At St. Herman's in Wasilla, Alaska, they have family night on Tuesdays. A meal, fellowship, church school, and reader's vespers all take place. Over 90% of their families have participated in some way. They even have visitors who are not members of the church. Listen as Fr. Matthew Howell explains how this has happened and how it could benefit your parish.

Two of the entries in Adam's new book, "100 Natural Ways To Grow A Church," are related to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Nashville, TN. Fr. Gregory shares the importance of Bible Studies in his life and the life of a parish. The church also provides rheumatology care to the uninsured through the presence of the St. Sampson's Clinic, inspired by St. Sampson the Hospitable.

According to Orthodox Natural Church Development the health of a parish can be measured in eight categories. Adam talks again with Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff but this time about measuring the health of a parish and offering a solution for those parishes who are sick. Learn more at www.oncd.us.

In the recent months America has become aware of the Syrian crisis in the middle east, but the Orthodox Church has been aware of and involved with this situation for awhile. Adam sits down with Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff to discuss how this Syrian refugee situation relates to our understanding of the Good Samaritan, history we can look to for wisdom, and non-negotiable items.

While attending a conference at Holy Cross Seminary/Hellenic College Adam met Theophani Damianakis, a senior at Hellenic College. Theophani wants to be a missionary, appreciates the church life, and has some words of wisdom for all of us.

Not everyone is able to openly explore the Orthodox faith. Adam met with an anonymous Episcopalian Priest at the Antiochian Village to discuss his journey, his obstacles, and why he is secretly talking with our hierarchs and priests. The secret could be more prevalent than we realize.

In the Cleveland, Ohio area exists Zoe for Life, a Pan-Orthodox ministry dedicated to helping women from all over North America who feel alone during pregnancy. Paula Kappos shares the history of the organization, how prevalent abortion is within our churches, and the one thing that will make a difference, our love. Learn more at www.zoeforlifeonline.org.

Adam meets with Fr Barsoum, a Coptic Orthodox priest from Egypt, during his first visit to America. Fr Barsoum came for the Antiochian House of Studies and stayed to explore America for several days. During their conversation Fr Barsoum shares what evangelism is like in Egypt, a miracle which occurred in his life, and what it means to taste the spiritual life.

Adam talks with Fr. Victor Novak, rector of Holy Cross ROCOR Western Rite Church in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska. Fr. Victor shares about getting men involved at church, a food ministry, some advice for talking with interested Anglicans, and why Western Rite is fully canonical. Adam discovered Fr. Victor when reading this blog post. http://frnovak.blogspot.com/2015/01/evangelism-explosion-orthodox.html. If you would like to visit the Holy Cross website, visit http://www.holycrossomaha.net.

Adam sits down with Fr. Hans Jacobse at the Antiochian Archdiocese Boston Convention to discuss an ignored evangelism tool, parish websites. Fr. Hans and his business partner, Fr. John Peck, run Logos Web Services. Learn more at www.logoswebservices.com. To see an example of their work visit www.stpeterorthodoxchurch.com to see the parish website for Fr. Hans.