. The ESV translation mentions the word kingdom 126 times in the gospels. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17 ESV). Our desire should be for the Kingdom of God (and its values or “culture”) to fully reign in our lives and in the world, as the Lord’s Prayer instructs, “Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10 ESV).
As leaders in our church, how can we contribute to creating (or maintaining) a kingdom culture at our church or youth group? That is what PulseMeet* 2024 is all about, under the theme Kingdom Culture: Disciple. Act. Care. Share.
If you want your youth group and church to breathe the culture of heaven, this is the event for you. If you want to connect with others and gain from their experience on how to live in the kingdom of God, this is the event for you.
Join us as we pray and live, “Your kingdom come.”
[1] Farrelly, Dann. Kingdom Culture: Living the Values that Disciple Nations (p. 7). Bethel Media. Kindle Edition.
*PulseMeet is a dynamic Youth Leadership Training Conference organised by the Youth Ministries Department of the Inter-European Division (EUD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the continuing education of youth leaders, youth pastors and everyone with the passion for Christian Youth Ministry.
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When you think of your church, how would you describe it? What are your church’s core values? How do people act and interact with one another? In other words, what is the culture of your church?
MAIN SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Dagmar Dorn
Workshop: enditnow®: Advocating for the End of Violence
Dagmar Dorn is the Women’s ministries director of the Inter-European Division of SDA. Her passion and profession are being a midwife. She loves traveling, hiking and reading and enjoys the company of people from different cultures.
Petko Bonev
Workshop: Religious Abuse: Background and Consequences
Petko Bonev was born and raised in Bulgaria. He is married to Lena and is the father of Liam and Paul.He studied theology, sociology and psychology. He has been a pastor in the Bavarian Conference for 15 years. He is also a coach and marriage counsel...
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Benjamin Stan
Workshop: 40 Games to Play with Youth
Benjamin Stan has been married to Ligia Stan for 26 years and they have two sons, Albert and Filip. He has been involved in youth ministry since 1994. He is currently the associate youth director and Pathfinder director for the Romanian Union of Conf...
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Jonatan Tejel
Main Session: Commitment Culture
Jonatan Tejel is the Youth Ministries Director of the Inter-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists.He studied at Sagunto Adventist College before completing his degree in Theology at Collonges in France. Jonatán and his wife Daniela are the prou...
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Stephan Sigg
Main session: Early Church Culture
Stephan Sigg currently serves as the President of the German Swiss Conference, ADRA Switzerland and a Foundation for the care of the elderly. He has spent more than 20 years in Adventist youth ministry and before he joined the Advent-Movem...
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Mariarosa Cavalieri
Main session: Kingdom Culture
Mariarosa Cavalieri was born in Bologna, Italy. She is responsible for the Children's Ministries and the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries departments of the Italian Union. She has a degree in Theology (Adventist University of Villa Aurora, Flor...
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Jonathan Contero
Main sessions: Acts Culture and Share Culture
Jonathan Contero was born in Valencia, Spain. He began his theological studies in Spain but continued them in France, and later in England. He is currently pastor of Iglesia Cero, a church he planted in the heart of Madrid. He is also the Assoc...
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Karen Holford
Main Session: Care Culture
Karen Holford is the Family, Children and Women’s Ministries Director for the Trans-European Division. She has a professional background in Psychology and Family Therapy and is passionate about helping people to enjoy their relationships and create c...
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Tihi Lazic
Workshops: Beyond Binary Thinking: Embracing Transforming Apologetics and Church Reimagined: How to Release the Church's Potential Here and Now?
Tihomir Lazić is a Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Newbold College and a former Director of Public Campus Ministry for the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His ministerial experience includes roles as a Youth Pas...
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Ventsi Panayatov
Workshop: Be the Change - Create Culture
Ventsislav Panayotov serves in the Inter-European Division in the areas of Ministerial Association, Chaplaincy Ministries and Leadership development. In the past he has been active in Bulgaria for more than 25 years as a pastor, youth director, direc...
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Samuel Gil
Workshop: How to Use Media for Mission
Samuel Gil (1988) is fascinated by Jesus, pursuing creativity and dancing with words. Communicator and servant in the Adventist Church through technology and media. In love with Loyda and dad of Lucas and Jairo.
