The Signs of Renewal

[@lainesaunders9839]

My wife and I will be adding to the number. Grew up a pastors kid in rural Missouri, had no idea the Orthodox Church even existed most of my life. I will be attending an Orthodox church for the first time this Sunday with full intentions on becoming a catechumen to join the church.

[@kelseychristianson128]

Missouri represent!! South east here brother! God bless you and your wife!

[@DAsiebert]

Same Southeast Mo Malden Mo

[@alexandrahasi]

Welcome to Orthodoxy to you and your wife ! 🙏

[@ninjaofspades]

This is happening all over. I'm part of the largest Catecumin class my temple has ever had

[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

East-central MO here👋☦️

[@tinoslaponi8514]

Orthodox Priests need to come to the South. We Southern Americans crave Orthodox Christianity, but they're very few and far between.

[@medeasamkharadze8989]

May god lead more orthodox priests to South America!

[@jacksonnitti3078]

are u talking about like the south? like nc georgia tennessee

[@medeasamkharadze8989]

@@jacksonnitti3078 I assumed she meant the continent of South America but I could be wrong.

[@Some_random98]

@@medeasamkharadze8989the southern United States 🇺🇸 not South America Come on

[@Some_random98]

@@jacksonnitti3078yes not South America

[@David-ny9nt]

I was baptized Greek Orthodox but lost the faith during my childhood and teenage years. But thanks to God I spend a year with a God-loving priest family, which taught me the faith and brought me back to the Church. I’m from Germany and I pray that one day Germany will be Orthodox again.

[@thenarrowpath24816]

Willkommen zurück, Bruder!

[@kristianniss5201]

I'm in a ROCOR church in Denmark. I see 1 to 4 new faces every sunday. The Lutheran church next to us is massive, yet we have more people

[@makingsmokesince76]

Glory to God for all things!

[@fernandotemiquel4677]

See to it that the lutheran church is purchased and renewed in Orthodoxy.

[@godsaveskyrieeleison5859]

Glory to God. May all Denmark become Orthodox ☦️🙏

[@ThorsteinnMemeson]

Lets go

[@letruweldonothsa2622]

​@@fernandotemiquel4677 to the Glory of God the almighty Father

[@ishitrealbad3039]

Russian Orthodox Cathechuman from The Netherlands here! Orthodoxy is really being revived in the West, praise be to God! Many people, especially young people (men mostly) are converting from atheist or protestantism (or atheism to portestantism to orthodoxy) to Holy Orthodoxy (inlcuding me)! In 1 year the church has roughly doubled in size, so much so we are shorthanded on Priests! This is also due to Ukrainian refugees coming here ofcourse. Thank God tho that in the span of a month, we've gained 1 extra Priest from Ukraine and 2 Deacons! I feel like with the age of the internet, any new convert into Christianity who looks up the Church history ends up at Holy Orthodoxy! we are increasing in numbers, even in England i've seen numbers that the Orthodox church there has doubled while any other denomination has shrinked!

[@ishitrealbad3039]

@Kalumubotia Dat ligt eraan of jullie de Patriarchaat van Konstantinople ondersteunen en communie mee hebben. Aangezien de Moskou Patriarchaat niet in communie meer is met Konstantinopel.

[@OrthoBroJoe]

Me and my wife and my 4 children will be joined to the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church at Pascha, God willing. I’m so grateful to God for guiding my direction towards the one true church!

[@matheusmotta1750]

I'm a Brazilian who has been received in the Orthodox Church last year (2023). I already had interest in Orthodoxy before. The Internet really helped me with this, I got to know the Church through the Internet. Something happened. May God lead His Holy Church to her growth and flourishment in the whole world.

[@andys3035]

That's how I came to the church. Discovered the Orthodox Church online, went to a Divine Liturgy and didn't realize how thirsty my soul was. I never left and became Orthodox last year.

[@estrelaazul460]

Onde? Pois no meu estado não tem nenhuma.

[@matheusmotta1750]

@@estrelaazul460 Rio de Janeiro. Tem também em São Paulo, no Sul, Bahia, Pernambuco e Paraíba, pelo o que eu sei.

