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Join Steve, an AFR podcaster, as he offers a twist on grassroots action, framing any questions of change in the Church as beginning in the heart and our movement to God in humble repentance.

Join Menios as he reflects on ways that our unique traditions, and the guidance of the lived experience of the Church, can offer guidance on how we approach the difficult question of coming together as a Church united in worship.

Join Emma as she reflects on the ways that a simple, confident faith in Christ and His Church can help lead a young student through the day-to-day challenges and temptations of life.

Join Christian, an AFR podcaster, as he reflects on the ways a negative, moralistic view of ministry can preach a God who’s too weak to heal us.

Join Fr. Aris as he reflects on concrete and practical ways a parish can begin engaging its surrounding neighborhood and the people who live it in, steadily building a reputation as a place where good, Christ-centered work takes place.

Join Matushka Jenny as she discusses an approach to religious education that moves beyond a head-based, intellectual model to one of formation, that helps orients hearts towards a love of God.

Join Elissa, an AFR podcaster and blogger, as she discusses an approach to youth ministry that not only includes parents as partners, but which includes parents themselves as the targets of ministry as she suggests that one of the best things the Church can offer youth is good and holy parents.

Join Jacob as he draws on his experience as a parish youth director to discuss an approach to ministry with youth that involves forming young adults as Christians while equipping and empowering young adults to "make disciples" in the youth ministry of the parish.

Join Fr. Panagiotis as he discusses the phenomenon of young people returning from camp and losing "the mountain-top high" experience of their faith. He offers insights into how parish life does not necessarily have to help young people maintain this heightened experience, but rather how parish life can help young people develop a consistent and robust faith after camp.

Join Fr. Stephen, an AFR podcaster and blogger, as he lays a theological foundation for a Christ-centered and Kingdom-oriented ministry model. He explains how the image of "the seamless garment of Christ" reflects the unity of the worship and life of the Orthodox Church and how this unity exists throughout all the world in Christ.

Join Steve, Director of Y2AM and host of YCC17, as he describes the flawed “ice cube tray” model of ministry, and how YCC17 can help us develop a more Christ-centered and Kingdom-oriented ministry model.