Meet Fr. Dale Brown, pastor of the Church of the Advent in Atlanta, an Anglican parish on the way to Orthodoxy. Learn about their journey but also about Save Christians Now, a grass roots effort to bring attention to the plight of persecuted Christians.

Bobby Maddex interviews Lesia Maruschak of Studio IKONA, an art gallery in Ottawa, Canada, that will soon be hosting a four-day symposium titled Byzantium, which will feature the sacred art of Georgios Kordis and benefit the charity cure: blood cancer.

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. David Frost, the principal and administrator of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, about a number of exciting developments at IOCS, including a new scholarship, a new PhD program, and an important addition to the institute's Distance Learning Program.

Bobby Maddex interviews George Matsoukas, the Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), and Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, about the upcoming OCL Program Meeting at St. Vladimir's Seminary.

Bobby Maddex interviews renowned poet and Orthodox Christian Nicholas Samaras about his new book of poetry American Psalm, World Psalm, published by The Ashland Poetry Press.

Reader Nicholas Chapman provides an exploration of moves towards Orthodoxy in Britain and later America in a transatlantic connection between the Reformation and the First World War. Our thanks to Fr. Gregory Hallam at St. Aidan Orthodox Church in Manchester (where this talk was given) for the recording.

Fr. Thomas Zain, Vicar General of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, joins us to talk about the upcoming enthronement of Metropolitan Joseph on December 6, 2014, in Brooklyn. More information is available at the Antiochian web site.

The Orthodox Churches of Genesee County held a joint Adult Education/Lecture Event on September 25, 2014. The guest speaker was Bishop Alexander (Golitsin) of the Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). (Transcript attached as a pdf.)

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. James Taylor and Adam Lockridge of St. Raphael Orthodox Online Homeschool. Dr. Taylor is stepping down as director of the school after founding it and running it the past two years. Adam Lockridge will be taking his place and explains his vision for the school.

Fr. Chad Hatfield tells us about the upcoming 32nd Annual Alexander Schmemann Lecture on the campus of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. The speaker will be Bishop Nicholas of Brooklyn talking about the life and ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn. This year is the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Raphael.

This past Sunday, a video titled “A Message Signed With Blood to the Nation of the Cross,” released by the media arm of Islamic State, showed the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians on a beach in Libya. We talk with Egyptian native and Antiochian Orthodox priest Fr. Nabil Hanna who just returned from Egypt. The interview closes with a prayer for the martyrs, their families, and the end to violence.

On this special edition of Ancient Faith Presents, Fr. Evan Armatas, Priest at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Loveland, Colorado, and the host of the live call-in program Orthodoxy Live, speaks at a Clean Monday Retreat at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Greenwood Village. The title of his talk is “God’s Call and Our Response.”

Bobby Maddex interviews Erin Moulton, Alexandra Weber, and Symeon Magnusson of the Orthodox Christian Translation Society.

On Thursday, March 19, 2015, Juliana Taimoorazy, the Founder and President of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council, spoke at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Warrenville, Illinois. The talk was sponsored by The Fellowship of St. James, publisher of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, the Daily Devotional Guide, the St. James Calendar, and Salvo magazine, and the title was “Crucible of the Assyrians.”

Our thanks to His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph for the generous amount of time he gave us in his office in Englewood, NJ for this open and honest interview. Hear his assessment of his first several months as Metropolitan as well as an understanding of his commitment to the Mother Church of Antioch, and his views on Orthodox unity.

We interview Fr. Moses Berry about the annual Ancient Christianity conference sponsored by The Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black. The dates are May 30 - Jun 1 in the Ash Grove/Springfield, MO, area.

Mr. Samer Laham, Director of Ecumenical Relations for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in Damascus, Syria, joins us today to share a firsthand account of the dire situation inside his homeland. Learn how IOCC is working with the Patriarchate to bring relief.

An interview with Charles Ajalat about the Becoming Truly Human course in the Antiochian Archdiocese. Learn about this home-based and lay led approach to spreading the Gospel now available. Find out more at the Antiochian website.

Fr. Joe Allen joins us from the Antiochian convention in Boston to talk about the 35th anniversary of the Antiochian House of Studies and the new Coptic module.

Dr. Frank Papatheofanis, Founder and President of St. Katherine College in San Diego updates us on the progress of this Orthodox liberal arts institution.

Kevin Allen interviews Fr. Barnabas Powell about a brand new video project to help seekers discover the ancient Christian Faith. Learn about the Journey to Fullness initiative as Kevin and Fr. Barnabas discuss effective ways of doing outreach in the Orthodox Church.

Bobby Maddex interviews Yianni Gagianas, the chairman of the student leadership board of Orthodox Christian Fellowship, about all things OCF. If you're not yet familiar with this campus ministry organization, then this is the perfect place to start.

