ThDr. Pavel Černý, ThD. is a Pastor of Church of the Brethren and a lecturer of practical theology and missiology at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Prague.

These pages contain some of his texts, which could be useful for the public.

Pavel Cerny, Mission in the Czech Republic: A Search for a relevant mission theology in post-secular environment

2026-09-01 share:

The present paper explores the missionary practice of the Gospel in the context of post-communist Czech Republic. It first introduces the context of historical and political changes that have definitely changed the mindset of the Czech people and affected the life and work of Christian Churches. The paper than gives a critical overview of sociological and cultural context and the specific features of the Czech environment. Afterwards the contemporary mission in multi-faith situation is developed with a focus on the question of secularism. Finally, the contemporary trends in mission in the context of European situation and theology are discussed and some possibilities of church work proposed.