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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Four

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Four, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Five

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Five, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Six

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Six, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Eight

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Eight, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Seven

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Seven, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Nine and CONCLUSION

Vanessa The Wonderworker, Chapter Twenty Nine and CONCLUSION, written and illustrated by Grace Brooks. Available on Amazon




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Meet the Evangelists

132. Meet the Evangelists: Christina Book Series by Maria Khoury (CDK Publications, 2009)




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Vandalizing the Temple

Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos addresses the vandalism that happened to their church and how he desires his parish to respond to it.




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Fr. Michael Reagan on Common Evangelical Questions (Part 1)

Questions evangelicals want to ask the Eastern Orthodox, with Fr. Michael Reagan.




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Fr. Michael Reagan on Common Evangelical Questions (Part 2)

Continuing the discussion with Fr. Michael Reagan, about questions evangelicals have for the Orthodox.




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The New Orthodox Faithful: Why Evangelical Christian University Graduates Are Becoming Orthodox

The Orthodox Church is seeing an influx of graduates from Evangelical Christian colleges and universities, exploring traditional forms of historic Christianity. In this program Kevin Allen discusses this trend with two graduates of BIOLA University (Jesse Cone and Michael Unruh) who were recently chrismated.




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‘Classic Evangelical' Discovers Ancient Faith

Join host Kevin Allen in his interview with Ancient Faith Radio founder and Chief Operating Officer of Conciliar Media Ministries, John Maddex, about his fascinating journey to the ancient faith of Orthodoxy after 30 years as a evangelical radio executive and self-professed "classic Evangelical Protestant Christian"!




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156: Orthodox & Evangelical Relations: Where are we?

Dr Bradley Nassif, a “pioneer of Orthodox-Evangelical Dialogue” talks with host Kevin Allen about “where things are” formally and informally between The Orthodox Church and Evangelical Christians. Kevin asks the question: “What is an Evangelical?”




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136: Baptist Missionary Confronts Long-held Evangelical Tenets - Part 2

Listen to part 2 of Kevin's interview with Fr. James Early




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135: Baptist Missionary Confronts Long-held Evangelical Tenets - Part 1

In this two-part interview, ex-Baptist seminary graduate and missionary to Bosnia, now Orthodox priest, Fr James Early, recounts with Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen the circumstances under which he had to face and eventually reject core Baptist-Evangelical tenets and come to accept the faith handed down once and for all to the Saints. His book is called From Baptist to Byzantium.




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Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on What Evangelicals and Orthodox Can Learn From Each Other

What can Evangelicals and Orthodox learn from each other is the subject of the 2nd section of our interview with His Eminence.




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Fr. Peter Gillquist on Missions and Evangelism

Kevin Allen talks with Fr. Peter Gillquist about the status of Orthodox Evangelism and the Church in America.




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Evangelism in America: How the Greek Archdiocese Sees It

Fr. Jim Kordaris, Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Outreach and Evangelism, speaks candidly about how the GOA understands “Orthodox evangelism” in America, whether it is committed to growth outside of its ethnic heritage, the role of "Hellenism" in the GOA's evangelistic strategy, and whether he sees the GOA playing a vital role in bringing Orthodoxy to America.




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From Classic Evangelicalism to Orthodoxy

In this encore presentation of The Illumined Heart, hear the story of John Maddex who, along with his wife Tonya, found the Orthodox Church after nearly 40 years in Evangelical Christian radio.




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Evangelism

For his last class on Evangelism, Fr. Chad Hatfield, the Chancellor of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, hosted three priests for a panel responding to questions raised by the Seminarians. The three priests were Fr. John Parker from Mt. Pleasant, SC. and Chairman of the Dept of Evangelism of the OCA, Fr. Michael Elias, pastor of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY, and Fr. Michael Sorial, pastor of St. Anianas Coptic Orthodox Church, Princeton, NJ. All three are SVOTS grads.




