139: The Reality of the Church in Ukraine (with Mark Saucy)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Mark Saucy) discuss the state of the church in Ukraine.

Mark Saucy and his family served as missionaries for 13 years with SEND International in Kyiv, Ukraine, assigned to encourage and develop theological education in Eurasia. Saucy has taught regularly at theological institutions throughout Ukraine and the Evangelische Theologische Facultait in Leuven, Belgium. Saucy continues his affiliation with the Eurasia region as Director of Talbot's extension program at Kyiv Theological Seminary and as member of the editorial board of the Eurasian theological journal, Theological Reflections. He is the author of The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus, articles in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Trinity Journal, Bibliotheca Sacra and other numerous other works for the Union of Evangelicals-Christians Baptist of Ukraine.

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CHAPTERS & TIMECODES:

00:00:00-Introduction

00:06:12-State of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church Post Soviet Union

00:10:21-Strictures of the State Registered Church

00:19:01-Orthodox Church Under the Soviet Union

00:25:29-Orthodox and Evangelical Christians in Ukraine

00:30:39-Ukrainian Christians and President Zelensky

00:36:55-Putin and the Rússkiy Mir

00:43:02-Prayer and Support for the Ukrainian Church

00:47:41-Outro