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BTMP PRESENTED TO ENCOUNTERING CHRIST – UKRAINE LEADERS On February 4-5, 2015, BMI Regional Director Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun gathered the participants of the 2012-2013 Encountering Christ, Ukraine, conference in order to bring them an update on the ministry’s recent developments and to introduce the new training resources. During the two days of the meeting, Dr.…

MOSCOW,  January 2015 On January 28-31, 2015, Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun traveled to Moscow, Russia, on the invitation of the Russian Baptist Union, to participate in a special youth congress. The congress gathered 1,000 participants, including pastors and Christian leaders from all over Russia. The purpose of the congress was to call the young generation of…

Kharkiv, Ukraine  –  January 2015 On January 14-15, Vitaliy Sorokun conducted the first session of the Biblical Training and Mentoring Program (BTMP) with a pilot group of nine international students from India and Africa. These young men and women serve in various leadership roles at New Hope Church in Kharkiv, Ukraine. During the time of…

Encountering Christ Conference – Sochi, Russia, Nov. 2014 The first Encountering Christ conference was held in Sochi, Russia, for 15 Russian pastors who were handpicked by the vice-president of the Russian Baptist Union. The men traveled to Sochi (site of the 2014 Winter Olympics) from all over Russia to attend this five-day conference, Part 1…

Bangkok, Thailand Christian Leader Summit –  2014 Christian pastors and seminary professors traveled from seven countries (Belarus, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Rwanda, Vietnam, and Ukraine) to attend training for the BTMP (Biblical Training and Mentoring Program).  (Also see post “Top Leaders Will Meet in Bangkok”)  It was a wonderful time of training, sharing and bonding together.…

Kathmandu, Nepal – September 2014 On the occasion of Teej celebration (Women’s celebration day in Nepal), Rita Kabo taught a full day to about 200 ladies on Living with Your Emotions in this women’s conference.  At the end of the conference, all ladies celebrated with dancing and fellowship. (More pictures below)

Pastors, College Professors, Seminary Presidents from Seven Countries Will Attend September 2014 BTMP  –  Biblical Training and Mentoring Program Christian leaders – including pastors, seminary presidents, and college professors – from seven countries will fly to Bangkok, Thailand, to attend training sessions and strategic planning with Jonathan Burnham for the BTMP, Biblical Training and Mentoring…

Encountering Christ Conference, Year 2, New Testament Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2014 Jonathan traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam, for the second half of the EC Conference.  Dr. Minh Dang and Joshua Nguyen facilitated the conference at the Hanoi Bible College. The top national leaders from South Vietnam and Cambodia returned and were eager to study the New…

Nepal Marriage Conference and Strategic Planning Kathmandu, Nepal February 2014 A marriage conference was held by Jonathan Burnham and Sonam Kabo in which many of the area’s pastors and their wives attended. This trip was also an intense strategic planning session with the Kabo’s.

Encountering Christ Conference, Year 2, New Testament Kharvov, Ukraine, October 2013 This year, the Christian leaders returned to Kharkov with their wives for a week.  These leaders came from seven different countries and three continents. Conference Opens Doors into Many Countries Strategic platform to advance the ministry to the former USSR countries. This two-year conference…