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Autocephaly & Evangelism

St. Vladimir’s Seminary celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)’s autocephaly Thursday, January 30, 2020. A full-day of events included three workshops on the topic of autocephaly. In the second, “Autocephaly & Evangelism," Archpriest John Parker, dean of Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, delivered a passionate call to action and reminder that "autocephaly is an inner evangelism in reminding all Orthodox Christians that in Christ Jews and Greeks, Turks and Cretans, Romanians, Latinos, Africans, Asians all find true motherland in the nave and at the chalice."




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Mission and Evangelism today: An Orthodox Perspective

Saint Vladimir’s Seminary President Fr. Chad Hatfield discusses Orthodox evangelism, drawing from his experience as a missionary in South Africa and Orthodox mission planter in the United States, to an audience at NLA University College in Bergen, Norway. The talk, delivered on December 5, 2019, was organized in part by St. Vladimir's Alumnus Fr. Theodor Svane (’15) and the parish Fr. Theodore serves, Annunciation of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Mission Parish, in Bergen.




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Orthodox Evangelism

You'd think by now that people would figure out that what is hip, cool and relevant today will elicit LOL's on YouTube 30 years from now. What does this mean for Orthodox Christians, cultural relevance and evangelism?




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Fr. Evan Armatas with Fr. Chris Rowe

Fr. Evan interviews Fr. Chris Rowe and answers questions about introducing Orthodoxy to outsiders, the Orthodox situation in Guatemala, etc.




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The Poor Are Those Who Evangelize Us

Listen to stories and reflections from Fr. Nicolaie at St. John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto,




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Vanishing Culture, the Internet Archive’s “Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record”

research and short essays about cultural loss and the critical importance of preservation and access #




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Jewish Evangelism 1




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Jewish Evangelism 2




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Jewish Evangelism 3




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Jewish Evangelism 4




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Evangelizing the West




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Slaves of God, Servants of Men (Mt 8:5-13)

Today's cultural values can sometimes keep us from fully embracing important scriptural concepts like being the subject of a 'kingdom' or becoming a 'slave' to righteousness. Fr Tom reminds us that, in order to conform to the image of Christ, we must recognize ourselves as being slaves of God and servants of men. (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Evangelism 101 (John 4:5-42)

In Christ's encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, we find the Master Teacher deftly bringing her to faith in Him. Fr Thomas relates this gospel message to the imperative of sharing our own story of faith in Christ with those who are thirsting for God.




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The Observance of the Pharisee. The Heart of the Publican.

Fr. Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America brings us a preparatory message in anticipation of Great Lent: observe the religious practice of the Church like the pharisee, but beg our Lord for the humble heart of the publican.




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Orthodoxy is Evangelical

In the third of his Holiness Month series, Fr Thomas encourages us to not only spread the good news of Jesus Christ but to live out the law of Christ. (Matthew 4:18-23) All Saints of North America Sunday, June 18, 2023.




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Servants of the Crucified

Fr. Emmanuel gives the sermon and asks, "What is the relationship between loving God, loving your neighbour and loving yourself"?




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Your Desires: Your Master or Your Servant?




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Not Seeking My Own Advantage




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3 Reasons Why a Servant Departs in Peace!




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God Transforms Unfairness to Advantage!




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Making Masters Servants!




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Making Masters Servants!




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Not Seeking My Own Advantage




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God Transforms Unfairness to Advantage!




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Making Masters Servants!




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Evangelizing Orphans

Dr. Rossi interviews Fr. Nicholas Andruchow, Associate Director of Project Mexico.




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Evangelism

Dr. Rossi reflects on what is means to evangelize from an Orthodox perspective.




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Apologetics and Evangelization: An Interview with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Fr. Sergius Halvorsen on the topic of "Apologetics and Evangelization: The Dangers of Profiteering." Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY.




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Re-evangelizing the Nation

With the Church of England just one generation from extinction, the call has gone out for re-evangelization. Fr. Lawrence Farley asks whether this particular church still possesses the evangel of Saints Cuthbert and Aidan.




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Jesus Christ as Great High Priest, Lamb of God, King of God's Kingdom, and Suffering Servant

Fr. Thomas Hopko discusses He who offers and is offered on our behalf to God the Father on the Cross as the perfect sacrifice that saves us from our sins and transgressions and puts us right with God.