One of the things I love about the Internet is the opportunity to stay abreast of what is going on with the gospel around the world. For example, missionary Todd Hiltibran explains why he thinks Berlin is the most important city in Europe:
This idea has been in the back of my mind for a couple years . . . and now it’s in the front. Berlin is the most important city in Europe. I believe that this is the place where God must be displayed as glorious if Europe is going to be influenced for the Gospel. Here’s why in broad strokes:
Berlin is the leading city in Europe politically, economically and socially.
Berlin is a city of global influence.
One third of Berlin’s 3.4 million people have only just arrived within the last ten years, matching the one third which have moved out to other influential cites. There is a large international community in Berlin, which can be said about many cities in Europe, but Berlin is 20% immigrants. There is a large student population at Berlin’s many universities. Berlin is home to the third largest homosexual community in the world and the mayor openly promotes a very tolerant world view (maybe the most open-minded in all of Europe).
Berlin is beginning to show signs of life spiritually.
This city is the spiritual connection between east and west Europe (post-communist and post-Christian respectively) making it a laboratory for understanding spiritual Europe. . .
Read the whole thing here.
Full Disclosure: Todd is a Buckeye fan. Understandably, some may choose not to click through.