[@kingdomkid7225]

@@matheusmotta1750can you give some online resources for Portuguese speakers? I have Brazilian friends that I want to introduce to Orthodoxy. 🙏🙏☦️

[@matheusmotta1750]

@@kingdomkid7225 That's a tough one, we are unfortunately lacking Orthodox content in Brazilian Portuguese. Some profiles in Instagram like Resposta Ortodoxa might help, though.

[@hugusdiccus9945]

Currently a catechcumen and will be chrismated around Christmas at St John the Divine Orthodox Church in Jacksonville Florida. Blessed to have found this church and come back to our Lord, Jesus Christ.

[@eggnus465]

Yooo 👀

[@colosseumbuilders4768]

Thank you Father Trenham for being part of the solution; rather than part of the problem.

[@NFS0038]

Saint Alfred, King of all Anglo-Saxons, is another great example of a pious civil ruler that championed Christ's values in the world abroad. Learnedness, Monasticism, Recording History, Pious Governance. Loving your enemies. All exemplified by this great Saint and God-ordained ruler.

[@tabiripetrovich517]

An english saint? Careful with that.....

[@adamsynowiec9864]

@@tabiripetrovich517 a pre-schism saint

[@rhondab9792]

​@@tabiripetrovich517 The English, Irish etc were producing Orthodox saints long before Russia first adopted the Faith.

[@michael120.]

saint alfred reposed in 899 and was likely sanctified not long after, he is as orthodox a saint as he would be claimed by catholics as well

[@corneliu-mihaimagureanu6626]

​@@tabiripetrovich517the English were orthodox, it was only when the Normans came in 1066 that roman papism was introduced to the british isles

[@ryrocks9487]

I'm glad to see someone else speaking on this ridiculous meme that's been going around. That being said, we have seen a lot of growth, and with faithfulness I hope this continues. Orthodoxy is a missionary Church, and hopefully we can continue to go on with that work here in the United States. As the suffering continues to grow in the world, I think more people will seek out the Church.

[@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS]

❤✝️ ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ ✝🕊️ БОГ С НАМИ ПРОТИВ ЗЛА И ИСКУШЕНИЙ ✝🙏⛪👩‍❤️‍👨💍🦾

[@elKarlo]

For people having kids, I think it is. May the Lord have mercy.

[@augiaudio]

God brought me to my wife. Pray.

[@JRLiske]

I recently went to church for the first time. Something was calling me to Orthodoxy, and it just so happens the only Eastern Orthodox church in my city is in my neighborhood (about a ten minute walk from my home.) I have yet to be baptized, but am looking forward to it. Christ is risen ☦☦

[@shovelleator4738]

I’m from South Australia - worshipping at the first totally English speaking parish in Greek Archdiocese in all of Australia ( began early last year) . I converted 25 years ago and have never seen the numbers of enquirers, catechumens and newly illumined. And not just us- our son worships in a Rocor parish that worships primarily in Russian - they too have many many catechumens and newly illumined. I have no hard stats but this is so great to see on a personal level and meeting and encouraging many in their walks and seeing a multiethnic parish blossom in little old Adelaide just blows me away. Authentic , decent, hungry people are all around us- and we MUST rise to the occasion and reap the harvest- wherever you are. Our society here is godless and people are hurting so much and living a shadow existence that God through the ark of the church has the answers for so I urge all you faithful to secure your own faith, live in repentance and holiness to be the light in this dark age. No one in the first century could have rationally seen the fall of the Roman Empire to Christ - why can we not believe in a holy Australia or even USA or any other godless place ?? Thank you again Father

[@ok-tz2nf]

I became a Catechumen last Sunday so I am proof our amazing faith is growing ❤️

[@AshleySamuel-g5o]

God Bless you! God has used these video to help me discover Orthodoxy

[@stevelenores5637]

The only thing I can tell you is that our church is busting at the seems. It's just a matter of time when they will lay the foundation for a new bigger church. We get inquires every week for those interested in Orthodoxy. I'm just a lay person but the future looks bright for Orthodoxy where I live.☦

[@cox2060]

Same here. My church is too small now to fit everyone comfortably

[@makingsmokesince76]

Glory to God!

