Albania: Challenges for Prayer

Written by Admin 2 09 Jun 2015
Albania: Challenges for Prayer

Evangelicals are in a transition phase in Albania. The frenetic activity of the 1990s has been replaced with more strategic ministry and consolidation. There are fewer long-term missionaries now than in the initial rush after the country opened up; more committed workers are needed. National leadership is developing and growing, but had to start from a baseline of almost zero. Scattergun evangelism is being replaced by a more focused and strategic approach. More than 160 evangelical congregations are connected and represented by the Albanian Evangelical Alliance (VUSH). Leadership training is the most vital need for prayer due to the Church’s rapid growth in the last two decades. At least six groups run training institutes: Albanian Bible Institute, The Centre for Christian Leadership, Evangelical Theological College (AoG), YWAM, Christ for the Nations (Nehemiah) and Southeastern Europe Theological Seminary. Other training and mentoring of promising Albanian leaders in less-academic settings is by TEE, with BILD International.

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