Moscow: Two Weeks of Intensive Courses

Our provost at ETSM (Eurasian Theological Seminary) has put together a brief report about our lastest round of intensive courses in Moscow. This report can also be found on Ilya Okhotnikov's (he's the provost) blog.

Last two weeks (Jan.28 - Feb.9, 2008) were full of training activity: 4 seminars in 2 weeks! Excellent two seminars were taught by:

• Brother Nick Park (http://www.thesolidrock.net/), Overseer of Ireland for Church of God, Pastor and good Brother in the Lord!
  
• Introducing Change seminar and
• How to Deal with Difficult People seminar
  

• Sister Olga N. Frolova, who is a very effective leader of well growing ministry to children in Izhevsk Church of God (Regional Overseer for Church of God in Ural Region, Pastor Peter Ovechkin).
• Ministry to Children Seminar

• Brother Valeriy R. Gaidachuk, Pastor of Holy Trinity Church of God in St.Petersburg, Russia
• Introduction to Homiletics
  

More than 50 participants: students of the seminary, church pastors and leaders from churches and ministries of Moscow and regions around.

Pastor Nick is one of permanent visiting teachers at ETSM. Read more at http://www.etsmoscow.org/old/mar2007.html

Sister Olga (Ministry to Children) seminar's participants have received the foundational training from the basics of "Why God loves the little children" up to "how to plan and lead a lesson to kids based on their age and stage?" Ministry to Children seminar touched issues of real life and thus was very well received and much appreciated by all who participated. But the teacher - Olga Frolova was the most blessed person in this session.

Pastor Valeriy R. Gaidachuk: excellent class, excellent subject and excellent participants who were all enthusiastic to learn how to be more effective in preaching the Word of God.

I should say that every of these three teachers has received class appreciation for each course and a blessing from God, because it is more blessed to give than to receive. I've been there, done that myself - it is a great reward from the Lord to see people trained in the knowledge and skill of the Word and ministry!