The Report serves as a clearinghouse for information relevant to the status of Christianity
and Western ministry in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe.

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 1, No. 1 - Winter 1993

• "Tips for Surviving and Thriving," (Interview with KENT HILL), 1-3
• "Moscow: More Workers and Less Time," (Interview with SHARON LINZEY), 3-4
• MARY RABER, "Do's and Don'ts for First-Time Ministries in the Former U.S.S.R.," 5
• "The Yugoslav Civil War: How Christians Can Help," 6
• Forum:  What Questions Should Organizational Leaders Be Asking?
PETER KUZMIC, "Problems and Possibilities in European Ministry Today," 7
ANITA DEYNEKA, "Building Bridges for God's Kingdom in the CIS," 8
SERGE DUSS, "Tips From A Moscow Veteran," 9
• MARK ELLIOTT, "Increasing Options for Theological Training in East Central Europe and Soviet Successor States," 10
• MARK ELLIOTT, "Christian Churches in the Former Soviet Union," [Chart of denominations, membership, and community totals], 11

• Practically Speaking
Insurance specialists for travelers, 12
American Express cash machines and travel help, 12
Security in health and travel, 12
Russian areas closed to foreigners, 12
Aeroflot's expanded service, 12
Inflation Moscow style, 12
• Book Reviews
RON DAVIES, After Gorbachev: How Can Western Christians Help?, 13
YALE RICHMOND. From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians, 13
PAUL MOJZES. Religious Liberty in Eastern Europe and the USSR., 13
• Milestones
John Meyendorff, 13
Frantisek Tomasek, 13
Nelson "Bud" Hinkson, 13
Alexander Dubcek, 13
Hans Finzel, 13
Institute on Religion and Democracy, 13
Brian Kingsmore, 13
Rev. Casimir Pugevicius, 13
• Resources
Russian Christian Publishing, 13
The 1993 Great Commission Handbook, 13
The Christian College Coalition's "Russian Initiative", 13
"The Church in Post-Marxist Russia: Free At Last?" audiotape, 14
Attorney LAUREN HOMER's warnings of Russian Law on Freedom of Conscience, 14
Central Europe: Religion and Publishing, 14
"Getting Started," (Interview with ART MOORE), 14
• Calendar of Events
December 1992 - November 1993, 15
• Editorial
MARK ELLIOTT, "Western Ministries in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Crosspurposes or the Purposes of the Cross?," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 1, No. 2 - Spring 1993

• "Towards Reformation in Romania," (Interview with JOSEF TSON), 1-2
• DWIGHT GIBSON, "Evangelical Alliances: They Make Common Cause and Common Sense," 3
• ELAINE SPRINGER, "Three Approaches to Christian Ministry in Russia," 4
• ART MOORE, "Albanian Encouragement Project," 5
• "Albania Firsthand," (Interview with BARTH COMPANJEN), 6
• DALMA BOSZORMENYI and HAROLD DELANEY, "A Hurting Hungary," 6-7
• WALTER SAWATSKY, "After the Glasnost Revolution: Soviet Evangelicals and Western Missions," 8
• JACK GRAVES, "Theological Educators Meet in Moscow," 9
• RONALD LINDEN, "Time Out for Field Goals," 10

• Practically Speaking
SERGE DUSS, "Medical Precautions for Western Travelers in the Former Soviet Union," 11
WIL TRIGGS and MARK ELLIOTT, "Christian literature: Who has published what, where, and in which languages?," 12
Russian-language course, 12
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus international adoptions, 12
• Milestones
Fr. Thomas Hopko, 13
Rev. Janis Vanags, 13
• Resources
DANIEL CLENDENIN, From the Coup to the Commonwealth, An Inside Look at Life in Contemporary Russia, 13
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies annual convention papers, 13
United States Institute of Peace October 1992 report, "Afghanistan and Post-Soviet Central Asia: Prospects for Political Evolution and the Role of Islam," 13
Friend's of Turkey's complimentary video tapes, 13
"Faith Under Fire" video production, 13
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies "Meeting Reports" and Occasional Papers," 13
Institute of Evangelism's study courses "Evangelistic Preaching" and "Follow-Up and Discipleship" in Russian language, 13-14
Host & Home International travel agency publications, 14
• Calendar of Events
April 1993 - July 1994, 14-15
• Editorial
WIL TRIGGS, "A Thousand Points of Lite," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 1, No. 3 - Summer 1993

