Russian Federation – 4
Oct 19th, 2007 by pfadmin
In case you didn’t get to pick up a Mission Paper from the service this past weekend, sections from it will be posted here.
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Over the month of October, please dedicate some of your prayer times to focus on this month’s mission emphasis (Russia). (Information excerpted from Operation World, calendar targets).
Targets for Prayer (cont.):
Godly Christian evangelical leaders are too few. Lack of training in the past, lack of funding today, and the loss of many through emigration contribute to this lack. Foreigners cannot fill the gap, but can assist in strengthening local churches and their leadership. The needs:
a) Biblical leadership patterns. Authoritarian leadership is a legacy of Russia’s past as is the lack of theological depth. The results are petty legalisms, unquestioned authority, and theological ‘fads’.
b) Systematic teaching and expository preaching through the Bible is rare. Pray for the many new theological institutions — most of US or Korean origin. There were 120 known in 1998.