VJN Spotlight: Marius Bühlmann and Vineyard Bern (Switzerland)

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We had the privilege of getting to know Marius Bühlmann and the compassion and justice work of Bern Vineyard in Switzerland.

Marius shares his journey of growing up in the Vineyard and how the core values we share as an international movement have been the ones that have shaped the actions that Bern Vineyard has taken in order to tend to and nurture the community in Bern and to call his church to be a Kingdom witness within the cultural context in Europe. In particular, this has led his church to actively engage with the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece, beginning in 2016.

Marius shares how God works and acts through us. With it, the incredible outcomes that come from interactions rooted in love, compassion, and justice and come against a pervasive culture of fear.

Interview originally recorded in June 2017.

RESOURCES:

Bern Vineyard website: http://www.vineyard-bern.ch/home/

Articleby Marius’ father, Martin Buhlmann, on his take on a Kingdom response to a culture of fear of “the other” in Europe and the USA.