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SLAVIC BAPTIST INSTITUTE

SBI is dedicated to training nationals to fulfill the Great Commission in the Slavic world. Our graduates receive instruction in a number of theological studies. Students receive practical experience in evangelism, church planting, and Christian camp ministry. We equip students to be indigenous missionaries - going to their own nations and spreading the Gospel to their own people.
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Dear Praying Friend,

Our goal is to make a difference in the Slavic speaking world by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our plan is three-fold. First, to preach the Gospel and evangelize unreached areas in the Slavic speaking world. Second, to perfect the saints through teaching and Bible training. We will be working with a number of independent Bible believing Baptist churches in Ukraine, training pastors, church planters, and Christian workers. Third, to plant New Testament Churches, using graduates of SBI, working through their home churches when possible.

Dr. Neil Cadwell founded SBI more than 19 years ago and during this time more than 180 have graduated and are now pastors, deacons, and Christian servants in their local churches. Along with this SBI participated in the planting of 70 churches. SBI’s ultimate goal has been and will be the glory of Christ through the salvation of souls, the training of the saved, and the planting of churches. Our theme is “That the Lamb who was slain, may receive the reward of His suffering.”

Will you pray about partnering with us in this most important ministry to the Slavic speaking peoples of the world? These are souls for whom Christ bled and died, yet most have never heard of His saving grace.   

Your friend and fellow servant,

Derek Thomas
President of Slavic Baptist Institute

Did You Know?

  • 311 million people live in a Slavic language speaking country
  • Not included totally in this figure are 260 million that speak Russian alone, the largest of the Slavic languages
  • A number of these live in countries that are considered “unreached” with the Gospel, and represent a large percentage of the country’s population
  • Kazakhstan, while largely Muslim, has Russian as an official language, while over 65% of the residents use it actively
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Completing the Commission through
Preaching the Gospel
Perfecting the Saints
Planting New Testament Churches

Staff

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Derek Thomas

Derek Thomas is the president of Slavic Baptist Institute. His experience as a missionary in Lithuania and also as a pastor in the United States are invaluable assets for training foreign nationals abroad.
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Carl Lendermon

Carl Lendermon is the vice president of Slavic Baptist Institute. Carl is a former pastor in Indiana who took a number of trips to Ukraine, through which God called him to full-time ministry with SBI.
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Tigran Agamalian

Tigran Agamalian is a teacher/interpreter at Slavic Baptist Institute. After meeting national missionaries whose burden was to plant churches through evangelism, Tigran and his wife
realized that the same calling was for them. They received missionary education in the US and now serve the people of Russia and Ukraine.
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Pavlo Parfenuk

Pavlo Parfenuk is a Ukrainian who received his Bible College Degree at Bob Jones University.  He is a pastor at a Baptist Church in Kiev.  He has been a faithful teacher, translator, interpreter and friend to Slavic Baptist Institute for 7 years.

Connect with Us

Derek & Julie Thomas

(816) 289-3416
dthomas.sbi@gmail.com
Support Address

Central Missionary Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 219228
Houston, TX 77218-9228
Download Materials
SBI Brochure
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Thomas Prayer Card
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SBI Prayer Letter
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Slavic Baptist Mission, Inc.
Rick Arrowood, Executive Director
rickarrowood@slavicbaptistmission.org
Cell: 317-504-4102

Slavic Baptist Institute
Grace Baptist Church
Khmelinsky, Ukraine

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
    • Doctrinal Statement
    • Our Missionaries
    • SBI
    • Church-Planting
    • Camps
    • Orphanages
  • Prayer Requests
  • Giving
  • Media
  • Neil Cadwell Biography
  • Newsletter