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. 13, No. 1 - Winter 2005

• ROMAN LUNKIN, "The Charismatic Movement in Russia," 1-3
• ROMAN LUNKIN, "Pentecostal and Charismatic Statistics and Why They Should Be Used With Caution," 3-5
• SVETLANA SOLODOVNIK and NIKITA SOKOLOV, "What Are They Teaching Our Kids," 6-7
• DAVID NOVAK, "Czech Evangelicals and Evangelism," 8-10
• ANDREI E. BLINKOV, "Protestant Church Growth in Russia," 10-12
• SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Missionary Sending Movements: A Polish Case Study," 12-15
• OLEG P. TURLAC, "A Response to Peter Mitskevich on Theological Education," 15-16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 13, No. 2 - Spring 2005

• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Christian Responses to Trafficking in Women from Eastern Europe," 1-4
• FATHER VENIAMIN (NOVIK), "The Russian Orthodox Church and the Problem of Modernization," 4
• NATALIA POTAPOVA, "Contemporary Religious Life on Sakhalin Island," 5-6
• SCOTT LINGENFELTER, "Prophets & Patriots: Russian Pentecostal Social Doctrine," 7
• WESLEY H. BROWN, "Open-Air Czech Bible Reading Draws A Crowd," 7
• SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "The Romanian International Mission: A Case Study," 8-9
• SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Advantages Romanians Bring to Missions," 10-11
• TIM PROCHNAU, "The State of the Church in Romania: Divergent Views," 11-12
• MONIKA CSISZÉR, "Hungarian Church Ministries Among Roma," 16
• ANNE-MARIE KOOL, Church Planting: A Compliment and a Warning, 16

• Book Reviews
  Nassif, Bradley, et al. Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism (Reviewed by DON FAIRBAIRN), 12-13
  Sannikov, Sergei Viktorovich. Dvadtsat' vekov Khristianstva [Twenty Centuries of Christianity], (Reviewed by GREGORY NICHOLS), 13-14
  Evangel'skii tekst v russkoi literature XVIII-XX vekov [Gospel Texts in Russian Literature of the 18th -20th Centuries] (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC), 14-15
  
• Letters to the Editor
  JEFF THOMPSON, 15
  SCOTT CARTER, 15

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 13, No. 3 - Summer 2005

• SHARYL CORRADO, "Serving by Faith on Sakhalin Island," 1-2
• NATALIA POTAPOVA, "Contemporary Religious Life on Sakhalin Island," 3-4
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Christian Responses to Trafficking in Women from Eastern Europe," 5-6
• CHOON TAECK KONG, "Multicultural Theological Education in Kazakhstan," 7-8
• ANTA FILIPSONE, "Religious Education in Post-Soviet Latvia," 9-10
• DONY K. DONEV, "Church and State in Bulgaria Today," 11-12
• SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Hungary, Poland, and Romania as Mission-Sending Nations," 13-14
• DARRELL JACKSON, "Experimentation in Worship: A Georgian Baptist Case Study," 15-16

• Book Reviews
  Henderson, Sarah L. Building Democracy in Contemporary Russia: Western Support for Grassroots Organizations (Reviewed by JOHN A. BERNBAUM), 14-15
  History of Euro-Asian Evangelical Movement 2.0 and 3.0 CD-ROMs (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC) , 15
  

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 13, No. 4 - Fall 2005

• MARK R. ELLIOTT, compiler, "Protestant Missions in Russia Today," 1-5
• ROMAN LUNKIN, "Russian Orthodox Social Ministry in Post-Soviet Society," 6-9
• LAWRENCE A. UZZELL, "Recommended Russian-Language Websites on Religion in Russia," 9
• ANTA FILIPSONE, "Religious Education in Post-Soviet Latvia," 10-11
• ALFRED GOLLOSHI, "Albanian Evangelical Leadership," 11-13
• DONALD FAIRBAIRN, "CoMission Shortcomings," 15
• JOHANNES REIMER, "Haste Makes Waste," 16

• Letter to the Editor
  PAUL MOJZES, 14
• Book Reviews
  Zhuk, Sergei I., Russia's Lost Reformation (Reviewed by ALBERT W. WARDIN), 14
  Johnson, Paul H., ed. The CoMission (Reviewed by SERGEI B. FILATOV), 14-15
  Johnson, Paul H., ed. The CoMission (Reviewed by STACY T. RINEHART),16
  

