I like Rick Warren. I think he has much to offer those of us working in Church leadership. I know some of my more Orthodox readers believe that we cannot learn anything from people like Rick Warren but I disagree. Show me an Orthodox church in the US that has 10,000 souls on Sunday and I will pay attention. I am not speaking of his theology just his methods of church growth.Yesterday I posted a quote from Pastor Warren "The greatest churches in history are yet to be built. Are you prepar... Read Full Story
In the previous post I linked to an article on another blog on what to do to make your voice heard. It would appear that the House of Representatives will vote on their version of the Health Care Bill on Saturday. I guess they will try and sneak it past us. Well we need to make our voices heard so go to the previous post and make your voice heard. "Abortion is not Health Care because Killing is not Healing!"At the Road to Unity Conference this past week, Metropolitan Jonah of the OCA spoke ab... Read Full Story
For the last few years I have had a vision to create a monastery here in the Central Massachusetts region. A few weeks back I was having lunch with my good friend Fr. Ken and I shared this vision with him. He shares my vision. This was not a surprise as Fr. Ken is a visionary person. During the discussion he shared with me that a certain large piece of land was becoming available not far from my church in Charlton, Massachusetts. This set the wheels in motion. Although we do not have possessi... Read Full Story
St. Raphael (Hawaweeny), the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in the New World, was born in Beirut, on or near the Synaxis of the Archangels, November 8, 1860, to pious Orthodox parents, Michael and Mariam Hawaweeny. Due to the violent persecution of the Christians of Damascus in July, 1860, which saw the martyrdom of the Hawaweeny family's parish priest, the New-Hieromartyr Joseph of Damascus, and hundreds of their neighbors (all are commemorated on July 11), Michael and his pregnant wife M... Read Full Story
The great folks at Ancient Faith Radio were present at the conference this past week and they had their recording gear all set up. Well now the recordings are available online. I would suggest that if you are interested in the topic of Orthodox Unity you take a listen to the panel discussions. Special thanks to John and Tonya Maddex for taking the time to come and record all of the sessions and then spend the time editing them. They are doing great work for the Orthodox Church.The Road to Unity Read Full Story
I had the blessing this past week to attend an important conference in the life of our Orthodox Church. The conference was entitled “The Road to Unity ~ From Vision to Action.” I can tell you we are standing in the door of some exciting things that are going to happen in Orthodoxy in America.I know many of you have heard all of this before but I believe that this time we are closest we have ever been and the talk at the conference was that we are not going to let it slip through o... Read Full Story
The clock is now running toward the first Episcopal Assembly of the American Orthodox Church. Read the press release on the American Orthodox Institute Blog here. Read Full Story
Last night Charlie Rose Interviewed His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch. We cannot post the video but it is available on the Charlie Rose website. I am about half way through the interview now and so far so good.VideoH/T AOI Blog Read Full Story
