Country
Balkans
The Spiritual Need in the Balkans
The Balkans is a geographic region in Southeastern Europe generally comprised of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia, and can also include Greece and Turkey.
Representing the convergence of Greek and Latin parts of the Roman Empire, along with Islam and Christianity, the Balkans is a significant crossroads of culture and religion. It has a long history of political upheaval, ethnic conflict, and even ethnic cleansing, which greatly impacted the territorial distribution of the population. Their unique multi-ethnic culture is the result of years of civil wars and a general disunity among people groups.
Most of the population is Muslim, but there are also Catholic and Orthodox populations. Due to the tensions between the three primary religious groups, it is important that a cross-cultural worker’s lifestyle exemplifies a contrast between religiosity and a personal relationship with Christ.
Doors in the Balkans are open to cross-cultural workers. People are willing to listen and engage in activities. Many different skills and types of outreach can be used as a ministry to bring people to Christ and make an eternal difference.
Baptist Missions To The Balkans
Jesus often met the physical needs of people first before engaging with their spiritual needs. In a similar way, ABWE uses sport camps and education in the Balkans to help meet very real physical needs for both adults and children. We also provide a platform to guide people to the one God who can provide everlasting salvation.
In 2001, a widowed mother and her daughter developed an after-school tutoring program to bring much needed education to children whose lives were torn apart by the horrors of a recent ethnic war. This after-school program has now developed into a full-fledged school focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, as well as on showing children the love of Jesus and promoting strong character development. The school is also becoming a hub for business development, community outreach, and relationship building.
Additionally, ABWE’s sports foundation began in 2002 by using hockey to reach out to children on the streets. It has helped children deal with the pain of broken families and provided educational support as they go through school.
The Balkans needs workers and teammates who are willing to invest in deeply in relationships and participate in the growth of Christ’s church. Will you join us in these vital baptist missions to the Balkans?
We'd love to talk with you about how God is leading you.
Opportunities
Assistant & Lunch/Recess Monitor
BalkansThe Position Join the team at the Balkans S.T.E.A.M. School where you’ll minister to local children and their families through education. The Need The Balkans is ethnically diverse region with predominantly Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox beliefs. The land is rich with history, beauty and resources but the differences in religious beliefs have led to civil
Camp Ministry Leaders
Mediterranean & Middle EastCamp ministry leader needed in the Mediterranean to engage open-hearted community members with fellowship and deeper discussions about faith.
Carpenters & Roofers
RomaniaPACT Romania Ministry Center currently has 22 acres of undeveloped land. The Romania team wants to begin land development by building an electrical utility building that will be the hub for electrical distribution to future buildings on campus.
Projects
0757911
Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…
Ayvalik Church Building
We want to purchase a building that will enable the Ayvalik Church to have a more secure future under local leadership. The house church model has not proven to be very workable in this area. Most organizations have reached this conclusion.…
Balkan Ministry Center and Apartment
In this predominately Muslim country, there is a great need for patience and deep relationships to be built and fostered over time. There is a growing team of missionaries and frequent short-term teams who together are showing God’s love through church planting, education and sports ministry.…
0757911
Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…
Ayvalik Church Building
We want to purchase a building that will enable the Ayvalik Church to have a more secure future under local leadership. The house church model has not proven to be very workable in this area. Most organizations have reached this conclusion.…
Balkan Ministry Center and Apartment
In this predominately Muslim country, there is a great need for patience and deep relationships to be built and fostered over time. There is a growing team of missionaries and frequent short-term teams who together are showing God’s love through church planting, education and sports ministry.…
Balkans S.T.E.A.M. School
Use Education To Transform A War-Torn Community For Christ This school was established to impact communities once devastated by war by developing the next generation of young people to become leaders that learn, live, and lead with excellence. As a college preparatory school, the curriculum focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.).…
Balkans S.T.E.A.M. School | Operations
ABWE is partnering with Global Neighbors to establish a S.T.E.A.M. school program and build a school building to meet the educational needs of students and serve families in the Balkans.…
Bulgaria Team Ministry
The ABWE Bulgaria team is dedicated to planting churches, as well as developing outreaches and ministries to Bulgarians. These funds will aid the ministries our team is involved in and will be used at the team’s discretion. …
Bulgaria Translation and Publishing
One of ABWE Team Bulgaria’s projects is the translation and publication of books in the Bulgarian language. The goal is to publish quality, foundational books that will help Bulgarian pastors and their congregations. Translation is an important part of the team’s larger goal of partnering with Bulgarians to strengthen existing churches and plant new ones.…
Church Planting in Varna George and Ann (Bulgaria)
Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…
Church Planting with Felix & Oana (Romania)
Felix and Oana are church planting in Bucharest, Romania. They are part of the young team working to grow the church and send others to the ends of the earth. Meet the Leaders: Felix and Oana Felix Tamaș is married to Oana and together they have two daughters.…
Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Bals with Ionut
This project is to support a Live Global national partnership in Romania.…
International Church in the Balkans
The International Church is a newly established community of around 30 members, committed to multiplying and equipping gospel-centered disciples, small groups, and churches that bring blessings to their city, region, and the world. Located in a country where fewer than 0.2 percent of the population identifies as Christian and still bears the scars of a war 25 years ago, this church serves as a vital light in a spiritually and physically needy area.…
Live Global | Church Planting with Alexe (Romania)
Alexe and Veronica Costea’s mission is to fulfill the spiritual and material needs of the people of Comani impacting all with the hope of Christ in the people of Comani and to the ends of the earth through evangelism, discipleship, church and prayer.…
Live Global | Church Planting with Raul (Romania)
Raul’s vision is to see churches planted, believers discipled, and elders appointed in strategic parts of the southwest part of Romania. Places such as Craiova and Draganesti-Olt have been two examples where this has occurred. Raul’s future goal is to move to Thessaloniki Greece and use this international city as a hub to launch missionaries to Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.…
Live Global | There Is Hope Ministries (Croatia)
There Is Hope Ministries in Croatia makes it their aim to reach their unbelieving friends, neighbors, and country with the hope that comes from believing in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.…
Live Global | Wave: Refugee Care (Bosnia)
Live Global partners with Bosnian nationals we call Zijah and Lorena, who work serving refugees through ministries at their local church in Bosnia.…
PACT Romania Ministry Center
The word pact implies promise and peace and is used when a good relationship exists. PACT Romania is a place where good relationships are formed. A place for people to escape the crowded city and encounter their Creator in the beauty of His creation.…
Radio Sinai
Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…
Romania Camp Ministry
The ABWE Romania team has an extensive camp and youth ministry for the purposes of evangelism, discipleship, and ministry and leadership training. …
Romanian Church Repair
Hope Baptist Church in Luncavita has been saving for several major repairs to its building. The major expenditures are replacing the leaking roof with a steel one, and renovating the main room. They are able to do most of the labour, but need help raising the funds for these two major projects.…
Spiritual Development and Women’s Ministry with Christian and Amy (Romania)
Christian Ungureanu was one of 12 people who founded a church in Bucharest, Romania in 2003. The church has gone through periods of both growth and decline over the years, but Christian and his wife have committed to the long haul of perseverance in ministry through the church they planted.…
Training Global Workers with Dr. Alex and Cami (Romania)
Alex and Cami Vlasin organize two retreats each year for Romanian global workers. The retreats are a time for spiritual and physical refreshment and encouragement, fellowship with other global workers, counseling, seminars, and training. There is also a program at the same time for Third Culture Kids.…