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 14, No. 1 - Winter 2006

• MICHAEL CHERENKOV and DAVID JOHNSON, "Christian Responses to the Aids Crisis in Russia," 1-2
• "Agencies Assisting in Russia's Aids Crisis," 3
• MARY RABER, "Evangelical Social Ministries in Ukraine Since Independence," 4-5
• CINDY LE CLAIR, "The Christian School Movement in the Former Soviet Union," 6-7
• JASON FERENCZI, Letter to the Editor, 7
• PERRY L. GLANZER and KONSTANTIN I. PETRENKO, "Private Christian Colleges and Universities in the Former Soviet Union," 8-9
• JOHN BINNS, "Russian Orthodoxy:  Two Paths," 9-10
• DARRELL JACKSON, "Church Strength in Georgia," 10-12
• DENNIS J. DUNN, "Catholicism in Russia Today," 13-14
• MATT MILLER, "New Light on a Pivotal Orthodox Theologian," 15-16
• PHILIP WALTERS, "The Russian Orthodox Social Concept and Religious Pluralism," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 14, No. 2 - Spring 2006

• PREETHI FENN JACOB, "Superbook to the Rescue: Christian Animation on Soviet Television," 1-2
• MARK ADERHOLT, "Urban Church Growth in Hungary," 3-5
• MARGARET PAXSONT, "Icons: According to Villagers and Theologians," 5-7
• DENNIS J.DUNN, "Catholicism in Russia Today," 7-9
• PERRY L. GLANZER and KONSTANTIN I. PETRENKO, "Private Christian Colleges and Universities in the Former Soviet Union," 9-11
• DONY K. DONEV, "Pentecostal Revival in Post-Communist Bulgaria," 11-13
• MATT MILLER, Review of Mission in the Former Soviet Union, ed. Walter W. Sawatsky and Peter F. Penner, 12-13
• OLGA BATOVA, "Emmaus Walk in Russia," 14
• STEPHEN D. BRYANT, "A Walk to Emmaus: Overview," 15
• ASATUR L. NAPHAPETYAN, "Restrictions on Religious Freedom in Armenia," 16, 15

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 14, No. 3 - Summer 2006

• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals to 1989," 1-4
• SERGEY RAKHUBA, "Christian Aid in the Wake of the Beslan Terrorism," 4-8
• "Christian Agencies Aiding Beslan Survivors," 8
• CHRISTINE CURRIE, "Exposure to Trauma and Stress Among Missionaries in Moscow," 9-11
• DANIEL FAJFR, "Expatriate Christian Workers and Czech Evangelicals," 11-13
• Letter to the Editor, 13
• STEPHEN EDWARD OLSEN, "Christians in the Czech Republic: Overcoming the Legacy of Oppression," 14
• PETR CINCALA, "Reaching Irreligious Czechs," 16, 15

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 14, No. 4 - Fall 2006

• DONALD MARSDEN, "Does Post-Soviet Theological Training Need to Be Revamped?" 1-3
• DONALD FAIRBAIRN, "Doctoral Studies for East European Evangelicals," 4-6
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals Since 1989," 6-9
• ALEXANDER LIVSHIN, "Russian Philanthropy Now Making a Difference," 9-11
• JOHN A.BERNBAUM, "NGOs on Russia's Leading Edge," 11-13
• FATHER GEORGII CHISTIAKOV, "Xenophobia Versus Charity In Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy," 13-15
• Correction, 15
• VIKTOR ARTEMOV, "Youth Ministry in the Former Soviet Union: Survey Results," 16, 15

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 15, No. 1 - Winter 2007

• ROBERT D. HOSKEN and CHERYL HOSKEN, "Christian Ministry to the Disabled in Russia," 1-3
• RORBERT D. HOSKEN, "Why do the Disabled (and Help for Them) Receive So Little Attention in Russia?" 4
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals Since 1989," 5-6
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Romanian Evangelicals with Doctorates in Theology," 7-12
• PETR CINCALA, "Czech Church Life: Mainline Decline and Neo-Apostolic Growth," 12-13
• ZBIGNIEW WIERZCHOWSKI, "Polish Baptists in a Catholic World," 14-15
• Letter to the Editor, 15
• DMITRY VATULYA, "Christian Mass Media in Russia: Under State Assault," 16-17
• ZOE KNOX, "The Reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior," 17-18
• OLEG P. TURLAC, "The Crisis in Evangelical Christian-Baptist Theological Education in the Former Soviet Union," 19
• JOSÉ CASANOVA, "Integrating Poland Into Europe: Will it Lead to Polish Secularization or a Spiritual Revival in Europe?" 20

