Nearly 800 Nazarenes from across the Eurasia Region gathered in Tirana, Albania, from 4-8 November 2025, for the first Eurasia Regional Conference since 2019. Under the theme ‘There Is MORE,’ pastors, leaders, missionaries, church members, and their families gathered for a time of inspirational worship, preaching, teaching, interactive fellowship, collaborative learning, and a multicultural celebration of what God is doing across the region.
Participants came from diverse contexts, languages, and cultures, reflecting the Church of the Nazarene’s diversity throughout Eurasia.
The conference focused on six key gap areas of church growth and ministry effectiveness— Engaging the Next Generation; Developing Leaders of Christian Character: Integrity and Anti-Corruption; Doing Church and Discipleship in a Digital Age; People on the Move: Caring for Immigrants and Refugees; Caring for Creation and the Vulnerable; and Responding to Secularism.
Plenary session speakers addressing the gap topics included General Superintendents Filimão Chambo and Carla Sunberg; Global Missions Director Jim Ritchie; Eurasia Regional Director Mark Louw; Nazarene Theological College Principal Deirdre Brower; Central Europe Field Strategy Coordinator Cezi Glendenning, and Eurasia Regional Discipleship Coordinator Chad Gibbons. Insights from several of these sessions are available now on the Everyday Eurasia Podcast.
Attendees also participated in collaborative breakout sessions designed to foster open discussion, cross-cultural collaboration, and the development of practical strategies for ministry in their local contexts.
A special Theology Day event on November 4 served as a stepping stone into the gap discussions. Participants presented papers on each topic, followed by panel discussions that encouraged thoughtful engagement with the issues facing the church today.
Other highlights of the week included the ordination of one elder, prayers for those in the region who couldn’t attend, and sharing the Lord’s Supper. The Nazarene Youth International team hosted events such as, Albania Night, the Eurasia World Market, a quiz night, and a talent show, all emphasizing the creativity, culture, and community of the Eurasia Region.
Following the conference, some participants remained in Tirana for Mission Experience Albania, a hands-on opportunity to serve alongside local pastors and church members through acts of service, compassion, and love in the community.
For many, the conference was a deeply spiritual time of renewal, reflection, and connection. The transforming work of the Holy Spirit was not only preached but experienced. “It was a time of renewal and confirmation of the call of God, and to see old friends,” said Jennifer Lima, a participant from Portugal.
“It has surpassed our wildest expectations, and our desire to experience the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit was realized,” said Regional Director Mark Louw. “It was awesome worship, awesome fellowship, and awesome fun!”
In Mark Louw’s concluding speech, he challenged participants to carry the momentum, learning, and inspiration from the gathering back to their local churches and ministries across the region.