Parádosis existe para llevar a cabo la Gran Comisión de Jesucristo a través de publicaciones y contenido digital de excelente calidad. Parádosis es la división hispanohablante de Ancient Faith Ministries, un departamento de la Arquidiócesis Cristiana Ortodoxa Antioquena de América del Norte. Ancient Faith is working on Spanish translations of English-language books about Orthodox Christianity, and we need more help! Below is a specific description of the position we’re hoping to fill,… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Assistant Editor, Spanish-Language Division appeared first on Behind the Sce ..read more

CHESTERTON, IN – Ancient Faith Ministries is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Monica Youssef and Karen Sibert, MD, FASA, were duly elected at the Board’s recent quarterly meeting and began serving on July 1, 2022. With the blessing of Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Youssef and Sibert join the 9-member Board serving under the chairmanship of Dn.… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Ancient Faith Ministries Elects 2 New Members to Board of Directors appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

“The coming generation shall be told of the Lord, and they will declare His righteousness to a people yet unborn whom the Lord has made.” – Psalm 22 Ancient Faith Ministries has an honored past and a thriving present. It’s time to work on the future. Through the grace of God, AFM has become the biggest Orthodox Christian media ministry in English in the United States and probably the world. We work… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Why Ancient Faith needs YOU at the Content Creator Conference appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

We are happy to announce the speakers and topics for this year’s Ancient Faith Content Creator Conference! The conference will take place from Monday evening, September 19 through Thursday morning, September 22 at Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA. Sessions will be taught both by Ancient Faith staff members and invited speakers. We’re also honored to be hosting representatives of several other Orthodox publishers, who will be available to talk with conference guests… An Ancient Faith Blog The post 2022 Ancient Faith Content Creator Conference Speakers and Sessions appeared first on Behind th ..read more

We are overjoyed to announce that the in-person Ancient Faith Women’s Retreat is back! This beloved gathering will take place on November 10-13, 2022, at Antiochian Village Conference and Retreat Center in Bolivar, PA. REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE HERE. Our theme this year is the Theotokos, and we have invited four wonderful women to lead us in learning more about the Mother of God. Below you’ll find their names, together with… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Ancient Faith Women’s Retreat 2022: Speakers and Topics appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

As part of an outreach project at Ancient Faith Ministries, I recently started a private Facebook group for Orthodox single parents. As our conversation began, it quickly became apparent that it is as hard to be a single parent in the Orthodox church as out of it. One member described the life as a kind of asceticism that’s between marriage and monasticism, with elements of both vocations but without the religious or… An Ancient Faith Blog The post What Orthodox Single Parents Wish You Knew appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

The book includes accounts and stories which have never before been revealed – harrowing episodes of young Christians dodging bullets on their way to school, monks and nuns huddling in prayer as fanatical armed insurgents surround their monasteries, priests and bishops heroically traveling the war-torn countryside to ransom their parishioners, and details of the plight of the last Christians of Idlib and the unbelievable journey of their kidnapped priest, Fr. Ibrahim. An Ancient Faith Blog The post Upcoming AFP Release – Syria Crucified: Stories of Modern Martyrdom in an Ancient Christian Lan ..read more

“Read me a story, Unca Doug!” was probably one of my first sentences, directed repeatedly to my longsuffering and beloved second cousin who visited us, while he was in seminary, when I was two. Books were a very important part of our household since my dad was a teacher. They became absolutely essential when I was in kindergarten and isolated at home with mono for several months.  Then I grew into a… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Edith M. Humphrey: Beyond the White Fence and Learning to “See” appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

Humans of Ancient Faith is a series of mini-interviews designed to introduce you to the many wonderful human beings who make this ministry possible. We asked the same 5 questions in each interview, and let the interviewee choose a sixth question. Today’s guest is author, blogger, and podcaster Fr. Barnabas Powell. ++++++++++++++ If you were named for your defining characteristic, what word or phrase would be your name? Preacher! My deepest passion… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Humans of Ancient Faith: Fr. Barnabas Powell appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more

Humans of Ancient Faith is a series of mini-interviews designed to introduce you to the many wonderful human beings who make this ministry possible. We asked the same 5 questions in each interview, and let the interviewee choose a sixth question. Today’s guest is podcaster Michael Haldas. ++++++++++++++ If you were named for your defining characteristic, what word or phrase would be your name? Based on what my wife, friends, and clients… An Ancient Faith Blog The post Humans of Ancient Faith: Michael Haldas appeared first on Behind the Scenes ..read more