[@King_Immanuel]

A lovely problem to have 😂 Glory to God

[@avanticurecanti9998]

My parish started doing a service to our patron the first Wednesday every month and our regular attendance has increased exponentially.

[@SamuelMaingi-Catechist]

May the Lord have mercy on us in Africa. The Church is stalling!

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

Praying all the time for us all to come back to Our Lord Jesus. It seems to be helping. 😊❤❤❤

[@litozzz6791]

It’s hard to find a Orthodox Church in a small towns

[@mikevee9145]

I know, I might be moving to a town where the nearest church is a 3.5-hour drive.

[@andys3035]

We need more Orthodox Churches that's for sure.

[@KnoxEmDown]

I would contact your local bishop about your desire to become an Orthodox Christian. If he's doing his job right, he'll find a way to bring you into the Church. Once you are in the Church, you should be able to do typika services with like-minded Orthodox in your small town, until a real mission can be established.

[@dolphinitely_bro3944]

Wow i got a sneak peak of this at orthros this morning ☦️

[@Cameron0413]

Not sure if this is just anecdotal because I’ve become more interested, but I’m at a Russian Orthodox Church in Georgia, and there are regularly new American people there, and many of them even end up staying and getting baptized, to the point where we outnumber the Russians there lol. It’s so heartening to see people searching and finding this in such numbers

[@elenaferaru1788]

Ingerii sa va ocroteasca sanatatea alaturi de cei dragi, ✝️ 1:40

[@Ramius4541]

I hate to disagree with you father but the Orthodox congregation I am a part of is absolutely exploding in growth. Glory to God! a couple of years ago there were 4 people in the catechumen class currently there are 40. Liturgy is absolutely packed with people lining the walls. This is also the case in a few other congregations I am aware of.

[@northterano]

When you said whose video you watched it got me jumping out my bed in astonishment. What in the world? That was the first video I watched today because of how tired I had been feeling, and I really liked it and have planned on implementing some of the stuff I learned for tomorrow. What are the chances.

[@cherishedmusicc]

thank you father for this gracious word. may God have mercy upon us all.

[@indi_prime]

Thank you father for the water that you bring to this digital desert, masquerading as a garden, so that true life may grow

[@velvetindigonight]

This was very good and thought provoking….. Thank you for sharing. I come often to listen…….. much appreciated. The wonder of KZbin! Go well all

[@apc.0174]

The power of one.

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

Glory to God almighty!

[@yakintrails8212]

I grew up in the Nor Cal mountains and always admired John Muir. Even dressed up like him for a dress as your hero day at school when I was 10. 😁

[@KulturKampf777]

Great video ☦️

[@Gr33-88]

❤ good morning Father 🌞

[@FoodFreedomUSA]

I see a huge resurgence

[@wwtmd]

My parish has far more catechumens now than when I was one in 2019. However, church attendance has dropped quite a bit since covid.

[@Joshualbatross]

I need to get me one o’ them John Muir springbeds!

[@voltairegoethe]

at the end of this reflection, Father Josiah truly embraces "Godspeed." Just one soul a year... perpetual, soulful inertia....

[@wh6711]

Wisconsin, Father, John Muir's alamater is the University of Wisconsin. 🙏🏼

[@paigesteele4406]

KZbin blocked me from opening this video from several different avenues. I had to search it and click into the channel to get it to open. Wouldn’t open from the main offering page.

[@dinochicken1178]

New vid!! ☦️❤️🗣️

[@Mrkevi123]

Father, I would like to attend your Liturgy on Sunday. I attend Catholic Spanish mass weekly. Is there anything I should do or know before attending?

[@AlyoshaBosha]

No shorts, but you come as the best version of yourself. The King of the universe Himself invited you after all! And if you are willing, make the sign of the cross when others do so. You can look up how the orthodox do it online. For the rest, just behave as you would in your own church, and go talk with the priest after Liturgy if you wish, and if he has time. May God bless you

[@acekoala457]

If you are in the LA Area the Cathedral St. Nicholas has Spanish Liturgy. Not sure exactly when as I have seen 2 different times on the website. But it may be worth checking out.

[@orlog3343]

Be aware that you cannot take communion at an Orthodox Church if you are not orthodox.

