"The Church is not a Bible-based teaching institution – the Church is the Pillar and Ground of Truth, the Body of Christ, divinely given by God for our salvation and it uses the Scriptures and everything that exists for the purpose of expounding the…
This is a lot of information to digest :s and it is a challenging because it may mean a reassessment of what mission is...
I don't know what that means for so many of my brothers and sisters in the Church who have grown up with Modern Christian mus…
How can we claim that Protestant songs are impoverished when so many people (including many Copts in Egypt and outside Egypt) have benefited and also grown closer to God through singing and hearing them? Is BetterLife choir impoverished? They sing b…
Hi Rem
Thanks for clarifying this. I just heard that in NJ, Anba David wasn't able to directly manage things the way he can now as an Enthroned Bishop of a Diocese. Something along the lines that Churches in the Archdiocese could just write to HH a…
Hi Rem
Would it make sense to have General Bishops granted a Diocese even in the titular sense? The comparison with the other jurisdictions is very nice but do the Auxiliary Bishops of the other Orthodox jurisdictions have ability to manage the "au…
AntoniousNIkolas wasn't that second video when Sayedna was younger? The first video is more recent and maybe Sayedna reassessed the benefit of the materials you're discussing. The simple materials bring people and converts to the Church and the proo…
Here's a visit of His Holiness to one of the mission Churches
It looks like the mission churches are doing lots of good work and are doing things that all Coptic Churches are doing.
Hi everyone could we also address what a Protestant Model of mission might be and why that is contrary to Orthodox life?
Is there anyone who has gone on missions or experienced in this who can speak on what the difference is too?
Other questions:…
Hi everyone, what is the role of the poor in mission? Is mission going to Africa? Is it sandwich runs? Does a Church that only seeks to serve its own actually a missionary Church? Does a Church that serves the poor in order to fix or save them a mis…
How does modern “praise & worship” music conflict with an Orthodox worldview? Again if the Abounas have allowed the songs the songs have probably been checked and only things compatible allowed. What evidence or research is there to substantiate…
Also His Holiness has visited the Mission Churches in Canada and based on the photos there is affirmation that they are 100% Orthodox so I'm not sure where this claim of the mission Churches being non-Orthodox comes from... Has anyone actually visit…
I remember reading somewhere that American culture was strongly influenced by Protestant and maybe even Puritan theology... The theology shaped the culture, the songs and the morality of the nation. If this is so...isn't Protestant modes then the cu…
I heard in Bolivia many became Orthodox because Anba Youssef made an effort to pray 90% of the liturgy in Spanish. Teaching and culture also addressed the Spanish speakers. That's what I've heard though, it might be best if someone who's more knowle…
Is there any evidence or research papers that exist that show the relationship between Language and Orthodox Faith? Or that Language drives away or retains youth?
Also we often hear that the Greeks and Russians have high attrition rates which we h…