Does your Church open its doors to someone that looks or thinks differently than you? Do you? What bias do you have that prevents someone different from being welcomed in your Church? We are all ONE IN CHRIST. Preserve the
Tag Archives: Mission
My Calling
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement. – St. Augustine Recently, St. Shenouda Monastery in Sydney, Australia put on an amazing WORLD TEEN DAY.
Real-Life Stories of Faith from the Mission
God is working in the little things every day. From time to time he does beautiful, unexpected things as well. He wants us to know He is there and He is alive and working and is caring for our every
Keep Calm and Study Theology
While the world is shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, this could be a great opportunity to not panic, stay home, and sign up for an online course in theology! Recently, I signed up for a course on Missiology
To Do or Not to Do: Lessons from My Life on Short-Term Mission Trips
So many people in churches for many years are talking about how mission trips changed their lives. Sometimes you wonder if there is any benefit to spending so much money to go somewhere uncomfortable just to say now I did
Changing the Mindset of our Churches
This blog is a summary of a talk given at the BOLD Evangelism Conference a few months ago. The talk is about cultivating a Spirit of Evangelism in our Churches today. The talk is below and REALLY important! Listen as
How do we take the Orthodox Faith to any Culture?
Below is a summary of a talk given at the BOLD Evangelism Conference in July 2019 under the auspices of H.G. Bishop Youssef and in the presence of H.G. Bishop Basil and H.G. Bishop Gregory. I am so grateful for
Evangelism & Liturgy
Recently, I was a guest for the Meet & Right Podcast for my good friend, Fr. Nathanael Guirguis from St. Mark American Coptic Orthodox Church in Atlanta, GA. This podcast, Evangelism & Liturgy, makes you look at the liturgy in
Luke & the Lost
The Gospel of St. Luke is full of mission, evangelism and the lost returning to God. We can see and learn the impact of our Lord Jesus and how He attracted the sinful to come to Him. People want to
Mission Everywhere to Everyone
Today, I want to talk to you about how the Orthodox Church has a role to do Mission Everywhere to Everyone. Before we get into that, I want to address a few points. First, the Orthodox Church should always remain