Fr. John Perich, Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of the Orthodox Church in America and the Repository of Icons and Antiquities joins us to talk about an October 25 exhibition honoring the100th Anniversary of Marywood University.

Learn about this wonderful resource for Orthodox women as we talk with Assistant Managing Editor Jane Meyer.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. John Parsells, the man behind both Orthodox Web Solutions and Orthodox 360.

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. Christoph Schneider, the Academic Director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, about the institute's new MA program that is available via distance learning.

Our guest is Dr. Maria Khoury who talks about the plight of Christians living in the Holy Land. She is the author of books for both adults and children including Witness to the Holy Land and the Christina series.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Timothy Scott Lowe, the Orthodox Rector of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, an organization committed to Christian unity and interchurch harmony among diverse Christian communions. Located in Jerusalem, it also serves as a welcoming place in The Holy Land for visitors and scholars from the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions.

Bobby Maddex interviews iconographer Kh. Erin Kimmett about how to help your child start training to become an iconographer. She also tells us about her iconography workshop that takes place in the summer at Antiochian Village.

Bobby Maddex interviews April French, the editor of a new book titled An Inner Step Toward God: Writing and Teachings on Prayer by Father Alexander Men, published by Paraclete Press.

Bobby Maddex interviews Nicholas Anton and Theodore Pritsis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese about the United Nations programs that are a ministry of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations of the GOA.

Bobby Maddex interviews Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America and the editor of the new book Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries.

Ancient Faith Radio brings you a talk by Fr. John Behr, Dean and Professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonker’s New York. Fr. John spoke at the Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture at Eastern University in PA.

Bobby Maddex interviews Timm Wenger, the Ancient Faith Store web manager, and the manager of the Orthodox Christian Ebooks website, which is a new service of Ancient Faith Ministries.

Bobby Maddex, Operations Manager of Ancient Faith Radio, interviews Melinda Johnson, the Director of Marketing and Development with Ancient Faith Ministries, about our upcoming Ancient Faith Writing and Podcasting Conference.

Introducing the new Ancient Faith Blogs site, featuring some of the most popular and widely read blogs in Orthodoxy today. Learn how you can access them and subscribe.

Bobby Maddex interviews Justina Uram, an Orthodox public interest attorney with degrees from Penn State Dickinson School of Law and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is also the author of a brand new novel titled The Cerulean Locket, which is published by Tilden Terrence Press.

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Dragos Herescu, the acting principal of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies—located in Cambridge, England—about some new developments at the school.

Bobby Maddex interviews Michael and Jodi Hailey, the founders and managers of The Ancient Church, an Orthodox Christian Art, Music, and Reading Room located in Forest Grove, Oregon.

Justin (Nicolai) Bingham joins us from Japan to describe the Orthodox experience from the perspective of an American convert. Included in the interview are a couple of recordings from the services in Japan.

On this special edition of Ancient Faith Presents, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware speaks on the Transfiguration during the course of a weeklong pilgrimage to Mull and Iona that was organized by Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona.

We are excited to announce a new call-in show starting January 24, 2017, with Fr. Nicholas and Dr. (Presbytera) Roxanne Louh. Meet this vibrant couple from Jacksonville, FL, where they serve at St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church. Healthy Minds Healthy Souls will broadcast on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM Central, 8:00 PM Eastern on the Talk Station of AFR.

We interview Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, about a new map posted to the Assembly website titled "Orthodox Bishops and Parishes in the United States."

Angela Doll Carlson is the author of the books Garden in the East and Nearly Orthodox, and the host of the podcast The Wilderness Journal.

Dr. Nicole Roccas shares some thoughts on time and despondency that are particularly relevant to this Lenten season.

Seraphim Danckaert of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, speaks at the Second Annual Lenten Lecture and Fundraising Reception hosted by the Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture at Eastern University on March 12, 2017.

Bobby Maddex interviews Melinda Johnson, the Marketing Director of Ancient Faith Ministries, about the 2017 Ancient Faith Writing and Podcasting Conference, which will take place at Antiochian Village this coming June 15-17.

Bobby Maddex interviews Alexei D. Krindatch, the Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, about a new study titled “Go and Make Disciples: Evangelization and Outreach in US Orthodox Parishes."

John Maddex visits with board members of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative who are planning their next conference in September to be held in Cambridge. LOI is a movement of Orthodox and Evangelical Christians who wish to respect each other’s beliefs, learn from each other, and support one another in obeying the call to share in God’s mission.

Elissa Bjeletich, author of Blueprints for the Little Church and the host of the AFR podcast "Raising Saints," speaks at The Holy Taxiarchai and St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church in Niles, Illinois.