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A Good Defense
Fr. Timothy Hojnicki shares his approach in teaching Christian apologetics with high school students to prepare them for a good defense of the Faith.
Engaging Women in Parish Leadership
An interview with the founder of Axia Women, Dr. Patricia Fann Bouteneff, explores how women are engaged in Christian ministry.
Why Invest in Emerging Leaders?
Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Chairman of the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative, anticipates this year's 2021 National Orthodox Leadership Conference, Generously Inve...
Curiosity and Powerful Questions
Professional coaches, Dn. Sean Reid and Fr. Paul Lundberg, share how non-judgmental curiosity and powerful questions help their clients move forward with confidence an...
The Path to Oikonomia
Rev. Dr. John Panagiotou, author of The Path to Oikonomia with Jesus Christ as Our Lighthouse, discusses the framework for stewardship that arises from the Old and New...
Aligning Work With Baptism and Repentance
Fr. Elias Dorham shares how coaching helped him realize his career trajectory was unaligned with what he deeply valued.
Introducing the Orthodox Coaching Network
Professional Certified Coach, Dean Harbry, and Fr. Barnabas Powell discuss the benefits of coaching for any Christian leader. Learn more and take advantage of this ser...
Keychain Leadership
Thomaida Hudanish shares how keychain leadership works not only in developing youth, but in engaging new church members through missions and evangelism.
Leading from the Outside In
Rather than asking, "How do we get more people to attend," Anna Caraveli suggests an outside-in approach, grounded in empathy. Ask instead, "How can we connect to wha...
Effective Parish Boards
Based on extensive parish development practice and consulting, Joe Kormos shares many useful suggestions to function as a more effective church board.
Developing Student Leaders
Christina Andresen, Director of Ministries for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, shares how student leaders are trained to serve OCF ministries on their college campu...
So that You May Be a Blessing
Fr. Luke Veronis shares how one church changed its scarcity mindset to one of abundance. The Sts. Constantine and Helen Church celebrated its centennial by trusting i...
It Is Vexed!
The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom rallies excitement among Orthodox Christians every Easter. We are called to "rejoice together – rich and poor, sober and slot...
Serving As One Under Authority
As Christians, the authority that we exercise over people or things in our care require us to serve as one under the authority of God's instruction. Fr. Sergius looks ...
Imitating Christ's Humility
Fr. Sergius Halvorsen encourages Christians to imitate Christ's humility by submitting to the authority of God's instruction, giving thanks to God for its correction.
Disguised in False Humility
Rather than pointing out the false humility in others, how do we recognize excuses and false piety in our own behavior and repent from it? Fr. Sergius Halvorsen explo...
Repenting from False Authority
Rather than pointing out the false authority in others and resisting their commands, how do we recognize the insidious self-righteousness in our own behavior and repen...
How to Live a Crucifixional Life
Fr. Chris Salamy, author of The Way of the Warrior Saint: How to Live a Crucifixional Life, looks to Christ as the model for conquering the fear and sin in our lives t...
Building Effective Parish Leadership - St. Elizabeth's Story
Salemi Khori, MBA, shares how the members of St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church are Building Effective Parish Leadership Teams through a broader commitment to biblical lite...
The Stewardship Cycle
Fr. Robert Holet outlines the stewardship cycle and suggests consecrations beyond the first fruits of Time, Talent, and Treasure.