Sent Norway

For more than 30 years, the Sent Network (formerly DAWN Norway) has gathered knowledge about new churches and pioneering work across the country. Every five years, a new report is published. Each report offers a fresh perspective, while also serving as a reminder: God is building His church, and He continues to call people to plant new churches that reach new people in new places.

We are deeply grateful to those who have gone before us and shown the way. We thank all the denominations and organizations that have reported data, and the leaders who have shared their experiences through the survey. A special thanks goes to all of you who are engaged in the actual work of planting—those who pray, lead, fail, learn, and plant new churches. It is your experiences that this report seeks to capture.

In this report, we aim to present a realistic and honest picture of church planting in Norway during the period 2015–2025. Where is church planting taking place today? Who are the people at the forefront? What decisions, framework, and relationships enable planting teams to succeed—while others are forced to give up? And how can our experience of the past ten years help us see more clearly where and how church planting should take place in the future?

Our dream is both simple and ambitious: to see a diversity of new churches and Christian communities—small and large, in rural areas and cities—that together lead people into discipleship with Jesus. We hope this report will inspire, refine, and challenge us all to listen, learn, pray, and act courageously in response to the calling God has for us.  

Jarleif Gaustad
Director of Sent Norway
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