Mission Situation in Hungary

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What is the Mission Situation in Hungary?
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What Is The Mission Situation In Hungary?
Dr. György KOVÁCS
Presentation Design by Ed Nickle United World
Mission Eastern/Central Europe emcnickle_at_enterne
t.hu
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• God . . . wants all men to be saved and to come
  to a knowledge of the truth. I Tim. 23
• Then Jesus came to them and said, . . .
  therefore go and make disciples of all nations. .
  . Matt. 2818-19
• Go into all the world and preach the good news
  to all creation. Mark 1615
• Jesus went through all the towns and villages.
• Matt. 935

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Questions To Which We Are Seeking Answers
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Today In Hungary Are We

• Preaching the gospel to all people?
• Making disciples of all nations (people groups) ?
• Going through all the towns and villages to plant
  churches all over Hungary ?

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• Is Hungary a Christian country?
• Are there Christians in Hungary in Hungarian
  society?
• What are the most important elements of the
  renewed mission?

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Is Hungary a Christian country?

• Yes because
• Hungary adopted Christianity 1,000 years ago

• No because
• Hungary is very secularized and materialistic in
  thinking where Christianity has little impact

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Is Hungary a Christian country?

• Yes because
• At present, 90-95 of the Hungarian population
  say they are Christians

• No because
• Of the population in Hungary only
• 6 attend church
• 2 born-again Christians

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Is Hungary a Christian country?

• Yes because
• Culturally we belong to the so-called
• Judeo-Christian culture.

• No because
• A way of thinking that is incompatible with
  Christian values

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Is Hungary a Christian country?
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• Is Hungary a Christian country?
• Are there Christians in Hungary in Hungarian
  society?
• What are the most important elements of the
  renewed mission?

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Are there Christians in Hungary in Hungarian
Society?
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Are there Christians in Hungary in Hungarian
Society?
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Percentage of Villages and Towns Where There Are
Reformed Churches
71-85
41-70
21-40
lt20
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Town Without Any Existing Reformed Church

• Rétság
• Csorna
• Kapuvár
• Fertod
• Csepreg
• Vasvár
• Herend
• Devecser
• Zalaszentgrót
• Héviz
• Lenti
• Lentye
• Zalakaros
• Lengyeltóti
• Mórahalom

There are 15 in Hungary!
85lt
71-85
41-70
21-40
lt20
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Percentage of Villages and Towns Where There Are
Small Denominations Baptist, Methodist,
Pentecostal, Free Christians, etc. and Individual
Independent Churches
41lt
25-40
10-25
5-9
lt5
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Small local mission station or individual church
planted in the past 10 years
There were churches planted in 28 towns!
41lt
25-40
10-25
5-9
lt5
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Town without any church of small denomination or
individual independent church
without
Encs
Putnok
Edelény
Sárospatak
Szerencs
Nagyhalász
Szikszó
Balassagyarmat
Vásárosnamény
Felsozsolca
Tokaj
Ibrány
Tiszalök
Szécsény
Rétság
Baktalórántháza
Pétervására
Tiszavasvári
Mezocsát
Nagymaros
Nagyecsed
Lorinci
Hajdúdorog
Máriapócs
Nagykálló
Nyergesújfalu
Dunakeszi
Csorna
Kapuvár
Jászárokszállás
Nyíradony
Dorog
Tata
Tiszafüred
Balmazújváros
Pilisvörösvár
Heves
Fertod
Jászfényszaru
Jászapáti
Nádudvar
Budaörs
Gyál
Nagykáta
Kunhegyes
Csepreg
Százhalombatta
Püspökladány
Celldömölk
Abony
Dabas
Herend
Ráckeve
Gárdony
Ajka
Martfu
Kunszentmiklós
Vasvár
Sümeg
Polgárdi
Solt
Lajosmizse
Balatonalmádi
Devecser
Szabadszállás
Enying
Tiszaföldvár
Zalaszentgrót
Tiszakécske
Gyomaendrod
Héviz
Balatonföldvár
Sárbogárd
Tapolca
Kunszentmárton
Izsák
Keszthely
Balatonlelle
Balatonboglár
Csongrád
Fonyód
Kiskunfélegyháza
Dunaföldvár
Tab
Zalakaros
Lengyeltóti
Marcali
Mindszent
Letenye
Nagyatád
Mezohegyes
There are 101 of these!
Mórahalom
Bátasazék
Sásd
Szigetvár
Pécsvárad
Szentlorinc
Bácsalmás
Harkány
Sellye
Siklós
41lt
25-40
10-25
5-9
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• Is Hungary a Christian country?
• Are there Christians in Hungary in Hungarian
  society?
• What are the most important elements of the
  renewed mission?

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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?

• The drive of missions is every healthy,
  evangelizing and growing local church is armed
  with a mission strategy

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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?

• Church planting everywhere and for all people
  groups where there is no local church yet

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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?

• Research and training giving basis to missions

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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?
Training, sending,and supporting devoted mission
workers called by God
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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?
Prayer chain and network of prayer groups
interceding for the advancement of missions
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What are the most important elements of the
renewed mission?
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Opening financial resources
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We are awaiting a moral-spiritual awakening and
revival of missions in Hungary!
Let us devote ourselves
For Missions!
For Prayer!
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..therefore go and make disciples of all
nations. . .
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What is the Mission Situation in Hungary?
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What Is The Mission Situation In Hungary?
Dr. György KOVÁCS
Presentation Design by Ed Nickle United World
Mission Eastern/Central Europe emcnickle_at_enterne
t.hu