Church Planting in Siberia

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how church planting can be successful in Siberia. The paper begins by discussing Siberian culture and the challenges that it would present to missionaries. The paper then discusses the steps laid out by the Pauline Church Planting Cycle. The paper concludes by discussing why the author has always had a particular interest in Siberia.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Siberian Culture
The Missionaries Commissioned
The Audience Contacted
The Gospel Communicated
The Hearers Converted
The Believers Congregated
My Siberia
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"If a missionary carefully involves themselves within the community and gains the trust of the people, they should have little trouble presenting the Gospel to an audience that is willing to listen. They will have to combats things like social illness (such as the overabundance of drug and alcohol use) and a general unwillingness to change. They will have to completely convince the Siberians that God is worth the effort needed to make a change. Of course, seeing as how God is worth the effort necessary to truly believe, missionaries should find that Siberia is just another part of the planet where the harvest is plentiful, the workers are just few."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Goehner, Duane. Russian/American Cultural Contrasts. 30 November 2005. http://www.goehner.com/russinfo.htm
• Hesselgrave, David J. Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000.
• Lingenfelter, Sherwood G. and Marvin K. Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2003.
• SEND International. 30 November 2005. http://www.send.org/siberia/culture.htm.
• Siberian Life. 07 July 2005. 30 November 2005. http://www.siblife.nm.ru/index.html.

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