Ancient Faith Presents - A Special Interview with Metropolitan Saba

Melanie interviews His Eminence, Metropolitan Saba of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. They discuss his life story from his autobiography, A Life Testimony, and address the unique challenges and blessings of the recent influx of converts to the Church.  0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Growing up in Syria 8:42 - Differences after coming to America? 16:00 - What can American Orthodox learn from Middle Eastern Orthodoxy? 20:46 - The many new converts to the Orthodox Church 27:44 - Challenges of large influx of conversions? 35:55 - Facing a challenge of a fundamentalist mindset? 42:03 - How to avoid falling into false teaching? 44:51 - How can converts bring new life into our parishes? 47:25 - Seeking more pan-Orthodox unity? 52:46 - Outro 👉 Want more podcasts, daily devotional, and Scripture teachings? Download our app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ancient-faith-radio-app/id542980935 or here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ancientfaithministries.ancientfaithradio.prod&pli=1 Follow Ancient Faith on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ancientfaithministries/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ancientfaithministries Find Books and Other Resources from Ancient Faith: https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Support Ancient Faith Ministries: https://www.ancientfaith.com/support/ About us: Ancient Faith Ministries exists to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ through accessible and excellently-crafted publications and creative media that educate, edify, and evangelize, leading to a living experience of God through His Holy Orthodox Church. Ancient Faith Ministries operates with the blessing of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Friends by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxy #ancientfaith #christianity