[@brandonhethcox5354]

So that we may be Fishers of Human kind, (even if we are not in the Monastic life or the Clerical life).

[@angelachiorean5151]

❤

[@ArchangelIcon]

Someone has their figures mixed up. The 6 million relates to a historic government census in which 6 million people identify as Orthodox, mainly immigrant families and subsequent generations - even if they haven't been to church for years. It's not a Church census of church-goers.

[@a2zz-gk197]

So you think the numbers are higher then?

[@Verbux]

@@a2zz-gk197 Uhh, no more complicated then that. The "numbers" are unreflective of participating Church members.

[@ArchangelIcon]

@@a2zz-gk197 No. The 6 million number relates to people who say what their religion is on a census form, many of whom will have only been in an Orthodox church when they were baptised as a baby. What Father is talking about is those who attend church and are practicing Orthodox. The two things can't be compared.

[@acekoala457]

It's probably about 1 million. Everyone pumps their numbers in these cases. This is people on the Rolls not regular attendance, though I would think that even if this was taken into account Orthodoxy in America would still be looking good.

[@gregcoogan8270]

an AI program made up that number and people are falling for it and believing it

[@CancerousCosmic]

I've read that St. Justinian only ate bread and drank water during lent. Probably variants in his hagiography

[@brandonhethcox5354]

If I hear about a Miracle like that taking place in my Lifetime, I would definitely take that as both an Omenous and Prophetic Sign that Triune God has not lost patience with most of Humanity because of the Protestant Heretic Schisms and other Heterodoxical Religions still being in existence, (is If we can have some Healthy, Peaceful, and Prosperous Times like the Righteous Jews of the Era of the Davidic Kingdom had during the B.C.O.T. Era).

[@chuckironsight3914]

im pretty sure Protestantism is in decline, but i dont know. i know my local orthodox church has went from 12 catechumens/ inquirers last year to 80 this year , idk what they are gonna do to handle this . the class is so large that after about 7 questions the class is over. i personally am having a hard time learning anything as i dont think we even get 1/4 of the way through the lessons of the day.

[@kingdomkid7225]

Be patient. It’s a lifelong journey and catechesis may take up to 3years. Your questions will be answered and you have the guidance of a spiritual father. God bless and keep you 🙏☦️

[@lightthef]

My church recently brought in a women pastor and I’ve seen two places in the Bible so far that say that’s not allowed. So my question is is that a bad thing or not?

[@ValentinBrutusBura]

Before or after military service? :)

[@njofl2196]

❤☦️

[@FoxLokian]

Hey I wanna join your church

[@AlyoshaBosha]

Do you have an orthodox church nearby?

[@FoxLokian]

@@AlyoshaBosha no I do not unfortunately

[@acekoala457]

​@@FoxLokian This isn't a faith you can live online. I would look around and even if it must be a trek for you, make the Effort. I am glad I did.

[@FoxLokian]

Ok

[@AlyoshaBosha]

@@FoxLokian perhaps make a small pilgrimage to a city that has one :)

[@user-dc5mv2ic1h]

We got a Johnny Harris - Fr Josiah crossover 🤯

[@orion9k]

Each person recruiting a new person per year? Summary: After 5 years: 32 people After 10 years: 1,024 people After 20 years: 1,048,576 people After 30 years: 1,073,741,824 people

[@KeterClassHistory]

Billions must be baptized!

[@KingTonyBatts]

I think that's my local parish in the thumbnail! ☦🙏🏻

[@Meteor_pending]

We feel like a lot of people left the church, but the hard truth is that they never truly were in the church. They have stopped pretending. The fruits of secularization and poor evangelization have now been laid completely bare. While this is a sad constation, it at least shows us the state that we are actually in and now we can start truly growing again.

[@Penttilankulma]

Thank for your channel. I wonder would it be possible to make a video about the use of 'El' 'Elohim' and 'Yahweh' and the how and why the are translated into Lord and God in english? I am just reading Karen Armsrongs book A history of God and she seems to make convincing case about the large influence of all the surrounding culture and the more ancient had on the ways God was perceived in abrahamic traditions. It seems like there deliberate effort to hide the pagan ways describing of God that existed in the original writings of Old Testament by the Greek and English tranlators.