Martin Pavlík
Workshop: Yes to God, No to Church
Martin Pavlík is a pastor in the Czech Republic. He serves in two churches in Prague and is also youth director of the Czech Conference. He is now finishing his PhD. at Charles University, with his research mainly focused on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's the...
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Maijo Roth
Workshop: Tenderness Revolution: Sexual Education for the Kingdom Culture
Maijo Roth is a psychologist, social worker and teacher with Master's degrees in Narrative Therapy and Sexology.She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at the University of Valencia.She is married to pastor Daniel Bosqued and is a mother of tw...
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Busi Khumalo
Workshop: Healthy Relationships
Pastor Busi Khumalo has worked in ministry for over 30 years: 10 years in pastoral ministry and 20 years in youth, chaplaincy, and public campus ministries. He served as a departmental director at the Southern Africa Union Conference from 2003-...
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Melanie Leihner-Guarin
Workshop: How to Measure Leadership – Three Leadership Criteria
Melanie is Head of Admin & Executive Secretary for the North and South German Unions and furthermore serves as a project manager and coach in the Christian Leadership Training, Hills & Valleys. She has been involved in Children’s Ministries f...
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Alexandra Mora
Workshop: Creative Ways to Study the Bible
Alexandra Mora holds a BA in Construction Engineering (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) and a BA in English Studies: Language, Literature and Culture (UNED, Spain). She has also completed ThePowerMBA ADVANCED of ThePower Business School (online).&n...
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Laszlo Szabo
Main Session: Discipleship Culture
László Szabó enjoys exploring how the gospel brings positive change, hope, and compassion into people’s lives. He started his ministry in Tanzania and worked later as a church planter, pastor and departmental leader in Hungary. He is a lecturer...
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Gelu Poenariu
Kingdom Builders: Equipping Christian Youth Leaders for Impactful Projects
Gelu Poenariu is a Romanian pastor who has spent most of his career working with youth and youth leaders. He is currently the Youth Department Director of the Romanian Union, having previously been the Director of the Department at the Conference lev...
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Kärt Lazic
Workshop: The Arts as an Avenue to Truly Meaningful Worship
Kärt Lazić is a reader by education and a communicator by passion. She gets genuinely excited about exploring challenging questions from different angles and figuring out ways to express the discoveries in a meaningful way – in classroom, church pews...
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Christian Müller and Daniel Bosqued
Workshop: Will You Go? How to Develop Missionaries
Christian serves as Vice President for Finance at Sagunto Adventist College (Spain) since 2022. He holds a MBA (Master in Business and Administration) at AIIAS Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (Philippines - branch in Bucha, Ukra...
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Pavel Eder
Workshop: SafePoint: From Online to Disciple (Church plant in CSU)
After finishing his studies in media and theology, Pavel began working for the church as a pastor in the online world. His content reached mostly unchurched people. Their inner longing to know God led to the creation of SafePoint, a new Adventist pro...
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Jana Polehna
Workshop: Serving University Students as part of Youth Ministry: Where to Start?
My passion is to inspire young people to wholeheartedly live with Jesus, listen to their stories and live our life adventures together, whether we are down or up. What once was just my passion has become my calling, for I am a student pastor an...
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Katarina Andalova
Workshop: Oikos: Transforming the Church in Finland
Katarina Andalova moved to Finland from Slovakia in autumn of 2020 for an internship in Helsinki. In Finland she found a freshly formed community of young adults called Oikos and eventually found Jesus through this community. After getting baptized i...
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Alvaro Doladé
Think Tank
follower of Jesus, husband, father, student, strategic and creative designer. He currently works as an Communications Director in Barcelona. He has worked for over 15 years for global brands. In this time he has won various awards and recognitions. H...
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WORKSHOPS
Workshops are organised in five different areas or tracks:
- Discipleship: track focused on how to make disciples.
- Acts (actions and projects): practical track where we share case studies (e.g. Cero Church, Girls4Christ, AMiCUS chapters).
- Church: track focused on creating a kingdom culture/environment and growing leadership skills.
- Care: track focused on how to care for people (e.g. conflict resolution, healthy relationships, connection, etc.).
- Share: track focused on how to share the gospel and make an impact in your community/surroundings.
