One of the towers in the citadel wall
Over the last few weekends I/we have been traveling to visit different ministries with whom we have relationship. Last weekend we made a family trip to the medieval city of Sighisoara in central Romania. Roberta Bustin and Dorothy Tarrant serve with the Church of the Nazarene, a sister denomination [...]
Cristi & Monica, Marius & Adrianna
For the last year or so I have been coaching a new church here in Arad called Adoram. Sunday evening we were privileged to celebrate the ordination of two of their leaders, Cristi G. and Marius P. The Adoram church has chosen to remain independent at this point, so [...]
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I had a good first meeting today with a couple who are preparing to launch a new church in Timisoara, a city about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Arad where we live. Sava and Wendy are calling this new work Kairos Christian Center. One of their unique launch strategies is to build awareness and [...]
Yesterday evening I had the privilege of attending the first baptism service for the Adoram church plant that I’ve been coaching for the last year. Three adults made their public confession of Christ last night, and it was a grand celebration. The pictures will be worth a thousand-plus words. Rejoice with us!
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Recently our Emmanuel church leaders decided to begin focusing on developing cell groups as our primary method for discipleship and evangelism. Paula and I have been leading a bi-lingual cell group for over a year now, and the leaders of our youth have been moving their meetings more towards the cell group format as [...]
I (Scott) spent a good part of this past week traveling in the southern part of Romania, often referred to as the “Oltenia” region. This area is both economically and spiritually oppressed and considered to be the most difficult region in the country for vital Christian faith.
Yesterday I met with a new (to me) Romanian church planter who has been starting a new church in Slobozia, a small city about half way between Bucuresti and Constanţa on the Black Sea. He was in Arad because he grew up here and still has family here. His is a fascinating story. In January, [...]