Field Conference Highlights

The Church of the Nazarene is active in the Balkan countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Romania, and Slovenia. This presence is relatively new (since 1992) in these post-communist countries. Consequently, most churches are small, and most countries have only a handful of Nazarene congregations. So when nearly 140 representatives from these countries recently came together at the Southeastern Europe field leadership conference, the participants were able to find refreshment and encouragement that they are part of something much bigger than the limitations they find in their local circumstances.

The following highlights video was created by Relu Cristurean and presented to the Sighișoara congregation as a way to share the excitement with those who were unable to attend. Below is a translation of the captions (and some brief explanations).

• The road was long & difficult. (It was a 20-hour bus trip each way – starting in Sighișoara.)
• We had some adventures along the way (like when we had to exit the bus with our luggage and walk across the border into Macedonia while the bus was scanned).
• But we arrived OK.
• We gathered and began to worship the Lord together (in 4 languages at the same time!)
• Pastor Jeff Crosno (from the US) brought us the messages.
• We also had seminars which were very instructional and interesting. (One was presented by Pastor Cristi Boseff from the Bucharest Blessings Church).
• But for some among us, it was too much.
• We had times of fellowship with one another.
• We partook of the Lord’s Supper together.
• We heard amazing testimonies (including Monica Boseff’s).
• We prayed and we worshiped together.
• We did some sight-seeing (hiking to a nearby monastery and enjoying the view).
• The teenagers had a good time together. (There were events planned for the many children and teenagers in attendance)
• This was everything. Well, almost everything.

In total, there were about 45 people from Romania’s 3 churches who attended the field conference.

Click here to view a photo album of pictures from the conference.

Monica Boseff (Bucharest) sharing her testimony:

Magda Cini (Țigmandru) reading scripture while Relu Cristurean (Sighișoara) translates.

Field Strategy Coordinator Jay & Teanna Sunberg recognizing Dorothy Tarrant for 15 years of service on the SEE field as director of Veritas and the Romanian Studies Program.