Baptist to Orthodoxy~~the adjustments...

[Etsi]

Sounds like you have a great story to share and a similar situation that I'm in. Did your husband grow up in a church or was he a later convert?

We both grew up Baptist.

 

[MrJim]

We both grew up Baptist.

Thanks for that~~I'm going tomorrow morning, I'll let you know how it goes. I'm looking forward to it very much

 

[MrJim]

I went this morning~~I'm still processing what happened; I can see that in someways it is not what I expected...not rushed like the Catholic Masses I've attended, a different flavor all together~maybe I'll do a "first DL" thread in the main section.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I went this morning~~I'm still processing what happened; I can see that in someways it is not what I expected.

yeah, that sounds familiar.....even for an Anglican who converted. glad you went!

 

[Mary of Bethany]

Hi, MrJim

http://www.christianforums.com/t3005537-4/#post8463786

Here's my conversion story (such as it was 6 years ago ). I grew up in the SBC, but my sons were grown by the time I came into Orthodoxy, so I can't really answer your questions about bringing kids into the Church, but just from observation of other families in our parish, it seems the kids - of all ages - are usually drawn in by the Liturgy and worship. Little ones like the freedom of moving around, they like the candles and incense and vestments and Icons - a feast for the senses. Older ones seem to understand that there is something deeper going on here - there's a holiness and "otherness" and they realize it isn't about them.

My husband is still content to remain in his Anglican parish, but he's also content with me being Orthodox, and he attends with me occasionally - always at Pascha, and he usually comes to picnics and such.

Mary

 

[MrJim]

Hi, MrJim

http://www.christianforums.com/t3005537-4/#post8463786

Here's my conversion story (such as it was 6 years ago ). I grew up in the SBC, but my sons were grown by the time I came into Orthodoxy, so I can't really answer your questions about bringing kids into the Church, but just from observation of other families in our parish, it seems the kids - of all ages - are usually drawn in by the Liturgy and worship. Little ones like the freedom of moving around, they like the candles and incense and vestments and Icons - a feast for the senses. Older ones seem to understand that there is something deeper going on here - there's a holiness and "otherness" and they realize it isn't about them.

My husband is still content to remain in his Anglican parish, but he's also content with me being Orthodox, and he attends with me occasionally - always at Pascha, and he usually comes to picnics and such.

Mary

Thank you very much!