TY - BOOK AU - Vincelette,Gary E TI - Church-to-church partnership across cultures: The partnership between Highland Park Baptist Church and Byezhitsa-Bryansk Baptist Church AV - BV4070 .C487 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Columbia, South Carolina PB - [Unknown] KW - Columbia International University KW - Faculty, Alumni and alumnae N1 - Chapter 1: The Problem Stated; Chapter 2: The Precedent Research; Chapter 3: Influence of the History of Marxism and Russian Communism on the Church in the Soviet Union (1917-1990); Chapter 4: The Historical Context of the Formation of the Partnership (1990-1991); Chapter 5: The History of the Partnership (1992-2000); Chapter 6: Conclusion and Recommendations; Appendix; Includes bibliography references (pages 195-202); Introduction --; Ministry Context --; Importance of the Study --; Personal Importance --; The Research Design; Partnerships across Cultures --; Paternalism, Dependency, Interdependency, and Advancement in Missions; Marxism and Christianity in Tension --; History of Church and State in the Soviet Union: 1917 to 1991 --; The Meaning of History for the Churches; Oblast, Economy --; Religion --; Post Communism, Western Contact with Bryansk; Exploration of the Partnership --; Formation of the Partnership --; Operation of the Partnership; Recommendations for Ministry Practice --; Recommendations to Future Researchers --; Summary; A. Interview Schedule for Selected Staff From Highland Park Baptist Church and Send International --; B. Interview Schedle for Bryansk Bible Institute Deans, Observation of Bible Institute --; C. Evangelical Christian Baptists Bryansk Bible Institute and Spiritual Renewal Association Partnership Agreement --; D. Chronology --; E. Pictures of Byezhitsa-Bryansk Baptist Church, Bryansk, Russia; 2 ER -