Raising Saints

Elissa Bjeletich Davis, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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Educating Our Youth in the Orthodox Faith, Both at Home and in the Parish

  1. 06/04/2019

    Tending the Garden at Home and in the Classroom

    Elissa and her Tending the Garden of Our Hearts co-author, Kristina Wenger, discuss the nuts and bolts of their new book of daily Lenten meditations for Families and their ongoing Tending the Garden podcast, including how the meditations can be adjusted for use in church school classrooms.

    22 min

  2. 06/04/2019

    All-American Slava

    Inspired by the Serbian Orthodox custom of Krsna Slava, Elissa suggests that American convert families consider adopting a feast day for their Little Churches!

    9 min

  3. 06/04/2019

    Handing over the Reins with Jenny Stasinopoulos

    Elissa interviews Jenny Stasinopoulos, the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the GOA Metropolis of Denver about a big change she made this year at Camp Emmanuel. Perhaps we should all consider innovative ways to empower our kids to take responsibility for their own faith lives!

    32 min

  4. 06/04/2019

    Can We Teach How to Love Your Neighbor?

    We tell them that God is Love, but do we go a step further and teach them what it means to actually love other people? Literally, how do we show love? I think we assume that people know that already, but maybe they don't—or maybe we could do better.

    22 min

  5. 06/04/2019

    Welcome to Chapter Two - Catching Up

    Elissa updates the Raising Saints audience on some new projects they might find interesting, and establishes a new plan for the future of Raising Saints.

    12 min

  6. 12/16/2017

    When Kids Don't Like Church

    Elissa takes a look at a question from a friend: How do we handle it when an older child doesn't want to go to church? Can't we just worship from home? Why does it matter and how do you teach that?

    19 min

  7. 10/30/2017

    Parenting: Struggling Toward Salvation

    In honor of Parenting Month at Ancient Faith, Raising Saints is flipping it around: instead of talking about how adults can feed the faith of children, we're considering the impact this process has on the parents, and the many ways in which raising saints can transform one into a saint.

    17 min

  8. 06/04/2017

    Let There Be Light: Science, Orthodoxy, and our Youth

    Elissa talks with Alisa Rakich-Brooks, author of Let There Be Light, the first in a new series of Orthodox children's books, about how our children are experiencing the relationship between religion and science and steps we might take to frame scientific inquiry in an Orthodox light.

    33 min
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Educating Our Youth in the Orthodox Faith, Both at Home and in the Parish

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  • Creator
    Elissa Bjeletich Davis, and Ancient Faith Ministries
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2019
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ancient Faith Ministries
  • Show Website
    Raising Saints

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