Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Recently, the Pew Research Forum released a study concerning the religious landscape in America. The results are sobering for those of us in church work and require much thought and consultation moving forward. I don’t think it will come as…
By Leroy Huizenga The Episcopal Church is in the news again for the usual reasons. First, a few days ago it was reported that the Episcopal Church suffered a 23 percent decline in attendance from 2000 to 2010. Second, on…
I serve what I guess would be considered a small church. We have about 65 families and we are located in an old mill town in Central Massachusetts that long ago saw its last immigrant from what one would call…
The Pew Research Group has released a study of Christianity in the world. The full study can be found here. They did a great job in presenting the information and I believe there is much we can learn from this…
This just might get some people’s blood boiling but, that’s what I am here for. LOL Yesterday, whilst running errands, I was listening to a podcast on Ancient Faith Radio about the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church located…
I am never happy to see any Church close regardless of the denomination. I always feel for the people who attend Church there and what they must be going through. Recently, 4 Roman Catholic Churches in Southbridge were merged into…
This comes from a Protestant Source but I think there is much here that we Orthodox can learn from. Based on statistics I have seen all Churches, regardless of denomination are in decline, so what can we do? I have…
Twentysomethings Captivated By OrthodoxyBy ANDREA GOODELLThe Holland SentinelApr 28, 2010 Holland, MI — Tim Flinders will graduate from Grand Valley State University next month. Raised Lutheran, he also explored fundamentalist Baptism, Roman Catholicism and even Messianic Judaism before converting to…
If you follow me on Facebook then you often see me post quotes from Pastor Rick Warren. Warren pastors one of the largest churches in America and is author of several books, most notably the “Purpose Driven Church.” I have…
I mentioned in my post on Trust that I am working with my parish council on recasting our vision. Like most things we are in a rut and need a little spark to get us moving again. Orthodoxy is this…