• LEONID KISHKOVSKY, "The Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church After Communism," 1-2
• KENT HILL and MARK ELLIOTT, "Are Evangelicals Interlopers?," 3-4
• MARK ELLIOTT, "For Christian Understanding, Ignorance is Not Bliss," 5-7
• "Woman With a Mission," (Interview with CHERYL WARNER), 8-9
• JEFF WILLIS, "International Adoption from Russia: Politics and Promise," 10
• "Bridging the East-West 'Reality' Gap," (Interview with MARSH MOYLE and GREG READER), 11
• "Religious Attitudes in East Central Europe," 12

• Letter to the Editor
STEPHEN E. SLOCUM, 9
• Practically Speaking
Fellowship Travel International's missions guide, 13
Fund for Democracy and Development shipments to CIS guidelines, 13
DOUG SMITH, "Software in Cyrillic," 13-14
Telephone Codes for Capitals and Cities in East Central Europe and the Former USSR, 15
SUSAN GRIFFITH, "All About English," 15
English Language Teaching Opportunities, 16
• News Notes
Budapest Weekly Sounds Alarm: Hungarian Restrictions on Religious Liberty, 17
Humanitarian Assistance Committee of Russia, 17
Korean missionaries working in the former Soviet Union, 17
Carmelite nuns, 17
Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, 17
Anti-semitism, 17
Christian Resource Center in Moscow, 17
Who Owns Bibles?, 17
Rev. ZDRAVKO BESLOV, 17
• Resources
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report, 18
University of Illinois Slavic Reference Service, 18
Yellow Pages Moscow and Yellow Pages Riga, 18
Korean-language handbook for Christian ministry in the former Soviet Union, 18
BARBARA MONAHAN. A Dictionary of Russian Gesture, 18
• Calendar of Events
July 1993 - July 1995, 18-19
• Editorial
WIL TRIGGS, "Interconfessional Confessions: Living With Differences," 20

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 1, No. 4 - Fall 1993

• ANITA DEYNEKA, "Russia's Restrictive Law on Religion: Dead or Delayed?," 1-2
• ANATOLY PCHELINTSEV, "The Effect of the Proposed New Law on Foreign Religious Missions," 3
• GLEB YAKUNIN, "Technical Aspects of the Proposed New Law," 3
• ELAINE SPRINGER, and WIL TRIGGS, "Religion and Law in Russia: A Timeline," 4
• MARK ELLIOTT, MARY GEMBICKI, and BOB SCHINDLER, "Cult Membership Estimates for the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe," 5-6
• PIRKKO POYSTI, "Soul Winning and Soul Searching," 6
• Counterpoint on Cross-Cultural Ministry
NIKOLAI NEDELCHEV, "Bulgarian View of Western Aid: 10% Positive, 90% Negative," 7-8
TERRY SCHNAKE, "A Persecuted Church is a Pure Church? Dispelling the Myth," 7-8
• "Missionary to Romania Criticizes Western Short-Term Evangelism There," 9
• CINDY LeCLAIR, "Five Steps for Translating and Publishing Ministry Materials in Russia," 10
• Bible Societies of East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 10-11
• Sources for Christian Literature in Moscow, 11