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 15, No. 2 - Spring 2007

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• MARIA KAINOVA, "Russian Protestant Conversions to Orthodoxy," 1-3
• GERALDINE FAGAN, "Russian Orthodox Conversions to Protestantism," 1, 3-5
• IGOR PETROV, "The Role of Evangelicals in Spiritual Reformation in Russia," 5-6
• JULIA SUDO, "Russian Nationalist Orthodox Theology," 6-8
• WALTER SAWATSKY, "Mainstream Christian History: Missing Its Second World Chapters," 8-11
• EVGENIY YUR'EVICH KNYAZEV, "Russian Public Opinion: Increasingly at Odds with Its Protestants," 11-12
• Letters to the Editor, 12
• STEVEN PIERSON, "Estonia's Singing Revolution," 13-14
• MATT MILLER, Review of Russian Society and the Orthodox Church: Religion in Russia after Communism, by Zoe Knox, 15
• ALEXANDER SMIRNOV, "Sacred Space Reclaimed," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 15, No. 3 - Summer 2007

• LAUREN B. HOMER, "The Legacy of Boris Yeltsin: Father of Religious Freedom in Russia," 1-2
• MATT MILLER, "The Russian YMCA Press: Preserver and Patron of Russian Orthodox Culture," 2-4
• JEFF THOMPSON, "An Open Door to Russian Prisons," 5-7
• GALINA LINDQUIST, "Magic and Healing in Contemporary Russia," 7-9
• STEPHEN JOHN BENHAM, "Music Ministry in the Ukrainian Evangelical Christian-Baptist Church," 9-11, 4
• RAFIS ABAZOV, "Religion and Politics in Central Asia since 1991," 12-14
• NANCY J. SAIRSINGH, Review of "Gospel Subjects," A Hermitage Museum CD-Rom, 14-15
• DANIEL NALBANTSKI, "Stoian Bukov's New Friends," 16

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 15, No. 4 - Fall 2007

• MATT KAVGIAN, "An HIV/AIDS Ministry Partnership in Eastern Europe and Russia," 1-3
• SERGEI IVANOVICH ZHUK, "The Modernity of a 'Backward Sect': Evangelicals in Dniepropetrovsk under Khrushchev and Brezhnev," 3-5
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 6-8
• MATT MILLER, "The Russian YMCA Press: Preserver and Patron of Russian Orthodox Culture," 9-11
• JEFF THOMPSON, "An Open Door to Russian Prisons," 12-14
• NAOMI LUDEMAN SMITH, "Foster Care in Ukraine," 15
• Letter to the Editor, 15
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "Ukrainian Evangelical Migration to the West," 16, 14

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 16, No. 1 - Winter 2008

• NAOMI LUDEMAN SMITH, "Ukrainian Baptists: Coping with Change," 1-3
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine," 4-6
• DALE ALAN LEDBETTER, "Baptist Church Planting in Odessa, Ukraine," 7-9
• SERGEI IVANOVICH ZHUK, "The Modernity of a “Backward Sect”: Evangelicals in Dniepropetrovsk under Khrushchev and Brezhnev," 10-11
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 12-13
• WALTER SAWATSKY, Letter to the Editor, 13
• DONALD FAIRBAIRN, Review of Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition, by James R. Payton, Jr., 14
• JONATHAN LUXMOORE, "Polish Nuns Resistant to Secret Police Pressure," 14
• ROGER CHAPMAN, Review of Mapping Baptistic Identity/Towards an Understanding of European Baptist Identity: Listening to the Churches in Armenia, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Moldova, North Caucasus, Omsk and Poland, edited by Rollin G. Grams and Parush R. Parushev, 15
• BLAIR A. RUBLE, "Retrieving the Sacred," 16, 15

East-West Church & Ministry Report 
Vol. 16, No. 2 - Spring 2008

• CRISTI HILLIS and KRISTEN FRIESEN, "Russia's Growing HIV Epidemic," 1-3
• "Agencies Involved in HIV/AIDS Outreach in Russia," 4
• GËZIM ALPION, "The Balkans' Appropriation of Mother Teresa," 5-6
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine," 7-8
• IRINA LIMONOVA, "Russian Sunday School Curricula," 8-10
• CRISTI HILLIS, "Tech Schools for Russian Orphans: Failing the Grade," 10-11
• OLEG TURLAC, Review of Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors, by Beth Grant and Cindy Lopez Hudlin, 11, 14
• DAVID E. SVEEN with MARK R. ELLIOTT, "A Case Study of Evangelical, Non-Formal, Leadership Development," 12-13
• SERGEI V. NIKOLAEV, "Love as the Basis for Friendship Evangelism," 13-14
• Film Review: MARK ELLIOTT, Review of "Russia" in the series "Faultlines: The Search for Political and Religious Links" (2004), 15
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 16, 15