Decisions for Mission, 2026/27
To know You.
- Date
- 30 December 2026 to 2 January 2027
- Location
- Ekebyholmsskolan, Sweden
Not to know more about Jesus, but to know Him. This New Year, give Him four days at Ekebyholm: to be known by Him, to find friends who walk with you, and to go home with a calling that bears fruit long after the last song. Business people, professionals, students and families, members or not: all are welcome. Come, and bring a friend.
Why this theme
On His last evening with His friends, Jesus prayed: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” That is John 17, verse 3. Knowing about Jesus is not the same as knowing Him.
The same evening He pointed to a vine and said: “I am the vine, ye are the branches.” The vine is the picture for these four days. A branch bears fruit only while it stays in the vine, and so do we.
This is the first of several conventions under one heading, Decisions for Mission. A decision that lasts begins with a person and not with a project. So this year we begin with knowing Him, and being known by Him.
Everybody who comes belongs to a small group. The groups meet each day, and they keep meeting after the convention, so that what we decide here lasts.
Members and non-members alike
The convention is for people who run a business, a practice, a farm, a school or a ministry, and for people who are working out what to do next. You do not have to be a member to come, and nobody will ask you to join at the door.
Families are welcome, and the children and the youth are part of the convention. They have their own programme during the main meetings, and everybody eats together.
Wednesday evening to Sabbath, and home on Sunday
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30 December
Wednesday
Arrival and first supper
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31 December
Thursday
New Year's Eve
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1 January
Friday
New Year's Day
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2 January
Sabbath
The programme ends
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3 January
Sunday
Departure
Each day has its own part of the theme. Wednesday evening: He knows me. Thursday, the last day of the year: I know Him. Friday, the first day of the new year: we know each other. Sabbath: that the world may know Him.
Speakers and workshops
No names have been announced yet. A name is added here only when that person has said yes.
If you are booking travel, you can rely on the place and the dates at the top of this page. The programme ends on the Sabbath evening and people go home the next morning, so please book your journey home for the Sunday.
Registration, accommodation and meals
Everybody pays a registration fee, which depends on their age. Then you make one choice for the booking: how you are staying. If you sleep at the school you also take full board, which is charged per person on top of the bed: see the two tables below. You can also sleep somewhere else and eat with us, or come for a day. A family in a classroom on their own sleeping mats pays a good deal less than somebody in a room for one.
Registration
Per person. It covers the meetings, the workshops and the programme for children and youth.
| Registration, adult | 720 SEK |
| 720 SEK if you book by 20 November. 920 SEK from 21 November. 1,190 SEK from 11 December. | |
| Registration, under 12 | No charge |
| Registration, 12 to 17 | 440 SEK |
| 440 SEK if you book by 20 November. 660 SEK from 21 November. 890 SEK from 11 December. | |
| Registration, day visitor | 200 SEK a person for each day |
Accommodation
Per person for the whole stay, not per night.
| Dormitory bed | 500 SEK |
| 500 SEK if you book by 20 November. 600 SEK from 21 November. 740 SEK from 11 December. | |
| Classroom, School mattress | 200 SEK |
| 200 SEK if you book by 20 November. 260 SEK from 21 November. 300 SEK from 11 December. | |
| Classroom, own mattress | No charge |
Meals
Every meal from the first supper to the last breakfast.
| Full board, four days | 1,090 SEK |
| 1,090 SEK if you book by 20 November. 1,290 SEK from 21 November. 1,550 SEK from 11 December. | |
| Full board, under 12 | No charge |
Children under 12: registration and meals are free, and a bed of their own costs the same as anyone’s. A child with no bed of their own (sharing a bed, or on an extra mattress or in a travel cot) stays free. Under 3, everything is free.
The booking form adds it up for you, person by person, and shows the whole total before you confirm anything. Nothing is taken before you have seen it.
Simple to book, alone or together
Booking takes about ten minutes, and a family or a group can book together. You tell us who is coming, where you would like to sleep and which days you will be there, and anything the kitchen or the people allocating rooms should know. A place is held for each of you when you confirm.
Not sure yet, or need to ask something first? The practical information page answers most questions, and you can always write to us.