Find Your Telos: Discover What Orthodox Young Adults & Parishes Can Create Together

Find Your Telos: Discover What Orthodox Young Adults & Parishes Can Create Together is a crucial, previously missing puzzle piece that we've needed in Orthodox literature. "This is a hope-filled book--the hope that young adults have brought us over the last five years about our parish's potential." These are the opening words of the prologue of this book, which paints a picture of how to minister to young adults and equip them to then, themselves minister and bring their invaluable skills to the life of our churches. A must-read for clergy and laymen alike, young and old, for anyone who holds any investment in the future of our Orthodox parishes. Contents  Preface vii Prologue ix The Search 1 Young Adult Needs & Challenges:  Changing How We Think 9 Young Adult Motivation & Capacity:  Changing What We Do 31 Older Adult Needs & Possibilities:  Changing Who We Are 47 Priests and Parish Leadership:  Changing How We Lead Together 57 Becoming A Vibrant Parish: Finding Our Telos Together 67 A Summary of Reflective Prompts 73 About the Authors 77  Product Description Paperback: 83 Pages Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press ISBN: 978-1-960613-01-1 Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 in Publication Year: 2024 Authors: Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides & Jenny Haddad Mosher