Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Oct 26: Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovak Republic
Europe
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Geography
Area: 49,035 sq kmLandlocked central European state, ranging from fertile Danube shores to the Tatra Mountains.
Population: 5,411,640 Annual Growth: 0.10%
Capital: Bratislava
Urbanites: 56.8%
HDI Rank: 42 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 20 (5% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Slovak Languages: 13 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 5,051,225 | 93.34 | 0.0 |
| Evangelicals | 67,163 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Challenges for Prayer
Evangelical denominations are few and small. The growth of recent years has slowed, but there is a new desire to reach out and be more active in church planting. The difficulty in registering as a religious organization complicates church life for smaller denominations. To recapture vitality, each congregation must understand what being the Church actually means. Pray for the quality of spiritual life and for fervour in evangelical churches. Another huge challenge to the Church is the growth of Jehovah’s Witnesses – their attendance outstrips that of Protestant evangelicals.Vision for the future must be recaptured. Previous church planting initiatives have waned, but there are new ideas via the Slovak Evangelical Alliance, Natural Church Development and others. Discipleship, evangelism and church multiplication – on the grassroots level – are essential for the gospel to reach the entire nation. Many desire to see churches in every city and town, but to achieve this, thousands of new congregations must be planted. Pray for this ambitious desire to be achieved.
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