The Roma

This Month's Articles

Cultivating “4th Soil” Disciples in Ourselves and Others Editorial

Cultivating “4th Soil” Disciples in Ourselves and Others

The Roma, they are the people of myth, legend and media creations. They are commonly known by the name, Gypsy, given to them by outsiders. Most of us have images in our minds of what “Gypsies” are...

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Tags: 4th soil, disciples, discipleship, roma

Movements in Mission Feature

Movements in Mission

Christianity Among the Roma (Gypsies)

Although 'Gypsy' may be a more recognizable name, it can also convey a derogatory meaning in some European contexts. Therefore, in general, we use the term 'Roma' in this issue, apart from...

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Tags: europe, gypsies, gypsy, roma, romani

Waiting for Death,  Surprised by  an Angel Feature

Waiting for Death,  Surprised by an Angel

Signs and Wonders in the Roma Context

“I was so sick that I had already begun mourning the fate of my children who would be left without a mother,” remembered Čelebija Kamberović, a 60 year old Roma woman from Leskovac, Serbia. 

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Obeying The Call Feature

Obeying The Call

Overcoming Cultural Obstacles to Mission

It was midnight on a winter night when I returned home to Leskovac, Serbia by bus from a city about 90 miles away where my wife and I felt called to plant a new church. My wife was still up waiting...

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Tags: barriers, cultural, europe, roma, serbia

Leaving Home Feature

Leaving Home

New Pathways in Mission

I was born in Lom, Bulgaria, a small, ancient town known as Almus during the Roman Empire. In Lom, like many places in Eastern Europe, there is a separation between where the Bulgarians live and...

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Tags: germany, immigrants, migrants, roma

Staying Home Feature

Staying Home

Cultural Bridging in a Time of Crisis

When Berty, short for Bartolomej, and I met for coffee, it was clear that he was under a lot of stress. Severe stomach cramps, sleeplessness, and anemia had taken its toll on him physically and...

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Tags: bridging, czechia, europe, roma, slovakia

Identities & Cultures Feature

Identities & Cultures

Understanding as a Prerequisite for Mission

I am Roma, but I was raised in a non-Roma community. I was 18 when I gave my life to God. As I was reading my Bible, I came to the story of Moses. God revealed to me He was sending me to my people...

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Questions of Prejudice in Hungary Feature

Questions of Prejudice in Hungary

I am a sociologist and a Roma woman. I work for the Kecskemet Reformed Church Roma Mission and I primarily deal with social phenomena concerning Roma people. I think it is important to exchange...

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Tags: children, europe, roma, sociologist, women

From Prejudice to Love Feature

From Prejudice to Love

I am Bulgarian. I was born and raised in a loving family and had a wonderful childhood. Both of my parents are very well educated with good professions, so getting a good education was the number...

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Tags: europe, prejudice, roma

Partners In Ministry with the Roma Feature

Partners In Ministry with the Roma

Meeting the Roma

“I laughed more tonight than during our first two years here in the Czech Republic,” I said to my wife as we left Ivan and Jana’s house in 1999. We did not know it at the time...

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Tags: europe, partners, roma, roma networks

How God Lead Us Into Roma Mission Feature

How God Lead Us Into Roma Mission

As we prepared to celebrate The Great Commission Center International’s (GCCI) 20th anniversary in 2013, we prayed to God for His guidance on launching new mission endeavors.  When I came across an...

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Sustainable Mission Raising Local Resources

Sustainable Mission

Who Pays for the Books?

Sustainable mission is a macro-movement, a way of thinking, a general framework. It encourages missionaries and mission supporters to think carefully about how they are serving in local...

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Tags: books, latin america, mexico, sustainable

Brothers and Sisters, Please Stop “Training” * Kingdom Kernels

Brothers and Sisters, Please Stop “Training” *

Fifteen years ago, “Church Planting Movement” (CPM) was a relatively unheard of–and even widely questioned or opposed–concept. Today, many different types of ministries and efforts are being...

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A Word for the Global Church from Africa Further Reflections

A Word for the Global Church from Africa

Last year, while in Thailand, I was particularly discouraged. I had a cold, had just flown 18 hours and was worn down. After adjusting, I began to do what I do at all conferences: connect with...

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Tags: africa, global church