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An Orthodox vision of the parish.
Parish administration and leadership.
Needs and talents assessment.
Education in the parish.
Parish fellowship and outreach.
Addressing special needs, and problems in the parish.
Groups, organizations and programs that contribute to parish life.
Parish growth.
Volume II - 1991
This article was prepared before the events of August, 1991 in Russia. While the political situation has changed, the need for humanitarian aid to Russia is just as great as it was in 1990. Through national church appeals and as our Parish to Parish Program gets under...Volume II - 1990
Spirituality and Alcoholism Alcoholism may begin in numerous ways and develop as part of a person’s total life system and style. Alcoholism erodes an individual’s ability to function, physically, emotionally, and spirituality. Alcoholism is not only a major medical problem, it is also...Volume II - 1990
INTRODUCTION We learn the facts about any historical time by study and research. But we can never know everything about the time; we were not there. The written history of mankind is filled with documentsbooks, letters, diaries, legal papers, church documents, business papers, census...Volume II - 1990
Many churches and missions of the Orthodox Church in America must be considered small by whatever criteria we use to determine the relative size of our local communities. We have rightly discussed Church growth and evangelism in recent years on the national, diocesan, deanery, and...Volume II - 1990
If you want to learn about “church growth,” how it takes place, and how you can facilitate it, the Charles E. Fuller Institute Seminar Series would be well worth your investment of time and money. Like many priests, I was concerned about by ministry. I...Volume II - 1990
Resources for Help & Intervention As James (not his real name) sat in the lounge of the detox center, he began describing to another person how he had come into treatment. He said, with astonishment, “I didn’t know my pastor knew I had a...Volume I - 1989
Phases, Signs and Symptoms When thinking of alcoholism and other chemical dependencies, it is helpful to think of them as a progressive condition having at least three or four phases or stages; early, middle and late, for example. E. M. Jellinek (The Disease Concept of...Volume I - 1989
Creating A Parish Photo Directory Have you ever forgotten the name of a parishioner in your church? Or realized that you do not even know the names of many parishioners and especially their children? Did you ever wish you had something to give new members...Volume I - 1989
Mission to the elderly of the parish REASON FOR GETTING STARTED We did not want our elderly parishioners to be forgotten. We know through family and friends how lonely and isolated people can feel when they can’t get around as they used to. So,...Volume I - 1989
The marriage between the entertainment and leisure industry and space age technology seems to never grow stale: almost every week we hear of a better way of delivering sound, images information and even experiences to the millions of Americans whose favorite and sometimes only hobby...