02050ctm a2200217u  450000500170000000600010001700700030001800800410002102000410006210000270010324501730013026000580030330000520036150000410041352011180045465000460157265000690161865000410168765000330172865000710176120250312110751.0ta201023s2018                  001|0 eng u  a9781783683963 (paperback) :cĐ14.501 aTsvirinko, Vyacheslav.10aContext and contextuality :h[manuscript] /cby Vyacheslav Tsvirinko. :bthe mission of migrant churches with a focus on the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association /.  aCarlisle, Cumbria, UK :bLangham Monographs,,cc2018.  axviii, 589 pages : ;c23 cm :billustrations ;.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aSince 1988, hundreds of thousands of Evangelical Christians have migrated to the United States of America from former Soviet Union countries, establishing many Russian-speaking immigrant congregations across the country. This study analyzes how these immigrant churches function in their new cultural, social, and religious context. Dr Vyacheslav Tsvirinko, a Russian who lived in the USA for over twenty-five years, examines the holism, authenticity and contextuality of the mission work done by churches in the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association (PCSBA) in America. He defines authentic mission in light of three major Christian groups - the World Council of Churches, the Lausanne Movement, and Anabaptists - and uncovers startling insights on how PCSBA churches engage in mission, both back in their homeland and in the USA. The findings and conclusions of this work are invaluable to diasporic Christian communities who wish to address their authenticity in the way they do mission, both internationally and in their local context, creating a path to more fruitful gospel and kingdom work."--Publisher. 4aPacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association; 4aEmigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; 4aRussian Americans -- Religious life; 4aChurch work with immigrants; 4aChurch work with immigrants;xRussian Americans -- Religious life;