• Speaker: Graham Coyle

    Our commission as disciples of Jesus is to bring the transformative news and presence of God's Kingdom wherever we are called. How do we do this as teachers in 21st Century Europe? Our settings and opportunities will differ, but the same Holy Spirit lives in each of us. We can be certain if He has placed us in a situation, we are there to bring His transformation. We can also be certain He is there with us, filling us with love, power and wisdom. Therefore, we need to recognise the effective weapons He gives us, the tactics He leads us in, the allies He supplies and how He helps us secure victory before we see it.

  • Speaker: David Schmus

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  • Speaker: Jan Kuklinek & Ludmila Sartorisova

    A teacher’s influence reaches far beyond the lesson plan. In a world that often measures influence by popularity, we are called to seek God’s vision for our role—leading with purpose and intention through His empowerment. This session will explore how we can embrace our God-given influence to impact students, schools, and communities for His glory.

Plenaries

  • Speaker: Clint Elliott

    Does your teaching environment present ongoing challenges to the exercise of your faith, creating personal strain, resulting in barriers to boldly influencing your campus for kingdom impact? What if you could change the spiritual climate of your campus environment and open up streams for God’s transformative love and truth at your school?

    Developing and exercising transformational leadership as an ambassador for Christ on campus can impact lives and change the spiritual climate of your school. 

    During his earthly ministry, Jesus demonstrated an empowered model of transformational leadership and taught his disciples how to exercise such leadership for the spiritual transformation of others and communities.  This workshop will explore the four central components of transformational leadership for the Christian life through the lens of Scripture and educators' testimonies, and demonstrate how such leadership can empower educators to change lives and cultivate a spiritual environment founded upon God’s love and truth.

  • Speaker: Graham Coyle

    Jesus is the most influential person in human history. We are His direct representatives, sent by Him to bring the hope of salvation into our schools. Jesus was influential because He lived in the sure and certain hope of His Father caring about people and having the power to bring answers to their needs. We can have the same hope, because we have access to the same source of hope, and the person with the most hope in a situation has the most influence in that situation. 

    Warning, don't come to this active, faith-building workshop if you want to live as a 'hope-less' Christian.

  • Speaker: Eimintas Sakalauskas

    Conflicts in schools are common, whether between teachers and students or between the school and parents. Navigating these situations can be challenging, and at times, you may find yourself unsure of how to respond. This workshop will equip you with practical strategies for effective conflict mediation, helping you handle difficult situations with wisdom and confidence.

  • Speaker: Matthias Kagi & Tetiana Tevtul

    A guided time of self-reflection, interwoven with moments of sharing. Participants will leave feeling confident in their ability to navigate life's challenges. During the workshop, you will create a personal poster to take home as a reminder of strength and encouragement in difficult times.

  • Speaker: Lori Adams

    As educators who seek to evaluate and improve our teaching, we can easily fall into the trap of cultivating an inner voice that focuses on self-evaluation and self-improvement. As a result, we often get stuck feeling inferior and not good enough. In this practical, step-by-step workshop, you'll discover Immanuel Journaling, a simple method to leave behind the monologue with self and engage in a dialogue with God, leaving you connected to your loving Father who sees you, empathizes with you, and helps you.

Workshops

  • David Schmus

    David Schmus is the Executive Director of Christian Educators, which supports, connects and protects thousands of Christian educators in the USA by providing them with a Biblical alternative to politicised teachers unions and equipping them to confidently and legally live out their faith in US public schools. Prior to his tenure at Christian Educators, he taught in a high school AP US for 15 years. He holds an M.A. in Biblical Studies and Theology from Biola University, where he has also served as an adjunct professor. He leads and co-hosts the annual Rise Up Summit, an online conference that attracts about 10,000 Christian educators yearly. David and his wife Elizabeth have been married for 32 years, have 6 children, and are based in Orange County, California.

  • Graham Coyle

    Graham is a part of the EurECA Board and has been a teacher and Headteacher. He represents EurECA in a number of other European gatherings such as the European Alliance for Christian Education and the European Evangelical Alliance. He has two married daughters, three grandchildren and is widowed.

  • Ludmila Sartorisova

    Ludmila is a passionate Christian educator. She taught at the Lutheran Academy in Martin, Slovakia, for four years and studied Learning and Innovation at Driestar Christian University in the Netherlands. Currently, she teaches English at Etablissement Daniel in France and enjoys visiting Christian schools across Europe with her students. She is also actively involved in the Daniel Movement, especially in Ukraine.

  • Jan Kuklínek

    Jan Kuklínek

    Jan’s (Honza's) passion is to support Christian educators in bringing God's love and truth to the next generation. He serves with Josiah Ventures Czechia as the leader of the Czech Christian Teachers’ Network and with EurECA as the leader of the Daniel Movement in Europe. Additionally, he is a board member of Ethical and Character Education and the Via Comenia Foundation. Honza is an elder at a Plymouth Brethren church, where he and his wife are deeply involved. They live in Ostrava and have two adult daughters, a son-in-law, and a grandson.

  • Clint Elliott

    Clint has served as a leader in the Daniel Movement Europe for over ten years and has served on the Christian Educators Association International board of directors for nearly twenty years. In these leadership roles, Clint strives to encourage and equip Christian educators to experience the fullness of the Christian life as ambassadors for Christ.  Clint is a life-long learner and educator with graduate degrees in law and theology and recently obtained a PhD in Christian leadership with doctoral research focused on Christian educators as transformational leaders.