[@fetcommission]

Hey, if you are interested in that sort of stuff, I would check out The Lord of Spirits podcast. They have a lot of episodes that delve into how the ancient Israelites interacted and communicated with other Near Eastern religions. They often dive into the linguistics and translations when things are unclear. I don't know anything about Karen Armstrong, but I do know that some contemporary scholars, both Christian and non-Christian come to funny conclusions about what the Old Testament is saying on certain things like God, gods, angels, etc. because they are not familiar with how Israelites, early Christians, and the Orthodox Church, read and interpret the Bible. Hope this helps. The podcast is well worth listening to either way.

[@Penttilankulma]

Thanks for the tip:)

[@Beezo-2099]

I grew up going to a non-denominational church. I'm just learning about Orthodoxy, does it have its own Bible or is it basically the King James Bible?

[@ienjoyapples]

Orthodoxy originates from mostly non-English-speaking countries, so there are a variety of translations of the Bible in Orthodoxy. For English-speaking Orthodox Christians, the go-to English translation is the Orthodox Study Bible. It's basically taken from the New King James Version, except the Old Testament relies heavily on modern translations of the Septuagint. The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament which Christ and the apostles themselves read. The Orthodox canon also differs slightly from the Protestant canon. Some books considered to be apocryphal by Protestants are canonical in Orthodoxy, but the Orthodox canon includes all the books of the Protestant canon.

[@Beezo-2099]

​@@ienjoyapplesThank you!

[@ryrocks9487]

We don't necessarily have an official Bible in English. Most people would probably use the Orthodox Study Bible which is pretty good IMO. I really like the King James as well since it uses a very similar New Testament manuscript as the ones that are commonly used in the Orthodox Church. Probably worth reading multiple in many cases. But normally when just reading I'll read the Orthodox Study Bible.

[@doinagroza1620]

The video has an image of church ( Orthodox ??) with many pews !! St.John Damascene say : " We implore the people of God to keep steadfastly the tradition of the Church! " Pews and chairs suffocate the entire prayer space and are not in accordance with the Orthodox tradition. Sitting ist not a position of honor , but a passive position like at a conference. In the Orthodox tradition , standing at the Holy Liturgy , is a natural gesture of respect to meet the Emperor Christ who arrives in word and mystery together with the heavenly power. The pews and chairs make it difficult and prevent any free movement of an active prayer ( the prostrations and the change of place during the Liturgy ) Even their only presence in an Orthodox Church is a sign of spiritual regression. ( Quote from Father Johannes Nothhaas)

[@anonosaurus4517]

Those who attend an Orthodox Church get it. Now, stop.

[@shobudski6776]

I totally agree. Well said. ☦️

[@megjenkins4689]

#2 Bad clergy. Unfortunately yes, significant damage to the parish and loss of congregation.

[@akatosh2795]

The lack of growth seems to be from a lack of evangelization. I sort of get it, but still wonder if the means justify the ends here.

[@therighteousrighthand]

It does nor matter if Christianity is growing...all that matters is if those who are already called by God are obedient to God and walking in the light.

[@CH3353N1NJ45]

Or just cut out the middle man and take it directly from The Lord Jesus Christ. I see Orthoes and I remember that they too came from Rome.

[@travishensersky3119]

The body of Christ is not the middle man, but Christ himself incarnate on earth.

[@synthesaurus]

It’s like saying Lutheranism came from Pentacostalism

[@kingdomkid7225]

Then why did Christ establish a church and not just a book if we need no spiritual guidance? There is no “just me and my Bible…”

[@CH3353N1NJ45]

@@kingdomkid7225 Why not ???? It sounds like common sense to take The Ancient of Days, The Alpha and Omega, The Be All & End All at his word. The King of the Universe wants to be BFF with reprobate sinners such as us. He is self sufficient and needs no outside assistance in getting us over the line.

[@gregcoogan8270]

Jesus Christ established the Church it is abundantly clear from the NT. The Church is the very body of Christ Himself. Please read something, okay? You're not really coming across very intelligent.

[@edgargallegos513]

🙏

[@paulr5246]

That ever so tricky 6 million number.

[@synthesaurus]

😂

[@ryrocks9487]

LoL