Slavic Gospel Association Canada
Monday February 6th, 2012
A key aspect of reaching the former Soviet world with the Gospel is the planting of Bible-preaching churches. SGA is privileged to be able to connect North American Christians with individual Russian church planters to advance this ministry.
The Bible-preaching churches SGA serves across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are passionate and eager to reach their communities for Christ. They have a tremendous advantage in that they already know the language, culture and history of their people. We are blessed by the Lord to be able to assist these churches in helping them train and sponsor faithful men as church-planting missionaries.
These church planters are selected by their local congregational leadership and are partnered through SGA with sponsoring individuals or Bible-preaching churches here in North America. Their dedication is such that many of them are ministering in three to five locations simultaneously! Many of the church planters also have significant ongoing outreach to prisoners and drug addicts as part of their ministry. Many former prisoners – their lives changed completely by Christ – have moved on to become faithful church planters themselves.
Many North American individuals, along with churches, Bible study groups and Sunday school classes, have discovered the tremendous blessing of sponsoring a national church planter in the lands of Russia, and so can you! If you or your church group are unable to fully support a church planter alone, SGA can team you with other sponsors. Sponsors receive their church planter’s name, family information, ministry location, and a family photo when possible. To encourage prayer and so that all may rejoice together, we facilitate communication between the church planters and their sponsors. All communications from the church planter are sent to their sponsor(s).
These faithful Christians are working hard to advance the kingdom by planting the very first Bible-preaching churches in their communities. Watch our newsletter and Prayer and Praise to know how to pray for these dear brothers and sisters in the Lord. Contact us for more information about getting involved with the church planting missionary sponsorship program.