• Practically Speaking
Travel Resources, 12
American Medical Center in St. Petersburg, 12
• News Notes
BRADLEY NASSIF, 13
Trans World Radio, 13
U.S. Department of Agriculture and International Orthodox Christian Charities, 13
Biblical Education by Extension, 13
Christian Broadcasting Network, 13
Russian Christian lawyer, 13
PATRIARCH MSTYSLAV (Skrypnyk), 13
Russians' Spiritual Values, 13
• Resources
Central Asian Study Center, 13
Center for Civil Society International publications available, 13
Dispute: Historical, Philosophical, Research Studies Journal, 14
M.E. Sharpe's publications, 14
Russian Employee Compensation Report, 14
Turkic Peoples of Central Asia, 14
• Calendar of Events
November 1993 - July 1995, 15
• Editorial
MARK ELLIOTT, "The Prospects for Religious Liberty in Russia--And How Western Missions Can Enhance Them," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 2, No. 1 - Winter 1994

• JURAJ KUSNEIRIK, "Post-Modern Culture in Post-Communist Countries," 1-2
• MARSH MOYLE, "Bureaucracy: How to Live With the System--and Sometimes Beat It," 1
• SABRINA RAMET, "The Churches of East Central Europe in Transition: A Checklist of Issues to Track," 2-3
• ANDREW GREELEY, "God is Alive and Well in Russia: Some Notes on a Survey of Religion," 4
• "Non-Indigenous Protestant Missionaries in Former Communist States of Eurasia," 5
• "Indigenous Christian Missions in the Former Soviet Union," 6
• PAUL SEMENCHUK, "Western Christians and Post-Soviet Evangelicals: Problems and Possibilities in Working Together," 7-8
• MARK ELLIOTT, "A Moratorium on Russian Jokes?," 8
• PIOTR ZADLO and BILL STURDIVANT,"Recent Trends in Polish Christian Publishing," 9

• News Notes
Russian Language Institute, 10
Summer Missionary Institute, 10
PETER KONOVALCHIK, 10
METROPOLITAN VOLODYMYR (Romanyuk), 10
Belarus government and Cross of Efrosonia, 10
METROPOLITAN MIHAIL (Metodi Gogov), 10
Bulgarian Directorate of Religious Affairs, 10
Poland's Roman Catholic bishops, 10
GJERASIM D. QIRIAZI commemorative anniversary, 10
Schloss Mittersill, 10
Bible Christian Union and The Evangelical Alliance Mission, 10-11
JOHN AKER, 11
WALTER SAWATSKY, "Russian Bible Commentary Finished," 11
• Resources
MELISSA VATERLAUS. A Practical Guide to Real Life in Moscow, 11-12
"Credo" video documentaries on religion in Europe, 12
BISHOP LAZLO TOKES on Spiritual Loss and Spiritual Gain, 12
BRUCE SEYMORE II. The Access Guide to Ethnic Conflicts in Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 13
The East-West Christian Organizations Directory, 13
Nonprofit Alert documents 1993 threats to Russian freedom of religion, 13
Orthodox Moscow, a Reference Book of Active Monasteries and Churches, 13
Interactive computer software of Russian museums, galleries, and historical landmarks, 13
Russian Christian Publishing, 13
Third Catalogue of Literature and Resources for Russian Jewish Evangelism, 13
Health Information for International Travel, 13
Slavic Christian Publishers, 13
• Calendar of Events
March 1994 - July 1995, 14-15
• Are Evangelicals Interlopers? Readers React
SCOTT R. STRIPLING, 15
TERRY L. SCHNAKE, 15
• Editorial
WIL TRIGGS, "Walking in Russian Shoes," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 2, No. 2 - Spring 1994

• JENNIFER BLANDFORD, "Bulgarian Evangelicals Under Siege," 1-2
• Western Organizations and Russian Staff:
DONNA DUSS, "What Are the Cultural Implications?," 3-4
ALEXANDER ZAICHENKO, "Counterpoint," 3-4
• LAUREN HOMER, "Russian-American Tax Treaty Finalized," 4-5

