From A Protestant View On Orthodoxy “We could take a cue from Orthodoxy, whose priests stand with their backs to their congregation, leading a liturgy that is neither clever nor impassioned, but simply beautiful, like stone smoothed by centuries of rhythmic tides. It’s an austere ritual, i … [Read more...]
Am I Called To Be A Priest?
And how can I tell? These are the questions every future priest must ask. The first and most important thing is - you don't do it alone. You aren't sending yourself into the work of the Church. Your call must be tested. Confirmed. Validated. If a man believes that Christ is calling him, he owes … [Read more...]
The Three Degrees of Priesthood
by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos From a study of the sources, chiefly patristic literature, it seems clear that the degrees of priesthood (deacon, priest, bishop) are closely connected with the three basic degrees of the spiritual life. This means that as a man progressed in healing he ascended … [Read more...]
Maybe Not Rock Stars
from the blog Breathing Exercises One of the very interesting things to me about Christian communities is that they are in some way meant to be a priesthood. Strange, when we’re used to thinking of priests as a specialized class of people, set apart for special duty within the church. It’s true, … [Read more...]
The Five Kinds of Pastors
I saw this short article on the Ministry Best Practices webblog. It's thought provoking, and not far from the truth, I think. When a church is “looking” to call a pastor, in reality there are only five “types” of pastors out there. A disclaimer before proceeding. These five types or paradigmatic p … [Read more...]
Was Adam an Actual or Symbolic Figure, According to the Fathers of the Church?
From the Orthodox Outlet for Dogmatic Enquiries. I've included this article due to a multitude of requests from seminarians about the Church teaching regarding the historical reality of Adam and what the Church, not the seminary Bible Studies professor, actually teaches. This is a great article to … [Read more...]
An Archbishop Speaks With Seminarians
Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Great Britain Speaks With the Students of Sretensky Theological Seminary On Thursday, March 24, 2011, His Eminence Archbishop Mark (Arndt) of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain met with the students of Moscow' Sretensky Theological Seminary and answered questions. … [Read more...]
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