Journey To Orthodoxy launches new website
May 12, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse ·
Journey To Orthodoxy announces the launch of a new, content rich website for inquirers, newcomers and those looking into the Orthodox faith.
The launch of a new website at www.journeytoorthodoxy.com, fills a void in online material for inquirers and those struggling to find and enter the Orthodox Church.
“A lot of thought, research and time went into making it easy to use and filling this site with rich content, especially for the newcomer to our Orthodox faith,” said Fr. John A. Peck, designer and president of Journey To Orthodoxy.
This website is rich with content, notably a multitude of conversion stories by converts to the Orthodox faith from a multitude of traditions.
“For the inquirer, the journey home to the Orthodox faith can seem a lonely journey at first, but they will soon know that the path to Orthodoxy is a well worn road, and that there are many before them who can help,” Peck said.
“We’re hoping that it will quickly become into the ‘go-to’ site for inquirers and catechumens,” said Fr. Hans Jacobse, a partner in the creation of JTO. “We are confident that people will find the Journey To Orthodoxy website to be inspiring, and navigating the site a good experience, and the articles rich and rewarding to read.”
Parishes can benefit from the Journey To Orthodoxy site as well. There are graphic links for JTO which webmasters can use, and the entire experience points towards contacting the local Orthodox Christian parish.
“The JTO site will be valuable to clergy and parishes as well, so we have included a Webmaster Resources page, and a Parish Finder Map which we plan to keep continuously updated,” Peck said.
For clergyman from heterodox traditions, there is a special section on clergy conversions, to inspire and to assuage the anxiety that comes with leaving one’s faith tradition for the Orthodox faith.
The site will also include interviews, and eventually contain a list of local contacts in every state for those desiring an immediate local contact for further direction and discussion. Those interested in qualifying as local contacts should contact Fr. Peck.
Contact
Fr. John A. Peck
email: frjohn@journeytoorthodoxy.com
website: http://journeytoorthodoxy.com
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Oh this is awesome! As a convert of 5 years, I look forward to reading through it to continue to educate myself.
If it is okay, I’d like to put a link on our church’s webpage. Please email me to let me know.
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Absolutely. Go here: webmaster resources, copy and paste the code and the image will appear on your site.
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This is truly a remarkable idea! These conversion stories can bring healing, benefit and salvation.
ON THE SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
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Well, this is good, it proves that Russians that have a protestant background can voluntary become orthodox. Two, Peter Gilsquest, maybe misspelling here, how old is the liturgy, well I one a small part goes back to the time of Clement of Rome is the famous passage from Isiash: Holy,Holy, is the Lord of Sabaoth, the whole creation is full of your glory or heaven and earth are full of your glory. This is from first Clement Chapter-thirty four and line line 6 of the Loeb Classic Library,sorry folks barely can read the Greek on the other page. And Clement is most likely the 90′s A.D. when the letter was first written. Most old Liturgy like St Mark and St James have it but Hippolyius doesn’t but since it is mention by Clement it is believe that it probably was use in the Liturfy by the late first century. Third, the Church movement that Kevin Allen belong to before becoming Orthodox was a modern Montanists group that placed a lot on church prohency.
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What about changing indifferent people into seekers? Indifference invades our world as a pandemic, the worst pandemic ever. Today’s generation is a generation of indifference, a generation of spiritually blind people. Elder Cleopa of Romania defines spiritual blindness as:
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Cynthia,
I’m not even sure what your post means. It has nothing to do with “russians that have a protestant background.”
The truth is that there are a multitude of Americans, of every background and faith community, that are seeking.
They are seeking the Orthodox faith.
JTO simply gives them the chance to see others who have made the journey and make connections to assuage the difficulties and barriers one often encounters in becoming Orthodox.
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I was just mentioning that about 10 years ago a lot of Russian Orthodox were worried that if Protestant groups came to Russia then people would leave Orthodoxy or some would not convert. I met to say that some Orthodox fears in Russia given time would not always happen, people would still join the Orthodox Church even if non-orthodox churches exist in Russia, so limits to allowing non-orthodox churches in Russia are not necessary. Well, that my belief on the subject, people will of their free choice choose orthodoxy even if they are from a different background. And one of the articles was about protestants that converted to Orthodoxy in Russia not the States.
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