• Practically Speaking
Christian English Language Schools in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 5
Other English Language Schools in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 5
MARTHA STRICKLAND, "National Schools and Missionary Kids," 6
MARK ELLIOTT, "Recommended Reading for Ministry in the Former Soviet Union," 7-8
ROBERT GOECKEL, "Recommended Reading for Ministry in East Central Europe," 8-9
MATT MILLER, "Visa Application Requirements for Travel to East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union," 10-11
• News Notes
Moscow's Patriarch Alexei II and Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, 12
Nine Russian Baptists and one Russian Orthodox priest were murdered, 12
Jane Ellis, 12
U.S. Embassy, Moscow, 12
U.S. Peace Corps, 12
Visits to the Holy Land, 12
European Baptist Federation, 12
SERGE DUSS, "New Nurses for a New Russia," 12
• Resources
Pubwatch, 13
Guide to E-mail for Russia, 13
New Study Bible for Russia, 13
Audio-Forum, 13
Demographic Data on Religious Attitudes, 13
• Calendar of Events
May 1994 - July 1995, 14
• Letters to the Editors
BILL STURDIVANT, 15
BOB HOSKEN, 15
• Editorial
MARK ELLIOTT, "Economic Crime and Perestroika of the Human Heart," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 2, No. 3 - Summer 1994

• JOHN McNEILL, "The Church and Western Ministry: What Russian Christians Think," 1-2
• DON FAIRBAIRN, "Islam in Pre-Soviet Eurasia," 2-3
• WIL TRIGGS, "A Russian Homegrown Cult," 4-5
• "What People Think About Religion," 6-7
• TOM KEPPELER, "A Summary of Trifa's What is the Army of the Lord?," 8
• "Two Factions in Romania's Army of the Lord," (Interview with VASILE SUCIU), 8-9
• CAROLINE SWARTZ, "Longer-Term Solutions for Romanian Orphans," 10-11

• Practically Speaking
Rail Passes in Russia and the Baltics, 12
Specialized training for individuals ministering in Central Asia, 12
Phone adapter for computers, phones, and faxes in Russia, 12
• News Notes
Fellowship of European Broadcasters, 12
International Airline Passenger Association, 12
Lufthansa, KLM, and Austrian Air, 12
Montenegrin Orthodox Church, 12
Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy, 12-13
Open Letter to PATRIARCH ALEXIS II on the Need for Liturgical Renewal, 13
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon support groups in the former Soviet Union and East Central Europe, 13
LOGOS BTI and International Slavic Christian Institute, 13
• Resources
"Beyond the News: Hope for Bosnia" video, 13
More Than A Carpenter in Russian language, 13
Reference Guide to English: A Handbook of English as a Second Language, 13
Russian Research Institute, 13
Churches' East West European Relations Network, 14
Electronic Mail Services, 14
Gagavuz in Moldova, 14
To Write an Icon video course, 14
"Ukrainian Perspectives on Russian Orthodoxy" video, 14
• Calendar of Events
September 1994 - July 1995, 15
• Editorial
DENNIS KINLAW. "Uproot in Order to Plant," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 2, No. 4 - Fall 1994

• WIL TRIGGS, "Russian Legislature Considering New Law on Religion. Foreign and Minority Religious Groups Fearful," 1
• "Growing Anti-Missionary Sentiments and Restrictions," 2
• "Christianity in the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe: Selected Serials for Keeping Current," 3
• "Evangelicals in the New Europe: New Nations, Old Problems," (Interview with STUART McALLISTER), 4-5
• KHATERINA OGNIANOVA, "Twelve Tips for Cultural Adaptation," 5
• SAMUEL METCALF, "Topsy-Turvy Missiology," 6-8
• MIKE STACHURA, "Seven Principles for Highly Effective Short-Term Missions," 6-8
• PIRKKO POYSTI, "The Question of Accountability," 9
• DON FAIRBAIRN, "Islam in the Soviet Era," 10-12

