MOSCOW – Russian and foreign political, public, cultural, religious figures, diplomats, businessmen and government officials gathered on November 19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Moscow for a joint meal.
The organizers — the Foundation for Assistance to the Revival of Spirituality “National Spiritual Meal” — chose “Christian spiritual values in the family and society” as the theme of this year's National Prayer Breakfast.
The purpose of the National Spiritual Meal is to provide informal communication and interaction between different groups of the public united by common traditional and moral values.
Speakers talked about Christian, moral and family values, paying attention to the institution of the family as a place of their formation. Many reminded about the important role of religion in the formation of spiritual and moral guidelines.
Eduard Grabovenko, the Head Bishop of the Russian Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith, took part in the event. Among other evangelical unions leaders he addressed a welcoming speech to the participants of the national prayer breakfast. Bishop drew attention to the immutable evangelical principles, preserving and practicing which we will see good changes in society.
Representatives of the Russian Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith / Pentecostals were Ivan Borichevsky, head of the RCCEF Chief Bishop's Office, Boris Dikidzhi, head of the Central Association, Sergei Yastrzhembsky, rector of Mjscow Theological Institute, Pavel Yevteev, editor-in-chief of the “Faith and Society” newspaper, Ilya Grabovenko, pastor of the New Testament Church of Moscow, and others.
The main part of the event was followed by thematic sections:
- Family values: practice of application at different stages of family life
- Moral consensus as a basis for international diplomacy
- Creative entrepreneurship as a ministry
- Present and future of social ministry: uniting for creation
- The role of education in fostering traditional family values among students
- Promotion of spiritual and moral values through mass media:
Concept and realization
At the end there was a concert of classical music performed by musicians of the Annenkirche Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint-Petersburg.
The Russian Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith/Pentecostals
