All denominations that closely collaborate with foreign missionaries are going to have considerable difficulties in making contacts. For example, the Roman Catholic Church of Russia, being led from the Vatican, is not able to receive ordained ministers from abroad. This is a hindrance since there are very few seminaries in Russia which train Catholic priests. Protestantism in Russia, which is traditionally oriented toward ministries abroad, will have a difficult time. In today's difficult economy, churches are not virtually able to meet their financial needs by themselves because of inflation and a falling standard of living.
Most church members receive financial aid from their churches.
This type of charity would soon fade. It would become impossible to free leaders from being otherwise employed. This would restrict the amount of ministry time of a pastor. In addition, many Christians are working in offices created by foreign ministries and churches, which gives them an opportunity to give more time to the work of ministry. Closing these offices would force workers to seek employment elsewhere.