All articles in category Belarus
By Slava Viazovski
Article
September 2016
Belarus
Progress in theological education in Minsk
Next year I will be 40. The middle-age crisis will not necessarily hit me too hard, but I have begun asking questions like, ‘What have I been doing for the last 20 years?’ Basically, I have been striving in one direction in everything I have done. I have wanted to try to help recover…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
September 2015
Belarus
Summer School of Theology, Belarus
So it has happened again! The Summer School of Reformed Theology took place in Minsk for a third year in a row! An event of micro-significance for many Western countries is a big achievement for us in Belarus. The audience grew to the upper limit which we set for this project three years ago…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
September 2014
Belarus
Summer School of Reformed Theology, Minsk, 2014
Here, in Belarus, we continue to promote academic theology among evangelical churches. This year we had the privilege of Dr Paul Helm teaching us Calvin’s theology. Professor Helm is, of course, well known as a Christian philosopher and Calvin scholar. Our expectations had been high and they were fully met. Calvin Dr Helm effortlessly…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
October 2013
Belarus
Belarus’s first Summer School of Reformed Theology
On 25-27 June, the first Summer School of Reformed Theology took place in Minsk. It was a small but new event for my country. Our goal is to change the ethos of Christian conferences in Belarus. We are not obsessed with numbers, but focussing on a different kind of fellowship. The aim is…
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By Mikhael Nikitov
Article
June 2013
Belarus
Progress in Belarus
The Resurrection Evangelical Church in Ruba, Belarus, was established in 1995. Looking back, we recognise with gratitude that we have experienced God’s mercy and guidance since then. When my wife, Albina, and I first came to Ruba, after completing our course at the EMF Bible School in Welwyn, there was not a single evangelical…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
January 2010
Belarus
John Calvin’s 500th anniversary in Belarus
John Calvin’s 500th anniversary in Belarus It happens only once in very few lifetimes — the 500th anniversary of John Calvin! For the Reformed churches in Belarus also, 2009 was the birthday of the great Reformer. On 10 July we gathered in the small church building of a Reformed church in Minsk,…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
April 2009
Belarus
Missionary Spotlight – Long-term strategies in Belarus
Long-term strategies in Belarus Despite many laments from Western missionaries about the decline of Christian faith in their home countries, neither we nor they should underestimate what the Western church has done and is still doing for the republics of the former Soviet Union. The colossal efforts of our brothers and sisters…
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By Slava Viazovski
Article
March 2009
Belarus
Missionary Spotlight – Belarus’ most urgent need
Belarus’ most urgent need I live in Belarus and believe it urgently needs a Reformed Bible Seminary. Currently there is only an Arminian Baptist seminary; the nearest Reformed one is in Samara, Russia – 1500 miles from where I live! There is a seminary in Kiev, in Ukraine, but that is another…
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