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Country Profile: Czech Republic / Česká republika

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In spite of a rich Christian history, the Czech Republic is a secular country. About 70% of Czechs don’t believe in God. Since the fall of communism in 1989, the country has become increasingly obsessed with materialism. Many sects and cults have seen this religious wasteland as an opportunity to plant their own seeds. The need to influence our country with the Gospel is stronger than ever, as well as the need to increase our country’s involvement in world missions.

In partnership with the Czech Church, OM Czech Republic motivates and resources the sending and involvement of believers into world missions, and helps facilitate the multiplication of local churches.

One of our priorities is to help Czech Christians and the Czech church take their share of responsibiliy for world missions. As a predominantly atheist nation, the Czech Republic is traditionally a nation that receives missionaries. We want to be instruments of change to make this a sending nation. Through missions presentations to all denominations throughout the country, we present opportunities for Czechs to become more involved in world missions. Our scope also reaches to the Slovak Republic, where OM is not yet established.

Another priority for OM Czech Republic is to see people come to Christ. Since the establishment of OM in the Czech Republic, we have been involved in starting churches. We seek to build relationships within our community through our ECC language school. By offering English classes to the community, as well as English home Bible studies and summer English camps, the OM base in Ceske Budejovice has become a place to reach out and build relationships with local Czechs. This is often the first step in being able to present the Gospel.

We also focus on younger Christians through the annual TeenStreet conference held in Germany. Every year we bring young Czechs to this camp, where they have the chance to strengthen their Christian walks and connect with Christian youth from around Europe.

Through partnership with other mission organisations within the Czech Republic, we present "missionary weekend" presentations throughout the country. We have also begun working with KAM (Academy for Young Christians) to help develop young people for a future in Christian leadership.

Český

I přes bohatou křesťanskou historii je v dnešní době Česká republika velmi sekulární zemí – asi 70% lidí nevěří, že Bůh existuje. Od doby "Sametové revoluce" v roce 1989 byla země silně ovlivněna materialismem a mnohými druhy náboženských a filosofických směrů, sekt a kultů. Potřeba proměny naší země evangeliem je větší než kdykoliv předtím, stejně jako její širší zapojení do Božího plánu misie světa.

Jako partner českých církví chce OM Česká republika motivovat a napomáhat k vysílání a zapojení křesťanů do místní i světové misie a podporovat růst místních sborů.

Naší prioritou je pomoc českým křesťanům a církvi k přijetí svého podílu zodpovědnosti a aktivnímu zapojení do světové misie. Skrze vyučování a motivační prezentace ve sborech napříč denominacemi se snažíme přiblížit význam a podoby současné misie a s Boží pomocí působit na proměnu české církve z přijímající na vysílající. Do našeho pole působnosti spadá i Slovensko, kde zatím nevznikla samostatná pobočka OM.

Záleží nám na tom, aby další lidé mohli přijít ke Kristu. Od vzniku OM v České republice jsou misionáři OM-ČR zapojeni do pomoci při zakládání sborů. Součástí služby misionářů OM v Čechách je i budování přátelství skrze výuku angličtiny, konverzační večery a biblické hodiny v angličtině během roku, nebo na letních anglických kempech. Naše základna v Českých Budějovicích je zázemím k prohlubování navázaných vztahů a k diskusím o evangeliu.

Zaměřujeme se také na mladou generaci křesťanů. Každoročně organizujeme výjezd české skupiny na mezinárodní mládežnický kemp "TeenStreet" do Německa, jehož cílem je budování skutečného přátelství s Ježíšem, které se zřetelně odráží v životě.

Ceníme si i spolupráce s dalšími křesťanskými misijními agenturami, se kterými se podílíme na organizaci „Misijních víkendů“, a také začínající spolupráce s Křesťanskou akademií mladých (KAM) při přípravě mladých vedoucích.

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Missions Gallery
Czech Republic

Czech Republic :: Three Czech doctors and a nurse worked with local Christians and the local OM team in a remote area of the Himalayas. They provided medical care in slums and cared for the homeless and HIV patients.
Czech Republic :: During a 4-week medical mission called “Medical Trek to a remote area of the Himalayas, short-term medical workers from the Czech Republic provided basic dental care.
Czech Republic :: Czech medical staff provide medical examinations to patients in a remote Himalayan village. Prayer for healing was welcomed too.
Czech Republic :: Czech Christians meet for the Mission Weekend in Cesky Tesin in February to learn about world missions.
Czech Republic :: Six mission agencies in the Czech Republic organised a Mission Weekend in Cesky Tesin to inform and teach Czech Christians about world missions. OM Czech Republic Leader Pavel Zoul shares practical information about missions.
Czech Republic :: Having fun playing water games
Czech Republic :: Czech students singing around a bonfire during an English camp
Czech Republic :: Teaching in the Czech public school
Czech Republic :: Pavel (Field Leader) and Iva (Personnel) representing OM Czech Republic at a Missions Weekend
Czech Republic :: Jane meets with about seven young women to study the Bible and pray together - lives are being challenged and changed!
Czech Republic :: Jane and Iva in Elim church (Pisek)
Czech Republic :: Colourful characters process from house to house in this traditional Czech festival.

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