From the Editor

Sacraments of Pre-baptismal Repentance (Confession) and Baptism: Attempt at Introduction Thereof in Mystagogical Cycle of Contemporary Catechesis

Aims and Conditions of Catechumenate in the Patristic Tradition and their Possible Application in Modern Church Practice

Missionary Ministry of the Laity

Main Principles of the Mission of Altai Missionaries of the Second Half of the XIX – Early XX Century

The Characteristics of the Missionary Work of the Archbishop of Kazan and Sviiazh Vladimir (Petrov)

Paradigm of Precatechesis of People with Anomalies and Peculiarities in Mental and Physical Health (Severely Ill, Mentally Handicapped, or Goners): Practice of the Early Church and Present-Day Experience

Problems of a Homilist Preparation for Preaching

Image of Christianity in Perception of Contemporary Russians (in Connection to Aims of Christian Mission in Russia)