Clergy will help Serbian church develop preaching ministries
At the start of June, four Down and Dromore clergy will travel to Serbia for a week to help pastors and church workers develop their preaching ministries. The team are taking part in a School of Biblical Training (SBT).
SBTs have been developed by Crosslinks to help church leaders learn the basics of Bible exposition. At the heart of them lies the conviction that when the Bible text is taught clearly and faithfully, God’s voice is heard. This is the fifth SBT in Serbia, and the fourth involving Irish clergy. They have been established through Crosslinks Mission Partners Chris and Lotta Strajnic and take place at the HUB Bible School outside Belgrade.
This year the SBT will operate two parallel timetables: Level 1 will look at Mark’s Gospel and deal with the basics of how to work from biblical text to Sunday sermon, Level 2, for those who have already completed Level 1, will tackle Philippians. The talks and classes will be given through a translator.
Please pray for the team and their families, as they prepare and travel. Pray for faithfulness and fruitfulness during the week, and for good relationships to develop despite the language barrier. Give thanks that over 100 preachers, pastors, youth and children’s workers have already been trained through SBTs in Serbia.
The team. Back row: Revd David Luckman, Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader and Revd Peter Bourke, St Elizabeth’s Dundonald. Front row: Dean Bryan Kerr, Dromore Cathedral and Revd Bill Press, Knockbreda Parish.