Of What Life Do We Speak? - Mission of the Church in North America - Christian Life - Book

Author: The Most Blessed Tikhon Size: 5.5x8.5 Pages: 64  Paperback A long-awaited, 60-plus page document by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, titled Of What Life Do We Speak? Four Pillars for the Fulfillment of the Apostolic Work of the Church, was released on Friday, June 29, 2018—the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul—in preparation for the 19th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America. Drawing on Scripture and the writings of the late Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Metropolitan Tikhon focuses on four essential areas, or “pillars,” of the Orthodox Christian Tradition—the Spiritual Life, Stewardship, Relations with Others, and Outreach and Evangelism. In each instance, Metropolitan Tikhon relates these four pillars, individually and collectively, to the overall life of the Church for clergy and faithful alike while considering the challenges facing the Orthodox Church in America as it continues to minister and witness well into the 21st century. “The work