On January 26-30, 2025, within the framework of the XXXIII International Christmas Educational Readings, a number of conferences and round tables will be held on various aspects of the missionary ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church. The events will be coordinated by the Synodal Missionary Department.
Synodal Missionary Department.
The conference «Activities of missionary societies: history, modernity, prospects» is scheduled for January 26. Before the beginning of the event there will be a prayer service for missionaries, as well as for the conversion of the lost and the spread of evangelical preaching. Representatives of missionary movements, fraternities, centers are invited to the conference to exchange experience and discuss current issues of missionary ministry development.
On January 27, the conference «Missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church at the present stage» will be held in the format of a meeting with the heads of diocesan missionary departments. A vision of the main problems in the field of missionary ministry will be presented, including taking into account the instructions of the Holy Fathers of the Russian Orthodox Church, the most successful practices of regional missionary departments will be presented, the participants will discuss issues of interaction between the Synodal Missionary Department and diocesan missionary departments. departments.
A round table «Problems and prospects of missionary education» will be held on January 28, where the educational program implemented by the Synodal Missionary Department together with Orthodox Svyato-Tikhonovsky Humanitarian University will be presented, as well as current issues in the field of missionary training will be considered.
The conference «Actual issues of counteraction to destructive subcultures and cults» will have four sections on January 29-30: «Actual issues of counteraction to neo-paganism» «Actual issues of studying destructive sects and methods of counteraction to them» «Actual issues of counteraction to destructive subcultures and cults in the Orthodox blogosphere» «Actual issues of counteraction to destructive subcultures and cults in secondary educational institutions and Sunday schools». At the Christmas Readings, a project for the creation of a church-wide apologetics center will be presented.
The conference «External Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church» with the participation of representatives of foreign exarchates and dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church is scheduled for January 29. The main projects of the Division in the field of external mission will be presented, forum participants will discuss topical issues of missionary ministry development abroad and among foreigners in Russia.
On January 30, two events will be held in the halls of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
On January 30, two missionary events will be held in the halls of the Cathedral Christ the Savior Cathedral: the conference «Russian World and Orthodox Turkic peoples» and the section «Modern sectarianism as a global challenge to Christian civilization». Also within the framework of the Christmas Readings will be traditionally held events Center for Support of Missionary Stations on mission among the indigenous peoples of the Far East and the Far North.
The Acting Chairman of the Synodal Missionary Department, Priest Anthony Kosykh, notes: «Readings — is not just words on pages, it is a living dialog with those who have dedicated their lives to service. It is an opportunity to look into the hearts and minds of people whose example inspires and calls to action. May every story and every thought be a beacon of faith and hope, helping us to move forward, bringing the word of God to the world.
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The brief program of the missionary direction of the Christmas Readings is available on the websites of the Synodal Missionary Department and the International Christmas Educational Readings. The program and its changes, as well as news and materials of the Christmas readings can be found in a specially developed mobile application «PravObraz».
.If you have any questions, including about attending missionary events and the possibility of making a presentation at them, please contact the curators of the relevant conferences or call +7 (926) 114-80-62 (Evgeny Ivanov) and e-mail pmo@sinmis.ru.
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