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Of the 4 million people that populate Rome, only 2 percent call themselves evangelical, said Southern Seminary student Reid Karr. Karr and Southern administrator Dan Dumas both spoke to the need for an evangelical presence throughout Italy. Photo by Dan Dumas

Dumas trains eager pastors in Italy; Karr moved by need for Gospel witness
December 1, 2008
By Garrett E. Wishall

Hunger for truth among pastors and the lack of an evangelical presence and resources drove Dan Dumas and Reid Karr to take the Gospel to Italy for a week of theological education and missionary preparation Nov. 7-16.

Dumas, senior vice president for institutional administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said the need for theological education in Italy is tremendous.
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