How has the war in Ukraine affected local churches in the country? How can the UK church both support believers there and learn from their experience?

In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Jaroslaw Lukasik (Christian Open Academy) to discuss his ministry in Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine, and how he has seen the war in Ukraine affect local churches there.

This episode was recorded on location at the 2023 European Leadership Forum in Wisła, Poland.

00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Life as a Christian in Belarus
03:57 - The war in Ukraine in 2023
08:20 - How has the war affected Ukrainian churches?
18:35 - Talking about just war
21:54 - Equipping the church in Ukraine
25:15 - How can UK churches care for Ukrainians?
29:29 - How can we pray for believers in Russia?

You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Show notes

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