Care Track
40 Games to Play with Youth
Benjamin Stan - Workshop: 40 Games to Play with Youth
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Seminar 11 // Capacity: 50
Room: Seminar 11 // Capacity: 50
Youth ministry is a serious ministry. In it’s seriousness we sometimes forget to have fun. This is where games come in. This workshop will teach you 40 games to connect, and play with youth with a minimum amount of resources.
Church Track
Be the Change – Create Culture
Ventsi Panayatov - Workshop: Be the Change - Create Culture
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Seminar 5 // Capacity: 40
Room: Seminar 5 // Capacity: 40
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." How far can this thought of Gandhi be transferred to the church? The role of the leader is critical to building a Christ-centered culture. In the workshop, we will discuss some basic theological concepts that are important for both the personal growth of the leader and the process of faith development and how they can influence church culture. As a result, ideas for practical implementation will be developed.
Share Track
Beyond Binary Thinking: Embracing Transformative Apologetics
Tihi Lazic - Workshops: Beyond Binary Thinking: Embracing Transforming Apologetics and Church Reimagined: How to Release the Church's Potential Here and Now?
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Seminar 4 // Capacity: 40
Room: Seminar 4 // Capacity: 40
Join this interactive workshop to enhance your impact in a world increasingly sceptical of Christian values and beliefs. We encourage moving past traditional, binary thinking to embrace a nuanced approach in apologetics, attuned to today's cultural dynamics. This session, emphasising the faith's intellectual, relational, and ethical dimensions, equips you with vital tools for both critical and empathetic engagement. Elevate your Christian witness by learning to articulate the gospel in a manner that is impactful, relevant, and transformative for a new generation.
Discipleship Track
Creative Ways to Study the Bible
Alexandra Mora - Workshop: Creative Ways to Study the Bible
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Seminar 10 // Capacity: 50
Room: Seminar 10 // Capacity: 50
How can a heart monitor help us study the Bible? That is one of the things we will find out in this workshop! We will learn several practical methods that will help us to study the Bible with our youth in a fun, deep and creative way. Because we want them to meet and know the most creative Person of all: Jesus!
Church Track
How to Measure Leadership - Three Leadership Criteria
Melanie Leihner-Guarin - Workshop: How to Measure Leadership – Three Leadership Criteria
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Forum 6 // Capacity: 30
Room: Forum 6 // Capacity: 30
This workshop provides an interactive and practical opportunity to explore the concepts of good leadership and apply them to participants' individual leadership situations. We look forward to exploring the world of leadership with you and making it measurable.
Share Track
Kingdom Builders: Equipping Christian Youth Leaders for Impactful Projects
Gelu Poenariu - Kingdom Builders: Equipping Christian Youth Leaders for Impactful Projects
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Forum 3 // Capacity: 40
Room: Forum 3 // Capacity: 40
The seminar Kingdom Builders: Equipping Christian Youth Leaders for Impactful Projects is a guide for youth leaders seeking to create impactful and spiritually projects for Youth. The seminar covers key aspects of project planning, execution, and evaluation, all rooted in Christian principles. Here's a brief overview of the seminar's main topics: defining purpose and vision, identifying the need, understanding the social context and the potential target, perform a SWOT analysis, forming a team, setting goals and objectives, marketing and communication, evaluation.
Care Track
Religious Abuse: Background and Consequences
Petko Bonev - Workshop: Religious Abuse: Background and Consequences
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Forum 7 // Capacity: 30
Room: Forum 7 // Capacity: 30
We live in a deeply divided and polarized world—politically, socially and religiously. It is becoming more and more difficult to shed light on spiritual issues objectively and to discuss different positions in the community transparently and fairly. A black and white religious world offers security and clear answers at first sight, but at the same time it can be fertile ground for abuse and manipulation. This workshop shows different mechanisms of religious abuse and encourages young people to think for themselves as well as to make responsible faith decisions.
Acts Track
SafePoint: From Online to Disciple
Pavel Eder - Workshop: SafePoint: From Online to Disciple (Church plant in CSU)
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Seminar 7 // Capacity: 30
Room: Seminar 7 // Capacity: 30
SafePoint is a new project of the Adventist Church located in Prague, one of the most secular cities in Europe. It originated from gatherings of people who connected through social media, such as TikTok, with a desire to learn more about Jesus. The experience of God's calling, resulting from a discipleship process in a community-oriented format, presents a model for a functioning and vibrant Christian community full of young people, often with no prior church affiliation. In this workshop, we will reflect on how an ordinary online follower can become a true follower of Jesus.
