The Orthodox Clergy Crisis - with Matthew Namee

Matthew Namee, Executive Director of the Orthodox Studies Institute, shares a new study tracking the disturbing reality of the major deficit in Orthodox clergy being ordained in the United States. How did we get here? What are the contributing factors? How do the Orthodox compare against non-Orthodox churches? What are the ramifications of the shortage? What is the goal of priestly formation? He also shares suggestions for both short- and long-term solutions. CLERGY SHORTAGE STUDY: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1715720530/saintconstantineorg/blizg8tbqqdmep9kjc0u/OSI_TheAmericanOrthodoxPriestShortageCrisis.pdf ORTHODOX STUDIES INSTITUTE: https://www.orthodoxstudies.org/ ORTHODOX HISTORY: https://orthodoxhistory.org/ MATTHEW'S BOOK "LOST HISTORIES": https://store.ancientfaith.com/lost-histories-the-good-the-bad-and-the-strange-in-early-american-orthodoxy/ -- QUESTIONS ABOUT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY / HELP FINDING A PARISH: https://www.orthodoxintro.org/ MORE INFO ON ME: http://andrewstephendamick.com MY BOOKS: https://store.ancientfaith.com/fr-andrew-stephen-damick/ BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT: See email in channel description. SUPPORT: https://ancientfaith.com/support If you would like to support the work that I do, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Ancient Faith Ministries.