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Bulgaria has been a socialist country for decades but now is governed by a democratically elected government. The whole nation is strongly influenced by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. With the demise of communism and the changes that have taken place in government over the past years, there has been economic instability. Inflation was rampant until the government took action to tie the local currency to the Deutsche mark. Due to the economic hardships, churches have used humanitarian aid as a tool to reach many people with the gospel. In the past few years, there has been a growing desire among evangelical churches to evangelize and plant new churches throughout the country. In early 1998 there were about 900 evangelical churches among 65 denominations that are members of the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance. Vision and status SEND International works closely with evangelicals in Bulgaria in a number of ministries. The Bulgarian Biblical Academy, established while Bulgaria was still under communism, now has a resident campus in Sofia, and continues many extension campuses throughout the country. SEND has come alongside this training institute to provide administrative assistance and Bible teachers in the resident, extension and pastoral training programs. SEND also works with the Alliance for Saturation Church Planting to provide training for pastors and Christian workers involved in evangelism and church planting. SEND has effectively used short-term workers both at the Biblical Academy and in summer teams working alongside churches in country areas to gain new contacts through English camps. |
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