‘The war within a war’

In the cauldron of war in Ukraine, the Odessa Theological Seminary (OTS) determinedly continues its invaluable work of training missionaries and pastors for the spiritual battlefield – the “war within a war”.

Slavic Gospel Association (SGA) UK supports the seminary in its efforts to prepare men and women for gospel ministry and spiritual warfare in the context of the unrelenting conflict going on around them. Unsurprisingly, necessary adjustments to the curriculum and its delivery have been initiated due to the ongoing conflict.

Uppermost has been the issue of safety and the difficulty for students to travel to and reside in the seminary. The format of teaching has been adjusted to combine online instruction with short residential teaching blocks, attempting to preserve fellowship among the students as well as providing useful learning.