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Pride, Prejudice and Russian Orthodoxy

Pride, Prejudice and Russian Orthodoxy

Every year my wife and daughter  invite me to watch the mini-series Pride and Prejudice. In the first episode Mr. Darcy gives the impression of being a proud man  and it takes 5 more episodes for Elizabeth Bennett’s prejudice against him to be uprooted  by contradictory evidence.

This is an appropriate template for how many  evangelicals view Orthodox believers in Russia. The Orthodox here, often, give the first impression of being proud, and our prejudice makes it very hard to see them as otherwise. 

The Cost of Church Planting in Russia

The Cost of Church Planting in Russia

What's the first thing you think about when you receive a letter asking to support our seminary training in Russia? May be, "Oh, this seminary costs too much!" But do you know how much this training costs RUSSIAN PASTORS?

Here is a great example of the new harvest field God is opening for us in the Russian speaking world. 

Together We Do Great Things in Russia

Together We Do Great Things in Russia

Dear Friends of SRS!

We have only one month before the spring intensive course of St. Petersburg seminary. It will be really intense and the largest in our history: 16 students, 6 pastors and 2 visiting professors from America. We hope it will bless both Russian ministers and American teachers. Alone we can't reach our goal. But together we can. Please help Russian pastors get a good education and the Church of Christ grow in Eurasia!

Impressions of a Theological Fall in St. Petersburg

Impressions of a Theological Fall in St. Petersburg

"I’m still sure that my training in this seminary is God’s miracle – unconditionally and undoubtedly. I thank God and teachers for that. My sincere gratitude to all remarkable sponsors of this project."

You are Invited to Experience Moscow and St. Petersburg in March, 2018

You are Invited to Experience Moscow and St. Petersburg in March, 2018

With whom can you walk Moscow's Red Square (and wave as Vladimir Putin drives past),

Visit St. Basil's Cathedral, the famous GUM department store, monuments to Dostoevsky, Rachmaninov, Tolstoy

And worship with and meet the saints of Reflection Presbyterian Church of Dmitrov, Moscow region?

20,000 Miles, 2 Bombs, 400 New Souls, 1 Beautiful Opportunity for the Gospel

20,000 Miles, 2 Bombs, 400 New Souls, 1 Beautiful Opportunity for the Gospel

The board of the Slavic Reformation Society is grateful to God for His blessings on the Making Missions Great Again campaign, and thrilled with the impact of this trip through our field leader Blake Purcell and his wife Cathy. Here are highlights of their report:

New Fruits of the Old Reformation

New Fruits of the Old Reformation

Dear friends and supporters of SRS,

Greetings in Jesus Christ! Happy Reformation Year!

I’m Evgeni Kruzhkov, a dean of the Biblical Theological Seminary of St. Petersburg. Thanks to your generous support we were able to hold another intensive course. Fifteen ministers participated in it including four new students who came from cities that we have never reached before.

It's better to live on the street with Jesus than in the house without Him

It's better to live on the street with Jesus than in the house without Him

In 2002 my brother was taken to the police station. He was tortured and beaten so that he would confess to the theft. The fact is that in front of our house the neighbors opened a store. One day a thief entered the store through our house and stole things from it. They accused my brother.