How to Pray for Your City Bliss Spillar is assistant to the lead pastor at Portico Church in Charlottesville. He blogs at BlissSpillar.com. When we think about the book of Acts, we usually think about the beginning of the church, theRead more…
Mission and Evangelsim
The Department of Missions and Evangelism was established in 1988 to “Make America Orthodox,” in the words of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip. To fulfill that dream, the department endeavors to: 1) build new missions in North American cities of overRead more…
Leadership Training
By Bishop John Abdalah, Diocese of Worcester and New England, and Editor of The Word The theme for the Conferences this new Church Year is from the Gospel of Luke: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, withRead more…
Leadership Training
Programs Mission Network programs impact lives and place you on a path to discover your purpose in life. The following programs are available as resources for your family and parish. Challenge Grades 5-12 | Challenge is a youth ministry program for parishes,Read more…
Business in Mission
Tell a Child, Tell the World The theme for the GC Children’s Ministries these next five years is Every Child A Disciple of Jesus! The new theme logo incorporates the initiatives of the world church: Tell a Child, Tell the World; ReachRead more…
An Old Testament Catalogue of Prayer
The People of Prayer Who prayed?: Abraham (Gen. 20:17); Isaac (Gen. 25:21); Moses (Ex. 9:30; Num. 11:2, 21:7; Dt. 9:20, 26; Ps. 90); Manoah (Jdg. 13:8), Hannah (1 Sam. 1:11, 2:1-10); Samuel (1 Sam. 7:5, 8:6, 8:21); David (2 Sam.Read more…
Social Justice
“Social Justice” is a code phrase of the left, which believes that such justice can only be achieved by the recognition that capitalism and the economic inequality it produces must be replaced by a “classless” society wherein all differences in wealth andRead more…
Papers from the Stewardship Summit 2014
Purchase the excellent e-book of the 2014 Stewardship Summit for $20 through the given website. The Stewardship Summit is a gathering of thought leaders and practicioners concerned with steward leadership and steward cultivation. Authors in the e-book include: An IntroductionRead more…
Joyful Generosity
Thoughts disentangle themselves . . . over the lips and through the fingertips. I learned that saying over thirty years ago, and just about every time I put it to the test, it works! Whenever I have difficulty comprehending the complicated orRead more…
Reclaiming Philanthropy: Wisdom from Africa’s Philanthropists
This week the African Philanthropy Forum was held from Feb. 24-25 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where well-established Western foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation – convened with some of the most influential African philanthropies – Chandaria Foundation, Mara Foundation, EquityRead more…