In late February, over 800 young national Christians gathered for an annual youth conference in Odessa, Ukraine. Representing dozens of churches across Ukraine, these young people also represent a new generation of young Christian leaders who want engage culture with the gospel of Christ.

The conference theme, translated as “Gravity,” focused on resisting the pull of evil and secularism and remaining faithful to God’s call on these young lives.

Paul Tokarchuk, executive director of Russian Ministries’ in-country affiliate, the Association for Spiritual Renewal (ASR), was the featured speaker at the two-day conference, which was done in partnership with Connect International and the Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches of Ukraine.

A young Next Generation Christian leader, Tokarchuk also shared the training opportunities Russian Ministries and ASR offer through School Without Walls and the ministry opportunities these students and other young Christian leaders have for outreach such as Project Hope during Christmas, and the upcoming Easter evangelistic outreach and gift distribution, the Gift of Life.  Other ministry opportunities were also presented at the two-day conference.

“Our lives are ministry. The more we give, the more we will receive,” declared Mikhail Fadin, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Moscow, motivating young people to become more actively involved in ministry. Pastor Fadin spoke at the conference along with Paul Tokarchuk.

Together, Russian Ministries and ASR are committed to mobilizing, motivating, training and equipping the Next Generation for leadership and ministry.

Find out more about the Gift of Life project here.

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