• Practically Speaking
Moscow warehousing and Russian distribution, 12
Moscow and St. Petersburg youth hostels, 12
Christian Mission Services, 12
• News Notes
World Vision's Christian Resource Center, 13
Rapprochement, 13
ROBERT PROVOST, 13
President BORIS YELTSIN and PATRIARCH ALEXEI II, 13
More restrictive legislation, 13
• Resources
Central European Health & Environment Monitor, 13
East Central Europe and former Soviet republics consular information, 13
Triad Christian Publishing, 13
Friends of Turkey resources, 13
Evangelistic Association of Russia, 13
"Integrity In Business" conference papers, 14
Manual for International Book and Journal Donations, 14
World Book Encyclopedia's donations to overseas missionaries, 14
New Soros Institute, 14
Catalog of Christian Books in the Russian Language, 14
New Language Resources for Christian Interpreters, 15
• Calendar of Events
December 1994 - August 1995, 15
• Editorial
MARK ELLIOTT, "East of the Old Iron Curtain: Can Christians Coexist?," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 3, No. 1 - Winter 1995

• LAUREN HOMER, "Latest Legal Developments Affecting Religion in Russia," 1-4
• LAUREN HOMER, "Religion and the Law in Ukraine," 2
• GEORGE LAW, "An Eyewitness to the Parliamentary Debate," 4
• ROGER CHAPMAN, "Does Affluence Undermine Influence?," 5
• Open Letters from National Christians, 6-7
An Open Letter to Christians of the World
Open Letter to All Western Missionary Organizations Interested in Spreading the Gospel in the Former Soviet Union
• LINFORD STUTZMAN, "Evangelical Missions in Albania: Is It a Case of Culture War?," 8-10
• MARK ELLIOTT, "Theological Education After Communism: The Mixed Blessing of Western Assistance," 11-12

• Letter to the Editor
CHRIS CHEN, 10
• Practically Speaking
MacArthur Foundation's Fund for Foreign Travel, 13
Slavic, East European, and Central Asian language courses, 13
Central Asia Study Center, 13
• News Notes
CoMission Barred from Russian Schools, 13
Society for Russian Religious Philosophy, 13
Compromise Law on Foreign Adoptions, 13
CHARLES SPICER, Jr., 13
• Resources
Albanian Evangelical Literature, 14
"The Future of Religious Liberty in Russia" DeBurght Conference report, 14
Children of Perestroika video, 14
SEN Research Center's recent studies available, 14
Dialogue radio program cassettes, 14
• Calendar of Events
April 1995 - November 1996, 15
• Editorial
WIL TRIGGS, "Putting First Things Last," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 3, No. 2 - Spring 1995

• GARY BRUMBELOW, "The Other Side of Russia: Evangelical Ministries in Siberia," 1-3
• ROGER CHAPMAN, "Spiritual Syncretism in Volgograd and St. Petersburg," 4
• "Two Missionaries Murdered in Russia," 4
• DON FAIRBAIRN, "Eastern Orthodoxy: Five Protestant Perspectives," 5-7
• "Western Book Donation Programs Effective, But Need Improvement," 7
• JEFF THOMPSON, "Prison Ministry in the Former Soviet Union," 8-9
• PAM MEADOWS (compiler), "Missionaries to the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe: the Twenty Largest Sending Agencies," 10

• Practically Speaking
UNIAPAC, International Christian Union of Business Executives, 11
"Confidentiality of Mailed Documents," 11
• News Notes
"Russia's Religious Liberty in Jeopardy Again?," 11
Liasion Office of the Orthodox Church to the European Union, 12
Armenian Apostolic Church election, 12
Russian Law Requires AIDS Tests for Foreigners, 12
• Resources
Ecumenical News International, 12
Orthodox perspective on dispensational theology, 12
Bible Audio Cassettes in East European Languages, 12
Peter Deyneka Russian Ministries Directory of Theological Schools, 12-13
New Life interdenominational Christian newspaper, 13
PATRICK SOOKDHEO, "The Impact of Islam in Central Asia," 13
"Christians in Small Business Development in Central and Eastern Europe" Report, 13
Christian Educators in TESOL, 13
Review of BARBARA von der HEYDT, Candles Behind the Wall: Heroes of the Peaceful Revolution That Shattered Communism, 13
• Calendar of Events
June 1995 - November 1996, 14-15
• Editorial
ANITA DEYNEKA and WIL TRIGGS, "The New Moscow Circus," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 3, No. 3 - Summer 1995

