A qualitative research of motivation factors of Russian Christian men for regular voluntary church ministry
The religious freedom introduced to Russia in 1989, due to perestroika, gave new opportunities for Christianity to expand. People accepted Christ and new churches were founded. Nevertheless after 16 years of transformation the evangelical churches in Russia are diminishing in growth. There are pr...
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| Online Access: | Libuda, Klaus (2008) A qualitative research of motivation factors of Russian Christian men for regular voluntary church ministry, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3039> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3039 |
| Summary: | The religious freedom introduced to Russia in 1989, due to perestroika, gave new
opportunities for Christianity to expand. People accepted Christ and new churches were
founded. Nevertheless after 16 years of transformation the evangelical churches in Russia are
diminishing in growth. There are probably several reasons for this. One major reason which is
suggested here, is that only a minority of Russian Christian men are willing to take up regular
voluntary church ministry: like being a home group leader, taking care of the church building,
having a part in Sunday school teaching, helping with the youth group or any other kind of
service. As a result, not only are pastors often overloaded with administration work and can
not find time for people but also ministry opportunities are not started, developed or
expanded. Therefore this research aims to find out which factors are important to Russian
Christian men in order for them to engage a regular voluntary church ministry. === Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology === M. Th. (Missiology) |
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