Care Track
Turning Conflict Upside Down
Karen Holford - Main Session: Care Culture
Thu., 22 Feb
/ 10:45
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12:00
Room: Forum 4 // Capacity: 40
Room: Forum 4 // Capacity: 40
When we think about conflicts we usually look at ways to help people resolve their differences, through listening, talking, mediation and negotiation.
However, there are some simple things that we can do to lower the incidence of conflict in our relationships. So we can start there and find ways to build healthier relationships where conflicts are less likely to happen, and when they do, they are easier to resolve.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Location
PulseMeet 2024 will take place in Schönblick, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
You can visit their website for more information: https://www.schoenblick.de/de
| Willy-Schenk-Straße 9 73527 Schwäbisch Gmünd |
Tel.: 07171 9707-0 |
HOW TO GET THERE
Coming from Stuttgart
Follow the B 29 and take the exit “Schwäbisch Gmünd-West/Großdeinbach.” Drive through “Großdeinbach” until you get to “Wetzgau”. In “Wetzgau”, turn right in front of the Aral Gas/Petrol Station. From there sign-posts will direct you to “Schönblick”. After about 500 m, you see the venue “Christliches Gästezentrum Württemberg Schönblick” on your right hand side.
Coming from Schwäbisch Gmünd
In “Schwäbisch Gmünd” drive on the B 298 in direction “Mutlangen”. Follow the sign-posts to the “Stauferklinik” (this is a hospital). Then, follow the sign-posts directing you to “Schönblick”.
If you travel by Train your destination is “Schwäbisch Gmünd” (main station).
Walk out and to your right is the Bus station. Take Bus Nr. 6 “Schwäbisch Gmünd - Deinbach” with direction “Rehnenhof/Wetzgau” and get out at Bus stop “Rehnenhof Karlsbader Straße.” 25 m down the road, you see the large car park area and behind it the main entrance/meeting hall of “Schönblick”.
The timetable of the buses is to be found on this link.
Option: It could also be an option for you to travel by train to the Stuttgart Airport and then take the shuttle service from the Airport to the Venue. See Information in the “By Plane & Shuttle” section below.
If you travel by plane, fly to Stuttgart (STR) airport.
From Stuttgart airport, we will provide a Shuttle service that takes you to our Congress Venue “Schönblick” (on Wednesday 21 February). The same service will be provided on Sunday 25 February back to Stuttgart airport. (This shuttle is organized for Stuttgart aiport only, not any other destination.)
You need to apply for the shuttle in advance (when you register). The Shuttle service will cost only 15 euros per ride, and the round-trip from the Stuttgart Airport to the venue and back costs 30 euros.
ACCOMMODATION
Shared room
Please note: Since we need all available space and beds, participants are generally accommodated in shared rooms. Most of the shared rooms have a sanitary block (toilet, shower) in the room. Some have shower and toilets on the landing.
In cooperation with your Union Youth Department we will try to find the best possible accommodation for you. However, this means that you will have to share the room with people you may know or you may get to know!
In cooperation with your Union Youth Department we will try to find the best possible accommodation for you. However, this means that you will have to share the room with people you may know or you may get to know!
Aditional accommodation
If the number of participants exceeds the number of beds available at the Congress Center Schonblick we have additional accommodation options in some nearby hotels at a special rate. This rate applies only to bookings made by the Convention Administration and only if all space available at Schonblick is covered.
Please note: If you want to book a hotel room in a nearby hotel yourself, you have to do this at your own expense and you also need to organize your transportation to the Convention Center yourself.
Self-organized accommodation does not reduce the Congress Fee! The Standard Congress Fee is already a reduced price. It is also in our interest - if possible - that all participants are right at the venue and share their time with others.
Please note: If you want to book a hotel room in a nearby hotel yourself, you have to do this at your own expense and you also need to organize your transportation to the Convention Center yourself.
Self-organized accommodation does not reduce the Congress Fee! The Standard Congress Fee is already a reduced price. It is also in our interest - if possible - that all participants are right at the venue and share their time with others.
PulseMeet 2024
Kingdom Culture: Disciple. Act. Care. Share.