• SERGEI SANNIKOV, "A Call for New Strategies and Structures," 1-2
• JAMES HANEY, "Two Faces of Russian Orthodoxy: Reactionary and Progressive," 3-5
• SERGEI FILATOV, "The Russian Orthodox Church and the Political Elite," 5
• ANDREI ZOLOTOV, "Russian Orthodox Sign Wide-Ranging Agreement With Government," 6
• MARK ELLIOTT, "Compromised Communications," 6
• ADAM MICHNIK, "Postcommunist Poland: Religious Liberty For All?," 7-8
• DAVID OST, "The Continuing Relevance of The Church and the Left," 9
• DUANE ELMER, "Managing Cross-Cultural Conflict," 10
• SERGE DUSS, "U.S. Aid to Former Soviet Bloc States: What Works," 11

• News Notes
Free Methodist Church planning document identifies ministry trends in ECE and FSU, 12
The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) new address, 12
U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 12
10-month-old Serbian boy baptized in Roman Catholic Church of the Archangel Michael, 12
• Resources
Christian Information Service Available on Internet, 12
Wheaton College Research Materials on the Church in the FSU and ECE, 13
Orthodox-Protestant relations evidence strain, 13
Traveling Healthy newsletter, 14
Analytica Moscow electronic mail weekly press, 14
"Who's Who in Russia," 14
Slavic Review on Gopher and World Wide Web, 14
JOHN BERNBAUM, "Four Scenarios for Post-Soviet Russia," 14
• Calendar of Events
August 1995 - November 1996, 15
• Editorial
Anonymous Guest, "Truth in Advertising," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 3, No. 4 - Fall 1995

• SANDRA OESTREICH, "Women in East European Ministry," 1-2
• ROSE LEONIVICH, "Russian Women in Ministry," 2-3
• MATT MILLER, "Missionaries to the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe," 3
• BEVERLY NICKLES, "Russian Language for Missionaries: The Russian Context Is Best," 4-5
• MARC T. CANNER, "Russian Language For Missionaries: Start Now Before Departure," 5-6
• MARK ELLIOTT, "In the Former Soviet Union Is There Freedom of Conscience for All?" 6
• "An Appeal for Religious Liberty From the Republic of Udmurtia, Russia," 7
• MATT MILLER, "News Reports on the Internet," 8
• JOHN MAXWELL, "An Orthodox Response to Don Fairbairn," 9-10
• DON FAIRBAIRN, "Don Fairbairn's Reply," 10-11

• News Notes
World Evangelical Fellowship Singapore Covenant, 12
Peter Deyneka Russian Ministries Christian book section in Moscow libraries, 12
Moscow Christian Book Fair, 12
United World Mission appointments, 12
Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) 4 October 1995 adopted law, 12
World Orthodox Youth Meeting, 12
New Life Eurasia prayer conference, 13
International Consultation Between Evangelicals and Orthodox, 13
St. Petersburg METROPOLITAN IOANN died of a heart attack, 13
• Resources
OMS International Magyar Mission Link, 13
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, 13
A Report: "Corruption in Russia: No Democracy Without Morality," 13
Perspectives on Contemporary Ukraine, 13
U.S. Department of State travel warnings and consular information sheets, 13
"How to Work With Russian Customs at St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport," 14
The Society for Romanian Studies Newsletter, 14
Central European Foundation, "The Situation of Abandoned Children in Slovakia," 14
NGO Law in Brief, 14
• Calendar of Events
January 1996 - November 1996, 14
• Editorial
ELLIOTT, MARK, "Eastern Orthodox and Slavic Evangelicals: What Sets Them Both Apart From Western Evangelicals," 16