Everyday Orthodox

We get to know Innocent Green! He and his wife and three children recently converted to Orthodoxy, after a long journey from the Church of Christ via the Reformed Church. After all that seeking, it was the Jesus Prayer that brought them home.

Live this week on Everyday Orthodox: Michael Elgamal is the driving force behind Creative Orthodox. He is a Canadian Egyptian artist who digs for examples of virtue in the lives of ancient Christian saints and brings them to life in ink and colour. The illustrations he shares online visually hang in an awkward balance between ancient Christian art and childish scribbles. He published two graphic novels: Anastasis: the Harrowing of Hades on Christ's descent to hell and A Forest in the Desert on the life of Saint John the Short

We are live with Fr. Evan Armatas! You hear him answer questions on Orthodoxy Live every Sunday night, but how well do you really know him? We'll get to know Fr. Evan with an hour-long conversation about his youth, his decision to become a priest, his various interesting ministries, and his new book, A Toolkit For Spiritual Growth!

Meet Fr. Theodor Svane! A native Norwegian, he found Orthodoxy and then found his way to St. Vlad's! Now he's back home, at his mission parish, and he is delightful. Join us, and learn a little bit about Vikings and Scandinavia, and get to know a really lovely man.

Summer is the author of Of Such is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (Ancient Faith 2019) and one of the authors of Seven Holy Women: Conversations With Saints and

Friends (Ancient Faith 2020). She's also starting her own traditional small press!

Kenny is the Executive Director of FOCUS North America, an Orthodox non-profit that brings Orthodox faithful together to serve the needs of their most vulnerable neighbors across the United States, including food, clothing, occupation, and shelter needs. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, and a social worker by education, Kenny’s career has afforded opportunities to serve on the front lines of homeless outreach/advocacy/services, as well as international Orthodox missions before coming to FOCUS in 2017. He was Chrismated into the Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday, 1997, at Holy Spirit Antiochian Orthodox Church in Huntington, West Virginia.

Kenny is the Executive Director of FOCUS North America, an Orthodox non-profit that brings Orthodox faithful together to serve the needs of their most vulnerable neighbors across the United States, including food, clothing, occupation, and shelter needs. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, and a social worker by education, Kenny’s career has afforded opportunities to serve on the front lines of homeless outreach/advocacy/services, as well as international Orthodox missions before coming to FOCUS in 2017. He was Chrismated into the Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday, 1997, at Holy Spirit Antiochian Orthodox Church in Huntington, West Virginia.

Elissa is live with the delightful Greek-Canadian priest, Fr. Ted Paraskevopoulos of FrTED Talks and iSermon. Father's specialty is the re-catechism of those of us who are born Orthodox, but who haven't really understood the faith. He's an excellent priest, and a lot of fun too.

Ginny grew up in the Philippines with her missionary parents, making her a TCK (Third Culture Kid). She has been an editor, writer, project manager, and occasional podcaster for more years than she cares to admit. Twenty-six years ago, her family was chrismated into the Orthodox Christian faith, and shortly afterwards she edited the book Our Heart's True Home: Fourteen Warm Inspiring Stories of Women Discovering the Ancient Christian Faith. From 9-5, she is the editor of Antiochian.org and works for St. Vladimir's Seminary's Advancement team. She also serves on the advisory boards of Classical Learning Resource Center (CLRC) and Orthodox Christians for Life (OCLife).

Roberta Sardell grew up Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho, but when she married a Californian she found herself on the West Coast. Roberta has been very active in her parishes, teaching Sunday School and helping to establish a few missions -- and even going on eight OCMC mission trips!