📌 Cross-Cultural Experience in Practice: How Students from the School of Evangelists at Kremenchuk Evangelical Seminary Studied the Ethnic Groups of Transcarpathia
In the village of Poroshkovo, at the Evangelical Baptist Church, an intensive field session of the School of Evangelists at Kremenchuk Evangelical Seminary has come to a close! Seven students immersed themselves in an intensive study of the “Kairos” missionary course.
The course’s lead instructor was Roman Diachuk, director of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine.” Alongside him, program director Stanislav Cherniaev and group mentors Dmytro and Iryna Dryga guided the students’ learning.
But studying at the ShUB isn’t just about theory, so the students also engaged in meaningful cross-cultural practice:
🔹 They spent time and ministered among the Vlach community in Poroshkovo.
🔹 They visited Roma settlements in the village of Turia Pasika.
🔹 They participated in worship services at churches of various denominations.
The result of this work was a unique field study. The students conducted a comparative analysis of the Vlach and Roma communities, identifying key differences between these two ethnic groups, their worldviews, and cultures, in order to more effectively share the Gospel in a cross-cultural setting.
🙏 We thank God for a new generation of evangelists who are ready to reach out to every ethnic group! You can find details of the study by visiting our website: https://pbu.org.ua/2026/05/26/%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d1%85%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8-%d0%b7%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%82%d1%8f-%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%96%d1%87/