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4 Tips for Preaching the Gospel Online

Steve and Father Andrew Stephen Damick share 4 tips for preaching the Gospel online.
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The Environment and the Greek Orthodox Church

As you may all know, in 1989, then Patriarch Demetrios proclaimed September 1 as the annual day of prayer for the Care of Creation.  Since 1991, Patriarch Bartholomew has focused on the...
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By George P. Nassos 07/19/2018 environment faith matters sustainable development green patriarch green attica creation care History History 374 Views
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Taking the Next Step in Youth Safety

A look at what to expect from the new Policies for the Safety of Youth and Children.
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By Steven Christoforou 07/10/2018 child safety y2am the ladder summer camp policies for the safety of youth and children youth protection manual youth safety youth ministry programs and events History History 1604 Views
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The Christian Home

While parish priests, religious educators, and youth workers share in the responsibility of bringing our children closer to Christ and the Church, the primary responsibility rests within the “home church.” Countless studies reveal that the single most important factor in the religious development of a child is the example set by parents.
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Planning your Parish Adult Education Program

Because so much of parish life functions like the school year (September through May, or whatever it is in your area!) now’s the time of year to start planning and organizing the program ideas and...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 06/27/2018 religious education adult education ministry planning History History 687 Views
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3 Things Every Youth Worker Should Learn from Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt witnessed to Christ and the Gospel while he accepted an award. Here are 3 things we can learn and apply.
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The Principle of Non-refoulement in the Context of Migration

Imagine your country, the place you’ve lived your entire life, has been so effected by climate-driven disasters, such as extreme floods resulting in dangerous landslides, that not only is infrastructure ruined but it has become impossible to yield crops. Your livelihood has been destroyed and you have no way to provide food for your family.
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By Elaina Karayannis 05/20/2018 faith matters human rights refugees migrants global compact migration global compact refugees History History 2191 Views
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Childlike vs. Childish

What is it about children that Jesus wants us to emulate?
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By Fr. Alexander Goussetis 04/12/2018 children marriage and family childlike vs. childish History History 2491 Views
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Adult Education in Practice: The Case of Emerging Adults

Let’s consider a concrete example of what’s been written so far about adult education. To summarize, the earlier posts discussed that there are different ways of organizing content in adult...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 03/16/2018 religious education young adult parish life adult education emerging adults History History 2655 Views
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Is Ministry Preparing Kids for Life in the Church?

Why do so many kids who are active in youth ministry grow up and disconnect from the Church?
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Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners

Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners: One Size Does Not Fit All In my previous post, I discussed three different ways to develop an adult education program in a parish. They were Learning the...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 02/23/2018 religious education parish life adulthood adult education programs History History 2207 Views
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What is Love?

“I love your new SUV!” “I love this restaurant!” “I love that movie’s soundtrack.” Countless times, I have expressed these types of sentiments. Perhaps in my eagerness to describe a sincere ...
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By George Tsongranis 02/13/2018 love marriage and family george tsongranis History History 2861 Views
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Water We Doing!?

Locally and internationally, debates regarding best practices to save the world’s diminishing clean water supply swell between two main camps: those who support the human right to water and those who promote privatization. Realizing the complexity of the issue, this blog intends only to provide a very boiled-down overview of each position as well as resources on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s work on the topic.
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By Nicholas Anton 01/31/2018 environment faith matters human rights health csr hrtws corporate social responsibility privatization History History 3293 Views
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What is Adult Education?

With Great Lent approaching, many parishes will offer a Lenten lecture series or other educational programs for the faithful. These are often held after Pre-sanctified Liturgy on Wednesday night...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 01/31/2018 religious education family ministry adult education History History 1919 Views
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Faith and Football

Photo credit: St. Paul Pioneer Press   At the center of my Sundays since the mid-90s has been the act of praising and thanking God (for almost fifteen years now, in Eastern...
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By Will Thomas Cohen 01/18/2018 faith matters exodus love your neighbor football History History 3005 Views
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Who Brought You to Christ?

Growing up I was blessed to have many mentors and guides in the Faith...
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By Fr. Alexander Goussetis 01/11/2018 marriage and family fr. alexander goussetis History History 2432 Views
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Moving Past Regret

Our regrets keep us bound to the past. How do we let go and move past regret?
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By Sam Williams 12/20/2017 y2am the ladder new year repentance shame prayer being present guilt regret the past History History 6926 Views
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An Orthodox Voice on Sexual Assault

Orthodox Christians are called to walk alongside survivors of sexual assault. Here are a few things we can do today to work against this great societal ill.
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Interfaith Dialogue: A Call to Respond to Millions on the Move

On November 8 th , the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (the Assembly) and the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) held the Tenth...
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Lessons Learned from a Service Retreat

Here are three lessons a group of young adults in Virginia learned after their recent service retreat.
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By Sam Williams 11/01/2017 y2am the ladder church service vocation young adults relationships action History History 4791 Views
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Being a Compassionate Presence

How can Orthodox Christians better be a compassionate presence in this world of confusion, fear, and anger?
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By Sam Williams 10/10/2017 y2am the ladder fear prayer listening compassion questions holy spirit History History 6893 Views
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A New Way to Learn the Bible

Y2AM is happy to announce a new tool to help you better understand the Bible and connect with Christ.
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By Steven Christoforou 10/06/2017 scripture y2am the ladder live orthodoxy scriptures bible study live the word History History 6555 Views
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“Hagia Sophia: Turkey’s Neo-Ottoman Icon”

Until the recent rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) to political prominence, Turkey’s secular Kemalist order had for decades remained largely...
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By Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou 10/03/2017 faith matters turkey hagia sophia turkish nationalism haghia sophia recep tayyip erdogan neo-ottomanism islamist authoritarianism turkeys orthodox christians History History 4811 Views
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“Hagia Sophia: Turkey’s Ottoman Icon”

It is no small irony that across the globe the edifice and image most widely associated with Turkey, Istanbul, and even perhaps Islam, is a sixth-century Orthodox Christian church—the...
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By Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou 10/03/2017 faith matters turkey hagia sophia ottoman empire sultan mehmet ii mustafa kemal turkish secularism turkish nationalism haghia sophia History History 5812 Views
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In Praise of Sunday Church School

Sunday school is perhaps the single largest program in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. On a national level, assuming 550 parishes with an average of 30 students per Sunday school...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 09/29/2017 religious education teachers parish life sunday school History History 3695 Views

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