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Ministry in
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Introduction
and Overview
 While Italy was integral in the Reformation that swept Europe through well known
persons and groups, as a nation it never benefitted from it except in the
provision of martyrs. As a country it remains in a pre-Reformation status and
its culture, politics and economy bear testimony to this. Unity amongst anyone
in Italy on anything not under a dictator has been a historic challenge to the
country. However, we are of the opinion that the true gospel along with the
Holy Spirit and right teaching from the word of God will go a long way to
resolve this.
RCM's goals in Italy are to find and assist those who share the same like faith,
the same understanding of the true gospel and who are committed to seeing their
land both evangelized and ultimately, God willing, transformed into a country
that has not only tasted of, but also begun to live out, the blessings that come
from a true Gospel-centered Reformation. This will undoubtedly be resisted by
the devil as well as the Roman Catholic Church.
Italy has been a challenge from the time of the Reformation. It has primarily
either lost, exported or suppressed its brightest minds to other countries since
then, due to its overall domination by the Roman Catholic Church and the Greaco-Roman
philosophy upon which the nation has been developed. Protestant missions
efforts have been made off and on throughout the centuries, with little
results. Recent "successes" by broad evangelical groups often willing to
cooperate with the Roman Catholic Church, have done little to change things. If
anything, their presence is appreciated by the Roman Catholic Church because
they show such a stark contrast between the "heresy" and "immaturity" of
Protestantism in contrast to the truth held captive by the "mother church"and
the Pope.
Thankfully, while extremely small, there have been some pockets of people who
have come in contact with the thinking and writings of the Reformation. They
are extremely few, very small, widely scattered and thus sorely lacking for
fellowship and prone to discouragement. Nevertheless, their mere existence is
something of an encouragement. RCM hopes to be an encouragement to all of
like precious faith and holders of the true gospel through our efforts even if
only to connect them through the Internet. We do not see ourselves as church
planters, so much as educators and encouragers of those in Italy who God has and
will call to be Reformers. A Reformation in Italy must come from within.
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