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What we can learn from Fr Daniel Sysoyev’s talk on Missionaries

Article – Andrew Meggitt Smith :: Image – via Wikipedia Having summarised the translation of Fr Daniel’s speech, entitled ‘What is a True Missionary’, I have attempted to sort by category of information and give these by category. – What is it to be a missionary? People talk about the monastics and the hierarchs, and … Read more

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Who is a True Missionary? – Part 4

Article – Andrew Smith :: Image – via Wikipedia The original is translated by ‘Gentleman’ and posted on the OrthodoxChristianity.net forum.  Below is my summary.  Like the translation, I’m going to divide my summaries into four parts before doing a commentary… – Fr Daniel tells of a man from the Altai (in Russia) who was … Read more

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Who is a true missionary? Part 3

Article – Andrew Smith :: Image – via Wikipedia The original is translated by ‘Gentleman’ and posted on the OrthodoxChristianity.net forum.  Below is my summary.  Like the translation, I’m going to divide my summaries into four parts before doing a commentary… – In Orthodoxy, people talk a lot about mission, but they’re calling things missionary … Read more

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Who is a True Missionary? Part 2

Article – Andrew Smith :: Image – via Wikipedia The original is translated by ‘Gentleman’ and posted on the OrthodoxChristianity.net forum.  Below is my summary.  Like the translation, I’m going to divide my summaries into four parts before doing a commentary… – The highest crowns in the Kingdom of Heaven are for missionaries.  In the … Read more

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Who is a True Missionary? Part 1

Article – Andrew Smith :: Image – via Wikipedia The original is translated by ‘Gentleman’ and posted on the OrthodoxChristianity.net forum.  Below is my summary.  Like the translation, I’m going to divide my summaries into four parts before doing a commentary… – Fr Daniel’s parish has a school for preparing Orthodox missionaries.  On the patronal … Read more