Faith Encouraged Live

Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff from Orthodox Natural Church Development joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about making your parish welcoming to guests. Click on the attachment above to see the photos of the Welcome Kit referenced in the show.

Fr. Barnabas opens the lines tonight to talk about the use of media to spread the Orthodox Faith. Is it "anything goes?" or or there pitfalls?

Fr. Barnabas speaks with Fr. Jim Kordaris, Director of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism for the GOA and Thomaida Hudanish, Assistant Director of C.O.M.E - the Commission for Orthodox Evangelism in San Francisco. They give information about the upcoming Bringing Orthodoxy to America Conference in Portland. They also take listener calls on the subject of evangelism.

The Rev. Dr. Nicholas and Presbytera and Psychologist Dr. Roxanne Louh join Fr. Barnabas to talk about the role of psychology in understanding ourselves as Orthodox Christians.

Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. Nathanael Symeonides, Director of the Office for Inter-Orthodox and Ecumenical Affairs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Together they explore more aspects of the Holy and Great Council of the worldwide Orthodox Church coming on the Feast of Pentecost in Crete.

Fr. Barnabas discusses the upcoming Great and Holy Council of our Orthodox Church to be held in Crete this Pentecost with two informed and honorable guests: Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and Archdeacon John Chryssavgis, a special advisor to His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

Speaking in tongues, slain in the spirit, the second blessing - all terms familiar to a continuing and growing movement in Christianity that some call a 4th major section of the Christian landscape. Fr. Barnabas is a former pentecostal pastor and knows this community well. Also joining Fr. Barnabas for a section of the program is Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, author of the current and soon expanded book Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy.

How do we as Orthodox parents keep our children in the Church throughout their lives? It all begins with involving them in the life of the Church from birth onward—in the parish and also at home. Fr. Barnabas welcomes Elissa Bjeletich and Caleb Shoemaker, authors of "Blueprints for the Little Church."

Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss the growing problem of Euthanasia in our society.

Fr. John Strickland and Fr. Seraphim Holland join Fr. Barnabas to look at the classic work of St. John Cilmacus on this 4th Sunday of Great Lent.