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I don't. They come from Orthodoxy so they already know what it entails. I teach them scripture consistent with Baptist beliefs.
I know two Orthodox folk who regularly attend a baptist mid-week service. One in Georgia and one in Florida.
When I was baptist those leaving seemed to go Latin Rite Catholic but at that time, Orthodox churches were pretty scarce in northern Florida. They still are but not as scarce.
Interesting. Do you happen to agree with Baptist mission boards sending missionaries into countries with large Orthodox populations to convert them?
i came to Orthodoxy from the Baptist church. Since coming back to the US I've noticed that seems to be where a very high percentage of them came from.
Now I know we do not go out to Baptist Parking lots leaving literature under wiper blades so can anyone explain this?
Bless you. That's my mindset as well. I may invite someone to visit if they are curious about us but not to influence them to leave their congregation.No, I don't. I think evangelization efforts should be focused on the unbeliever.
It is the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., so that would make sense.
I think that (and here I use the warning that I will be singling out some denominations) the radicalization in Pentecostal,SDA,Messianic groups and certain Non-denom megachurches has created a vacuum of sorts between the church and the message and witness of Christ,especially in the years post-9/11 here in North America.
One of the things I've been studying lately is the factor of Emergence Christianity. Now I could go off on this as a topic for theological debate on its own (but I'm not here cause of some in GT's ability to throw things off track). But Phyllis Tickle, an author and historian has done a number of books on the subject and using sociological as well as theological models concludes, and it make a lot of logical sense; that Christianity undergoes 500 year periods of retooling and rediscovery. That this era we are currently living in is an era akin to that of the Reformation. where concepts are going to be re-studyied and older witnesses re-visited.
I tend to see the counter response from the evangelical group into more liturgical or more mainstream groups within Christianity as one of the marking factors of this new Emergence.
Yes, I do see a number of former evangelicals joining more liturgical churches or establishing yet more non-denominational churches but with a more liturgical bent. However, this is not to discount the effect of the charismatic movement gaining momentum within liturgical or more mainline branches of Christianity. there is also a fundamental shift in how the role of the church is looking in general with the appearance of non-traditional explorations of evangelization, such as "beer and bibles" as it has been called By Tickle.Interesting. So this is happening in other Liturgical churches as well?
I think that (and here I use the warning that I will be singling out some denominations) the radicalization in Pentecostal,SDA,Messianic groups and certain Non-denom megachurches has created a vacuum of sorts between the church and the message and witness of Christ,especially in the years post-9/11 here in North America.
One of the things I've been studying lately is the factor of Emergence Christianity. Now I could go off on this as a topic for theological debate on its own (but I'm not here cause of some in GT's ability to throw things off track). But Phyllis Tickle, an author and historian has done a number of books on the subject and using sociological as well as theological models concludes, and it make a lot of logical sense; that Christianity undergoes 500 year periods of retooling and rediscovery. That this era we are currently living in is an era akin to that of the Reformation. where concepts are going to be re-studyied and older witnesses re-visited.
I tend to see the counter response from the evangelical group into more liturgical or more mainstream groups within Christianity as one of the marking factors of this new Emergence.
I think that (and here I use the warning that I will be singling out some denominations) the radicalization in Pentecostal,SDA,Messianic groups and certain Non-denom megachurches has created a vacuum of sorts between the church and the message and witness of Christ,especially in the years post-9/11 here in North America.
One of the things I've been studying lately is the factor of Emergence Christianity. Now I could go off on this as a topic for theological debate on its own (but I'm not here cause of some in GT's ability to throw things off track). But Phyllis Tickle, an author and historian has done a number of books on the subject and using sociological as well as theological models concludes, and it make a lot of logical sense; that Christianity undergoes 500 year periods of retooling and rediscovery. That this era we are currently living in is an era akin to that of the Reformation. where concepts are going to be re-studyied and older witnesses re-visited.
I tend to see the counter response from the evangelical group into more liturgical or more mainstream groups within Christianity as one of the marking factors of this new Emergence.
Core principles within the gospel are actually not being re-evaluated. The Emergence is better understood as an ecclesiastical revolution then an theological one. however that is not to say there is a shift in theological reasoning.We're literally a living religion as we mold to the changing times, while retaining the core principles, as our core principles do not ever need to be changed with the times because they are so universal that it is unnecessary. Why would you ever need to change the idea of love and peace?
You may have a point except I'd expect a lot of non-denoms and Pentecostals as well if that were the case.
My own reason was as simple as me following my husband. But when I ask others the answer seems fairly consistent. Some of it you spoke of but the most common theme seems to be they first showed up out of curiosity and had a few questions that had been bothering them their pastor couldn't or wouldn't answer to their satisfaction.
My first experience was quite a shock. I'd been to a liturgical service before and imagined it would be pretty similar to what I'd seen before. I left with a look of surprise and much to sort out. I'd never seen that much of the back of a church leaders head before. At that church they also didn't have pews and I wasn't expecting such a long service. I'd experienced incense before but never to that degree. For the next three days scripture verses kept flooding my mind and things I saw actually began to make sense. For about two months I really tried to find error in what I saw. That became quite frustrating as I couldn't. And becoming Orthodox was never my intention. It just happened to be the only gathering of Christians around.
No. I was saying that we as Orthodox don't seek out Baptist to become Orthodox. But many of us are former Baptists. I'm just curious about why this seems so common. I know of at least five Orthodox right on this forum who were raised Baptist. In my local church I know 25 who were Baptist prior.
The tract thing was a bit of a joke as we're not known for passing them out.
i came to Orthodoxy from the Baptist church. Since coming back to the US I've noticed that seems to be where a very high percentage of them came from.
Now I know we do not go out to Baptist Parking lots leaving literature under wiper blades so can anyone explain this?
The Southern Baptist Convention is the second largest church in the United States, second only to Roman Catholicism. The SBC is the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. And the SBC isn't all Baptists, so it's not hard to extrapolate that Baptists of different sorts make up a significant demographic of American Protestantism, statistically higher than many other Protestant groups.
So I'd wager it's a pretty good statistical chance that taking any average number of American Protestants who convert to Orthodoxy that a fair number will have come from a Baptist background.
So it may simply be a matter of averages.
Just like there's probably a good chance that in England most Protestant converts to Orthodoxy are going to come from a Church of England background.
-CryptoLutheran
That is a great question -- also for Catholics as well.
I don't see how they get new people to actually attend if they do not do it via marriage, or infant baptism etc.
what would be the "other reason"??
in Christ,
Bob
And just like in the Baptist church and SDA church and others a high percentage trace their conversion from Catholic.
But my question is about conversion to Catholic, EO etc especially in the U.S.
How does it happen outside of infant baptism or marriage?? Is it through the charity work? schools?
in Christ,
Bob
Probably just people seeking seeking the truth, maybe through their interpretation of Scripture, they believe the Catholic Church is the right church for them.
Maybe by teaching Truth? By having communities that really function as the Church? By having a rich Tradition with services that bring people into a sacred atmosphere
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