What is it about?
The article discusses the issues of mission and ministry as seen from the perspective of the Eastern Orthodox churches, especially those in Eastern Europe. These churches are not known as missionary churches (with the exception of the Russian Orthodox Church) and often they would mix up mission and ministry whenever they would do any of them. Clarifying these issues is vital for the Orthodox churches’ ministry with children and especially children-at-risk, in view of the rich experience already gained by other (mostly Protestant) Christian communities which can well be shared so that Christians learn from each other and together work for the benefit of the “little ones.”
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Why is it important?
The importance of the article lies in its unique presence in a “non-Orthodox” publication in English language. There is some research on children and mission but it is either in Russian, Greek or Romanian or is published exceptionally in “Orthodox” publications. It is also important as for the first time the author tries to clarify an issue which has not been resolved by other Christian churches, as well – the issue of what mission and what ministry is and what constitutes their specific character and content.
Perspectives
My hope is that the article would get responses, both from Orthodox and non-Orthodox scholars, so that the issues discussed in it are further developed and clarified. Any critical comments would be more than welcome as they would point weak and uncertain theses so that I can improve my further research in the area and learn from colleagues already working in it.
Dr Valentin T Kozhuharov
Freelance
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This page is a summary of: Ministry and Mission of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in their Work with Children-at-Risk, Transformation An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, March 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0265378816636788.
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