On February 24, 2024, there was another meeting of pastors of the Association’s churches at Bryte Church in West Sacramento. The first part of the program was dedicated to evangelism and the role of senior pastors in developing the culture and atmosphere of evangelism in the local church. That is the only way how this mission becomes the priority of the church, when the evangelism to the people around us becomes a natural lifestyle of every church member, and it isn’t getting accomplished just by a certain church program or activity.
The seminar was divided into four parts, two were taught by Igor Pavlovich Dronov (“Acceptance”, “Encouragement”), and two by Ivan Mileyev (“Examination”, and “Involvement”). This program was developed by NAMB (North American Mission Board) as a tool to help pastors of the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) in order to grow churches through the evangelism efforts of every member of the local church.
The second part of the program consisted of guest presenters, Peter Marchenko and Yevgeniy Dushankov. The theme of Peter Marchenko (Ukraine) was “Three key components of a healthy spiritual life of a pastor” and was based on 2 Tim. 2:1-6. Yevgeniy Dushakov (Russia) had the theme of “Pastor as shepherd”. In this session, he looked at various aspects from a life of a pastor, and the dangers which he is faced with in the process of ministry, as well as some others.
The time of fellowship passed very quickly but it was very insightful and edifying. In conclusion, everyone had an opportunity to continue fellowshipping at the reception prepared by the brothers and sisters of the local church. Many thanks to the leadership of Bryte Church for their hospitality and providing a wonderful atmosphere for this conference. The video recordings of the seminars can be found on the PCSBA’s video channel. All recordings are in Russian only.
- Part 1. Examination. I. Mileyev
- Part 2. Acceptance. I. Dronov
- Part 3. Involvement. I. Mileyev
- Part 4. Encouragement. I. Dronov
- «Three Key Components of a Healthy Spiritual Life of a Pastor” Peter Marchenko
- «Pastor as Shepherd”E. Dushakov
President of PCSBA, Ivan Mileyev