PulseMeet 2024 has been designed to help you grow your youth ministry in the Kingdom Culture, which includes Discipleship, Church, Acts (actions), Care, Commitment and Share.
PulseMeet is a dynamic Youth Leadership Training Conference organised by the Youth Ministries Department of the Inter-European Division (EUD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the continuing education of youth leaders, youth pastors and everyone with the passion for Christian Youth Ministry.
Schedule
14:45
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19:30
Arrival - Registration
20:00
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21:30
Plenary Session 1
Kingdom Culture
What is the Kingdom of God? The Gospel of Matthew has five discourses in which Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom. Many see the Kingdom Manifesto in the Beatitudes; they study them to understand it. Are they a path of individual growth? The description of a standard of holiness? A strategy for the church?
Scripture cannot be limited and lends itself to many insights. Every believer hopes for a better world, the church tries to motivate young people to fight for the actualization of the Kingdom. But Jesus points our eyes to the real life with which we have to deal, in order to understand who we are and what to do.
Many teens and young people may not feel at ease in their world, in their church; they are aware of the swirling forces that try to dominate the events of their life. But they can embrace the different and contrary force of the Kingdom of God and discover that, when they surrender to this force, a journey of passion and blessed resilience begins.
Scripture cannot be limited and lends itself to many insights. Every believer hopes for a better world, the church tries to motivate young people to fight for the actualization of the Kingdom. But Jesus points our eyes to the real life with which we have to deal, in order to understand who we are and what to do.
Many teens and young people may not feel at ease in their world, in their church; they are aware of the swirling forces that try to dominate the events of their life. But they can embrace the different and contrary force of the Kingdom of God and discover that, when they surrender to this force, a journey of passion and blessed resilience begins.
21:30
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23:00
Night Lounge
GALLERY
EUD PARTICIPANTS
All participants in the Inter-European Division territory (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Andorra, Switzerland) should register with their Conference or Union youth department. Contact your Conference or Union youth department to learn more about the registration deadline for your country.
Target Group
PulseMeet 2024 is an event for youth leaders, pastors and elders who would like to get further training in youth leadership.
Event Price
The participation fee* (per person) is:
- Multiple room (3-6 people in the room) - 245 EUR
- Double room - 295 EUR
- Single room - 345 EUR
*Participation fee includes: congress fee, accommodation and meals from Thursday, 22 Feb. breakfast to Sunday, 25 Feb. breakfast.
Discounts
If you attend as a group from the same church:
- 3 or more people: Youth leader + pastor + elder - 20% discount
- 2 people: Youth leader + pastor or elder - 10% discount
Contact your Union to register
Austrian Union
https://jugend.adventisten.at
Bulgarian Union
Facebook page
Franco-Belgian Union
Email : assistanteja.ufb@adventiste.org
Tél. +33 (0)1 64 79 87 10
Germany (North and South German Unions)
https://www.adventjugend.de
Italian Union
Email: ga@avventisti.it
Portuguese Union
Email: Tiago.Alves@adventistas.org.pt
Romanian Union
Email: benjaminstan@adventist.ro
Spanish Union
Email: secretariajae@adventista.es
Tel: + 34 917 377 737
https://juventud.adventista.es
Switzerland (DSV)
Email: info@adventjugend.ch
044 315 65 10
Switzerland (FSRT)
http://adventiste.ch/
NON-EUD REGISTRATION
If you don't live in any of the Inter-European Division countries, you must register with the Inter-European Division directly using this link:
https://bit.ly/PM24non-EUDregistration
Please note you need to provide a recommendation letter from your Conference/Union/Division youth director in order to attend. You will be able to attach it when you feel in the registration form.
Target Group
PulseMeet 2024 is an event for youth leaders, pastors and elders who would like to get further training in youth leadership.
Event Price
The participation fee* (per person) is:
- Multiple room (3-6 people in the room) - 280 EUR
- Double room - 330 EUR
- Single room - 380 EUR
*Participation fee includes: congress fee, accommodation and meals from Thursday, 22 Feb. breakfast to Sunday, 25 Feb. breakfast.
Discounts
If you attend as a group from the same church:
- 3 or more people: Youth leader + pastor + elder - 20% discount
- 2 people: Youth leader + pastor or elder - 10% discount