Factors Behind the Ukrainian Evangelical Missionary Surge from 1989 to 1999

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Factors Behind the Ukrainian Evangelical Missionary Surge from 1989 to 1999

Christianity Christian Churches, denominations, groups Religious institutions and organizations Religious mission and Religious Conversion

Author: John Edward White

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Collection: Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph Series

Language: English

Published by: Pickwick Publications

Published on: 16 March 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781532665417


Introduction

Throughout its history, the Soviet Union was one of the most closed places in the world to missionary work. As perestroika came in the late 1980s and the Soviet Union fell in 1991, a spiritual vacuum formed as massive numbers of people became interested in Christianity. An unprecedented freedom allowed evangelicals to engage in missionary work.

Focus of the Book

Much has been written about foreign evangelical missionary work during this period, but virtually nothing has been written about nationals doing ministry. This book examines the remarkable surge in Ukrainian evangelical missionary work from 1989 to 1999. Both Baptists and Pentecostals engaged in a wave of missions, flowing from Ukraine to the end of the earth: Siberia.

Questions Explored

What were these pioneering missionaries like? What motivated them? What enabled them to do what had been forbidden for so long? What legacy did they leave for us today? What can we learn from their example for future missions?

Analysis of the Surge

This book also looks at how a surge in missions takes place, analyzing the factors behind the Ukrainian evangelical missionary surge by looking at different models for change. Here we consider: what steps can we take to help bring about new missionary surges?

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