“One of MTW and RUF’s shared values is working through the church. And Giotis has a real vision for planting a church and school/campus ministry with a strong church connection flowing back and forth.”

In Greece, postmodernism may be helping to facilitate the spread of the gospel—especially to college students, according to national pastor Giotis Kantartzis.

“In a society with traditional ties to religion, postmodernism can create the necessary vacuum in order for the gospel to be presented without stereotypical perceptions or illusions,” said Kantartzis, pastor of the First Evangelical Church of Athens, Greece, which is now partnering with RUF and MTW to reach students at Athens University…

Church and Campus Ministry Combined
Kantartzis’ ministry at Athens University is the hub of a new type of partnership between Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) and Mission to the World (MTW). In this paradigm, several MTW missionaries and an RUF campus minister will move to an international location to help plant a church and set up an RUF campus ministry in tandem.

“One of MTW and RUF’s shared values is working through the church,” said MTW’s Opal Hardgrove. “And Giotis has a real vision for planting a church and school/campus ministry with a strong church connection flowing back and forth.”

In the Greece partnership thus far, MTW has provided the local contacts and logistical support and RUF has provided much of the manpower.

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