{"id":17514,"date":"2025-06-03T11:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/?page_id=17514"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:28:24","slug":"evangelism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?page_id=17514","title":{"rendered":"Evangelism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Committee for Diocesan Evangelism<\/h1>\n<h2>A Committee of the ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.<\/h2>\n<p>Our committee focuses on evangelism, catechism, apologetics, conversions, the founding of new communities, and other similar matters, within the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>We meet bimonthly to share our experiences, share our resources, and encourage each other in our respective labours across Australasia.<\/p>\n<p>Members of our committee include the clergy of the English-language communities of our Diocese, laity who lead a parish or diocesan organisation within our focus areas, and laity who actively contribute to work within our focus areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources collated by the Committee for Diocesan Evangelism<\/h3>\n<h4>Resources for Evangelism<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orthodoxchristiantheology.com\/2023\/06\/14\/instructions-for-the-fisher-of-men-by-father-daniel-sysoev\">Instructions for the Fisher of Men<\/a>, by Fr Daniel Sysoev.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3gZNx8Ohjtb-c51-MzAfXtqhP2T1iy2A\">&#8216;Evangelism&#8217; YouTube Playlist<\/a>, hosted by @HolyAnnunciation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?page_id=18562\">Where do you find these people<\/a> &#8211; Inquirers in ANZ Diocese of ROCOR, Fr Andrew Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Resources for Catechism and Pre-Baptismal Formation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyannunciation.net\/catechism\">The Catechism Course of Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Brisbane.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Catechetical Resources in Other Languages:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holyannunciation.net\/spanish\">Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holyannunciation.net\/portuguese\">Portuguese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holyannunciation.net\/french\">French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holyannunciation.net\/german\">German<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Pastoral Resources supporting Conversions to Orthodox Christianity<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>On Parish Hospitality: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GkLJPH4jkNE\">The Art of Parish Hospitality: Welcoming Guests and Visitors into our church community.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Barnabas Jellings, parish priest of Sts Elizabeth &amp; Barbara, Adelaide.<\/li>\n<li>On Coffee Hour: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ev2QAmBjLcU&amp;pp=ygURc2lwIHNoYXJlIGNvbm5lY3Q%3D\">Sip, Share, Connect: Welcoming Visitors into our Parish Communities.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Andrew Smith, CDE Chair and parish priest of Holy Annunciation, Brisbane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Resources for founding and supporting New Communities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSCKJbaPpcg\">On Managing Parish Development: Parish Management &amp; Development Table<\/a> (a CDE Resource).<br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Andrew Smith, CDE Chair and parish priest of Holy Annunciation, Brisbane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Other Missiological Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9sdzWrWnswI\">On Enculturation: Common Ground for Australian Culture and Orthodox Christianity<\/a>.<br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Andrew Smith, CDE Chair and parish priest of Holy Annunciation, Brisbane.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3gZNx8OhjtZKNYu9FnNplT3r57ZQvD7F\">&#8216;Missiology&#8217; YouTube Playlist, hosted by @HolyAnnunciation.<\/a><br \/>\nN.B.: includes talks about catechism, enculturation, conversion, and apologetics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17521 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-160x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-465x262.png 465w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors-695x391.png 695w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-Doors.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Open Doors: Orthodox Evangelism Symposium<br \/>\nHeld on Friday, 26 May 2023, in Brisbane<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8211; the first of its kind in Australasia.<\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Organised by the Committee for Diocesan Evangelism, with the blessing of Bp George of Sydney, Australia &amp; New Zealand.<\/h4>\n<h4>Opening Keynote, on Parish Hospitality:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GkLJPH4jkNE\">The Art of Parish Hospitality: Welcoming Guests and Visitors into our church community.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Barnabas Jellings, parish priest of Sts Elizabeth &amp; Barbara, Adelaide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>CDE Resource Demonstration:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MSCKJbaPpcg\">Parish Management &amp; Development Table.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Andrew Smith, CDE Chair and parish priest of Holy Annunciation, Brisbane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Closing Keynote, on Enculturation:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9sdzWrWnswI\">Common Ground for Australian Culture and Orthodox Christianity.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivered by Fr Andrew Smith, CDE Chair and parish priest of Holy Annunciation, Brisbane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee for Diocesan Evangelism A Committee of the ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. 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